After school, Charlotte takes me for ice cream and we go to my house, laughing and crying. We pull into the driveway and get out. We walk up to the door and I peek through the window. I knock and ring the doorbell. The door opens and mom looks at me.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ERvxYOth5
"Charlotte, it's so nice to see you." She gasps. "My baby!" She pulls me into a hug and kisses my head. She lets go and gently pushes me inside. She does the same with Charlotte and shuts the door. "Oh. Um. There's someone in the living room who wants to meet you girls. You mostly Nikki."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZqDEFhWNP
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN28BJpgaD
"Okay. That's fine."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLfQc07U7a
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1edoRiZzN
"Hey, mom?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttTzFex6n4
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy8C7gc3RZ
"Do we have any snacks?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8Bud5Mi6d
"I think we do." She smiles at the stranger and walks to the kitchen. I look at her and follow mom. "Here. I bought this bag of mini donuts today. For you."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuudrAzM82
"Thanks, mom."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah8jq5EV0T
"Anytime, dear."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMeENbX9q0
I follow her back in the living room and find Charlotte talking to the stranger. I lie down on the loveseat and open the bag of donuts. I take one out and set the bag on the coffee table.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSV90G0CuVv
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQUiskufCl
I look up. "Hm?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4xDjvcGMY
"I'd like to introduce you to someone who you wouldn't believe is even alive. Real, for that matter. I myself reacted in shock and didn’t believe her at first, but Nikki, this is, um … This is Sister Agatha Van Helsing."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkVsvWbxhB
I jump up. "Uh-uh. That's not possible."
She smiles. "Well, dear, as you get to know me, I'm sure you'll believe that it's possible."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3HdQ78IDZ
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTb129bEuV
"What, dear?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm1sWFdC0p
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QKlKL43Rr
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeTGgKAnEk
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a2yM15c8z
"Um, yes."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1zBCek9qk
"Okay."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3N8Untghc
Charlotte joins us and we head upstairs. We get to my bedroom and mom shuts the door behind us. She leans against it and crosses her arms.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dK464rcOv
"Okay, first of all, young lady, I have a question for you. Where were you when the funeral director and I got back? And why was Dracula gone, also?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mGLZXeiOf
"I'm about to tell you that. Um, you might not believe this or not, but he, um, woke up and drank my blood at the funeral home and I went unconscious. Then, when I woke up, I was in Castle Dracula with him. He took me upstairs and, um, he f-f-f—" I burst into tears.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hmIACfcK6
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzYhGvEdGm
Charlotte sighs. "She told me about the whole weekend at school during lunch and she said that Dracula had 'you know what' with her. Then we went into the bathroom and, um, she … She's pregnant."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1beQyDpvX
"With Dracula's child?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9tOTeoShs
"Apparently."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wtzGm6pHL
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQMICEvLhl
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdQSqTShtR
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPjmhk9XMT
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5fZHIeD6b
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pmgTuJ8IM
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNO8uOcNDR
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoezGtRaXV2
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iRyurUz5v
"Yes, I can. And I will." She smiles reassuringly. "And Mr. someone will pay for what he did. I'll make sure he does." She pats my arm. "I've got to pay him a visit anyway. And you, your mom, and miss Charlotte are going to come with."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDG3AUqHtk
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZSijQ45ri
"He did not."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlbWvapK7y
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6qvZkIb3C
"How many times?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLJryhjI8Y
"Twice that I know of."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFZTIohOBO
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gj3lIgsZh
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZtztkhgNN
"Blood."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsM5bNJrLq
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCJTGck1cP
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagVeroswFE
"Mom!"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXkFu9Hf4s
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu6iOFd8Fs
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1muuSd8N5H
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NRuLQZV91
I smile back. "I love you, mom."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEFrh5pgJj
"I love you too, dear."317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnSjOEfK2t
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaCXyRMMX0
