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.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2G9X5LwFu
"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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs1zWipM5x
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUwH3tNjGE
"Okay. That's fine."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJdaVVceI1
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGPL9os3Gw
"Hey, mom?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xht4Gbi9h
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eYeEMGIKq
"Do we have any snacks?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl0v6YOSRw
"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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGzhANeyEc
"Thanks, mom."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7aMep9wwQ
"Anytime, dear."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47vkQZcgux
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.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9fn8ezSrm
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YsY1UsfMI
I look up. "Hm?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb2D7CQhka
"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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK9jLuriJu
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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFdJslPGld
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVtp1hBHsm
"What, dear?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1oN7NHJJg
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh3xqfTu6p
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AY5kJvzV7
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDONwncmtT
"Um, yes."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2mPTdk5nE
"Okay."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLCnhwySly
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.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEXWEd1IYf
"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?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ595jzraWk
"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.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyY5OnVhPL
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENmzifh45r
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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd84XQGBXyV
"With Dracula's child?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNcdI2x9Ig
"Apparently."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm80ObeOzr
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BEEGNgTG4
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvri8SX8KCn
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6wC8QFoZC
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorXtxstG1S
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡishzZpfAJ3
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73s4KOI1x3
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNXt2BDvkO
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRrAW9YmBx
"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."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NVZ5UIRDV
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8velLj1wfV
"He did not."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG7vAAcSp2
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCciq2fARMp
"How many times?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wZFDmrLsY
"Twice that I know of."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjCJN0gqOd
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYqsdaqFmP
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl9c5o9U3e
"Blood."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwc5fPlrNNA
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTUR2AWLmc
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY3WZHlMLH
"Mom!"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzohT3TgB7
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpqegAjFQU
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPtjmYNm8G
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYZsrFgIJh
I smile back. "I love you, mom."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2qhiiarWP
"I love you too, dear."243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7AdoVVHFh
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.243Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe4jg2QRwb
