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.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFjPEDGHTr
"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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5jjagqgcP
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bfsh8rVqA
"Okay. That's fine."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjI9W3gWlq
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ywVayZUDT
"Hey, mom?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFcnJWPbLo
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8WKgHYsIA
"Do we have any snacks?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOeNu0bZN6
"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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR702cNAGId
"Thanks, mom."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGYXhyMIhr
"Anytime, dear."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpuakYr4qZ
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.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoY7t4tfys
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ihnIgX9Ae
I look up. "Hm?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2K6bz5ySS
"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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvQjGG6gHO
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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Run1GjaJo
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfCH0cFBcZ
"What, dear?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMRWUgteyG
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ehNCOYxaj
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT2PTbM2XY
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZDuvBIzO1
"Um, yes."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TWtDgOrtF
"Okay."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeJWE7RG6m
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.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kAukqy2na
"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?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgTLZ7tNeK
"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.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Y6OJMBf8B
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvdyrw4IKQ
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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvjlB7WKJr
"With Dracula's child?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgjuDwXtlV
"Apparently."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIxtvgq4I9
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWOV3PQqBz
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGY30EByak
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYIWj2xHJL
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dWwvTeFbx
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46ltJjTml4
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8CTtCkERd
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2n0lnaHUe
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5ZjQraWXL
"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."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzySGQgaXi
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5HlVwHd9o
"He did not."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN23rigVIxt
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsBzSASarN
"How many times?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ458G4PHD6b
"Twice that I know of."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW0xal0ZNa
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEUNEwmhg9
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTzBwtvp4B
"Blood."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvN60WpojJ
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyO4YALw9W
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNHLK8v8uG
"Mom!"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe09rWfVzAe
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwLWCmvrGo
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbmgfXhft6
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cjgKNHhAb
I smile back. "I love you, mom."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuYCvf5PSw
"I love you too, dear."240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSpmFepPz4
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0a28ShcGU
