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.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHe9DMGSjp
"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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxCAaVYLpy
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3gQn4giaD
"Okay. That's fine."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiwO48hvec
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bsUry9deE
"Hey, mom?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Koxqg83cy
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P7pLi0fSr
"Do we have any snacks?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPE11btX59
"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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR9NlSj6k3
"Thanks, mom."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j3aE94MUY
"Anytime, dear."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOiZkGswfY
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.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j8T4ZFiac
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4vPu7XPR3
I look up. "Hm?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijSeNNgD8H
"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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNLHiz5DU9
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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnBYWfg51V
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxT8nI2KIo
"What, dear?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPUYvjcYlY
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkvlM0VNLZ
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGlG2Snx1h
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2nFD6zTFG
"Um, yes."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd8psjF8d4
"Okay."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnxev3b53U
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.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNj5pIC51S
"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?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtka0pPQsVt
"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.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSHEWcaE3q
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Vf9mFwsJv
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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEgKSJV605
"With Dracula's child?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsqil3KTck
"Apparently."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGjQOsz5OK
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9i1d1aXCK
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlqCuMmR7J
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NA4fJJViD
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPNxfLIWzd
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36KNIVGS3w
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH5lVsB8lJ
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbcl6fWhaj
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9nqfyRM2g
"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."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuADfsFWfnC
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ol4jCCZHN
"He did not."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmqEEEnQi3
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rHL9nhI1q
"How many times?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6K81VPGEbU
"Twice that I know of."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxohL0IdoCl
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWfjQgbLti
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLHI8LKxnH
"Blood."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLLgFxmN44
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1n1ZkVof4
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYC44aL2EJh
"Mom!"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWplvpsbHvu
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl39O7f0nP
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y5XljsxZb
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHiYyj8Wsx
I smile back. "I love you, mom."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GfjUY6vTU
"I love you too, dear."267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSDOWbN0l7
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.267Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Qi58MqAh
