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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMzyqkVhu0
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdzMmuMFgY
"Alright. I'm going to go put my things up first."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6wpcdDWBS
"Okay. That's fine."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOBR21yeNu
I put my things in my bedroom and head downstairs. I head into the living room and find mom talking to someone.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqwZWzy5FM
"Hey, mom?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhxpZfvdha
She turns around. "What, sweetie?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P6M5yksdE
"Do we have any snacks?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hFgcEkz8b
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8uploKJas
"Thanks, mom."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe24v2g20DH
"Anytime, dear."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdUwJ6ptXX
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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CWjQikBE6
"Oh, yes. Um, Nikki?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5VJOZzXoy
I look up. "Hm?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6FTeTGB5P
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDYu2POa3M
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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjha78xD9ok
Suddenly, I remember. "Oh. Mom?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqRqlJ8clA
"What, dear?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoimqhfjfVC
"C-can I talk to you? Please?" I sigh. "I-it's very important."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8W6VMmOxo
"Of course. You can talk to me anytime. Where do you want to go?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2sOSI0Jcy
"Is my bedroom okay? And can Charlotte come with?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2luDxrkb4A
"Um, yes."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Yhz9rVHvj
"Okay."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CTlfqIkxC
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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMnoN6DnLu
"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?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8GOJ1wvIn
"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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RysBnXxPo
Mom looks sympathetically at Charlotte. 285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q9SyPfZ5i
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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTkBkwyvks
"With Dracula's child?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0jKQczoE8
"Apparently."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRvOegoSbu
"I'll be right back." Mom opens the door and goes downstairs, shutting the door behind her.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk0Z3Wkf9b
Fifteen minutes pass and mom comes back up with Agatha right behind her. Mom shuts the door and I look up.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjoBkk4eNB
"W-wait? Y-you believe me?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r9YxdGVkq
"Yes." She smiles half-heartedly and looks away.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSZyvOHy41
Agatha walks over to me and I fall to the floor.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriudr2g8Ko
"I-I didn't w-want to," I sob. "I s-swear. I couldn't st-stop him. Please!"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapBnVEiUm7
Agatha kneels down and gently squeezes my arm. "Shh. It's alright. I can help you. Really, I can."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfd7WIW3gaj
I look up at her and sniff. "Can you really?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs0hP9PZer
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaQMn2PqFW
"Oh, yeah." I turn my head sideways and pull my hair back. Agatha must see it because she gasps.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoU3Dk1nmf
"He did not."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXqVfiWqaf
I pull my hand away and nod. "Yes, he did."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGGssXAYHp
"How many times?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvappGaQSK
"Twice that I know of."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYddvh4A2vj
Mom comes over. "What's going on?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCm3p9JXJP
Agatha stands up. "Dracula drank her—"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB9m1TAB42
"Blood."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjpwuNKyH2
"Yes. She has a scar on her neck."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoNtRMj6Cb
Mom sighs slowly. "That mother-effing—"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11KL8SiPfv
"Mom!"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p7dk0wfdc
She looks down at me. "What, sweetie?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnRkByWSNc
"Please don't curse. I don't like it when you do that."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrT9oox6U0
"Okay. I'll try my best." She smiles. "For you."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ihw8Mf8C3
I smile back. "I love you, mom."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXwIxwhIAe
"I love you too, dear."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ku92RM0TS
I stand up and hug her. She hugs me back. I smile. Best mom ever.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUG4doIOOLb
