"Cookie?" Fraise got her sister's attention. Cookie had sat on the living room couch and turned on the television, but had her nose buried in a novel. Cookie looked up from the pages of her book, her gaze bored.

"Cookie what's Momma's necklace?" The jiggly girl asked.

Cookie was surprised that Fraise never had it explained to her before. "It's a cross," She said, "It's a symbol of Christian faith. Mom's a Christian, and she believes in God."

Fraise knew that. She navigated the avenue of her thoughts to come to her real question. "Why does she have to wear it all the time?" She asked, "She never takes it off."

Cookie took time to think of her answer, and purposely so. She closed her book and leaned forward to capture the attention of her sister's amethyst eyes wholly.

"Mom has to wear it, it protects her from things," She explained, "On full moons, as a devout Christian, it's her job to fight any vampires that come out to suck on your blood during the night. You know that vampires don't like crosses, right?"

Fraise looked surprised. "Why don't they?" She asked.

"They have twelve straight sides," Cookie drew a cross in the air with her finger, "Vampires hate the number twelve."

Fraise gaped at the mouth, "Whoa... I don't like numbers either."

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