Disclaimer:I do not own Nightmare on Elm Street or any of the characters involved…

Summary:Katherine's...Maggie's thoughts when she was a child, a teenager and straight after Freddy's Dead

Genre: Drama/Angst

Rating: T - for some language.

This is a three part fic!

I Never Meant To Tell.

(That day in the garden…)

The sun is really warm today, there is hardly any clouds in the sky. Just the way I like it. I run after my father, giggling and laughing. This is great fun. I wish my daddy could spend even more time with me, but he's always busy with his work. I look up at him, my hero. My daddy. His blue eyes sparkle mischievously and he taps me gently on the shoulder, "Tag! You're it!"

I grin happily and nodded, glancing at my mother as she quickly rushes into the basement.

He backs away, "Now what do you do now? You go after Daddy!"

I rush towards him but he side steps out of the way, chuckling. I turn around and slowly he crouches a few feet from me, arms out wide. "Come to daddy"

My smile widens and I get ready to run into his arms. A loud scream comes from behind me. I gasp and turn around as my mother appears from the basement. Her face is shaking, tears falling from her eyes. Why?

My father slowly walks away from me towards my mother as she heads to meet him at the tall elm tree. I hear her say, "I won't tell"

I wonder what she means.

My father replies, "We need to talk Loretta"

I hear her cry. What is wrong? What is going on?

My father turns to face me, smiling. "Go inside honey"

I become instantly at ease. His soft voice always makes me calm. I skip away down into the basement and begin to walk towards the staircase leading to the kitchen. I stop as a door creaks open behind me. I spin around, curious. It's daddy's work room. He never allows me down there or mommy. He doesn't like to be interrupted. It's usually normally locked, but now it's opened. Why?

Curiously I step down towards the door and pull open the door. I take a quick step into the room. There are newspaper articles pinned to the wall. All of them were of the children that have gone missing. I remember my mommy talking about it. Why would daddy have them scattered about the place? And why would he have them weird gloves? They look like claws, like from a big bad wolf. Could daddy be the man taking away the missing children? I gulp, becoming slightly worried and turn around quickly at a sound, a groan of pain.

Moving quickly I head towards the basement stairs and climb out into the garden. My eyes go wide with fright. At the fence at the back of the garden, my daddy is choking my mommy. I cry out loud, "Mommy!" I didn't care what would happen, I just wanted him to stop hurting my mommy!

He quickly let go of my mommy, flinging her body to the ground. He wiped at his mouth and walks over to me, crouching down slightly. "Don't worry baby. Daddy was just giving mommy her medicine, but you won't tell will you?"

I shake my head. "I won't tell"

I didn't want to lose my daddy as well.

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I listen intently as my father finishes reading my favourite bed time story. Cinderella. He closes the book as I yawn loudly. "Now get to sleep"

I nod sheepishly and he kisses me softly on my cheek, tucking me in. It has been over a week since mommy had gone. I wonder where daddy put her. He switches off the light and closes the door behind him. If daddy knew that I told his secret yesterday at Kindergarten he would be so angry. I didn't want to tell, but the teacher kept asking me, pestering me. I just wished that she would have stopped. I wanted her to shut up. I didn't want to say, but eventually she wore me down. I only said that 'daddy gave mommy her medicine and that mommy was gone now' that was all, nothing more. I still remember the look on my teacher's face, she was afraid. She knew that something was wrong. Would she tell anyone else? I hope not…

I yawn again and slowly allow my eyes to close, falling asleep.

Waking suddenly, I hear footsteps walking up the stairs heading towards my room. I pull the bedclothes closer to my body. Turning my head towards the doorway, it slowly opens revealing a strange woman. She is slightly older than my daddy with light blond hair. She smiles at me and hushes me as she takes me in her arms. I still feel sleepy, not knowing what was happening. I groggily look about and find that she has brought me downstairs.

I swing my head towards my daddy as he stands arguing with a police officer. I reach out for him, "Daddy!"

He wraps his arms around me taking me in hs strong arms, patting my hair gently. "It's ok princess. They're not taking you anywhere"

Crying softly I look straight into his eyes, "I didn't mean to tell daddy. She kept asking me and asking me. I just wanted her to stop! Don't let them take me away. Please! I just want to stay with you!"

"I'm afraid you can't Katherine" I hear the woman's voice say.

My father's grip around my waist, "You have no right to take MY daughter away from me!"

I twisted my head to stare at the woman. She stepped forward, "We have legal authority to take Katherine"

I begin to sob more loudly and cried out as the woman grabbed my waist and took me out of my father's grip. I watched through teary eyes as my father is handcuffed by two policemen and pushed out of the house. I begin to kick and struggle in the woman's grip as she hurriedly carries me over to a waiting car. Twisting around, I shout over to my father. "I didn't mean it daddy! Please forgive me! I'm SORRY!"

He turns to face me, "I'll get you back Katherine. I mean it!"

The blond haired woman pushes me into the back seat of a dark car and slams the door behind me. I spin around and tug wildly at the door handle. I sob in dismay, it's locked. Looking out the window I spot my daddy being pushed into the back of a police car and soon it begins to pull away.

Curling up in a small ball, I begin to cry. My head is buried in my hands as I begin to wonder, will I ever see my daddy again?

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