Chapter 1 – A mother's Love
She had been to young to see the movies when they first came out…been way to young. Her cousins had seen it, and told her about him…Freddy. She had a fascination with him at that time…when she was young. In high school she saw the movies..finally. Thought they were campy and kewl. Freddy…well, he was the best of all the horror heroes there were…not that she liked horror movies. As she got older, she didn't have time to think about herself. Getting married, having children, she lost the spark of imagination that she once had. One night though, that all changed. She dreamed of a
man, different, compelling, maybe even a little scary, but fascinating all the same. A red and green sweater, dark fedora, and that glove. There was always something about that glove. He came to her dreams, always fascinating her. Every night she looked forward to sleep, just so she could see him. Freddy Krueger….he was only a movie character, a figment of an imagination…right?
It was a typical night. Cat and her husband had argued again. Her children were tucked comfortably in bed, two beautiful little girls, who had no idea of there mom's problems. She was glad that they were in bed, to protect them from their dad. He would come home from work, angry, drunk, and tired. They would argue, he would beat her, and then threaten the kids. She would do anything to protect her kids, even take the beatings. She had tried to get away..almost made it once. No parents to run to, no way out. So, she accepted the cards she was dealt and had started escaping into her dreams. Now her dreams were the only thing she had.
As she looked into the mirror, cleaning the blood off her lips, she could see that things were starting to wear on her again. Black circles under her eyes, hair in a tangled mess…what was happening to her. Why could she not get out of this mess her life was in? After getting the blood cleaned up, and coming up with the excuses she would need for the girls at work, she decided to face him once again. Walking out of the bathroom, she didn't expect what would hit her. WHACK!!, she flew back 10 feet...Oh God, what had he hit her with. She shook her head, and looked up. Alex was holding a leather belt strap, and had a look on his face that could kill. "How dare you, bitch!" "What are you talking about Alex?" "I am talking about these" At that Alex threw down a set of plane tickets. "You were going to leave and take the children..or at least try to!" WHACK! "Just…(WHACK) try!" Cat started to drift out. "Alex, I didn't buy any plane tickets…check the bank account!" WHACK "Alex, Please!!..(WHACK)…Please!!...(WHACK)..STOP!"
Cat woke up, she was laying on the floor of the bathroom, Alex was gone, all was dark and quiet. She slowly lifted her head and soon the room stopped spinning. Slowly she stood up, and looked into the mirror…Oh My goodness, her face was swollen, her hair matted with blood, the she remembered….Oh NO!! The kids. She quickly got up and ran to their room. They were sleeping peacefully. Wondering where Alex went, she walked downstairs. "Alex…Alex". There was no answer and as she walked into the kitchen, she screamed. There on the kitchen floor was Alex, dead, then she saw him…the fedora, the sweater, the glove…."NO! This has to be a dream" "No dream, Cat." Freddy Krueger, the man of the movies, burnt, scary, and bad, was there.
What did you do? Cat knew that fighting or running would be useless..always is in a dream. Especially one that involved Freddy Krueger. She looked at the man, appealing in a strange way. Then one thought, the only thought…consumed her mind…her kids. Turning, she bolted to their room. There was Freddy, looking at them..almost lovingly. "You raised some beautiful girls Cat. So beautiful." Let's see, I got Alex…now… He raised the gloved hand…"NOOOOO!!!!" Cat's motherly instinct kicked in. She jumped on the man, pulling him away from her kids. "You will NOT hurt my children", as she pulled, she felt them both falling, they fell for what seemed forever, Freddy laughing maniacally the whole time. Suddenly they landed, on a metal catwalk, and rolled. Unfortunately, Freddy rolled right on top of her. Cat wouldn't admit it, but her heart skipped a beat. Whether out of fear, anticipation, or something else, she could not determine, but Freddy could tell. There came out of him a horrible laugh and then he just looked at her. Standing up, he backed away. "You are a strong one Cat. No one has ever been able to stop me from Killing…but you have nothing to worry about..at least right now. I won't touch your children…but under one condition….you become mine!" "And how do you propose that?" Cat asked. "Leave, bring your girls to Springwood, Ohio. There you, and they, will be safe. Alex can't hurt you anymore. I want more souls, and you can be my gateway! Whatever you do…get out of here honey, the cops will think you did it if you don't do what I say. And if you don't your kids will be mine."
Freddy walked up to Cat so quickly, she didn't have time to react. Backing up as fast as she could, she backed into a corner. Pinning her arms above her, he brought his head down and kissed her passionately… "You will be mine Cat!! Or Else….".
Cat sat bolt upright. She was in her bed, late for work, Oh God…she was going to loose her job. The phone rang and she jumped. "Hello" "Cat, this is Tom…your manager. The boss just came by and put something on my desk. Unfortunately, there have been some cutbacks in your department. They have done some layoffs. You are one of them. Come by get your severance check and clean out your desk. I am sorry about this, but there was nothing I could do about it. I tried."
"Tom, no…Alex is going to be so mad…please, tell me this is a joke." "No joke Cat." Cat quickly got out of bed and started pacing the floor as she was talking. Something caught her eye. On her dresser were 3 plane tickets, first class, to Springwood, Ohio. "Tom, I will be there this morning." Cat said as she absently hung up the phone. Picking up the tickets, she went over to her computer…she could find nothing on Springwood, Ohio. Google listed it as fictional, and Delta didn't list her tickets. She picked up the tickets and looked at them closely. She walked to her girl's room, and woke them up. "Girls, come on, get up. We are going to do school, then we have to pack. I have called and canceled your tutor. We are going to be going somewhere." The girls excitedly got up, and did their school work. They loved homeschooling, and could do that from anywhere. After school, Cat and her girls packed, said goodbye to the things they could not take, and called a taxi. After stopping by her office and collecting her things, Cat had the taxi take them on to the airport. There were no questions, and no problems with the tickets, but the plane they boarded seemed quite empty. As the plane took off, Cat wondered what she was doing. if this was even real. As she drifted off to sleep, she heard a rough, dark voice in her head…"It's real Cat, and you have nothing to worry about now!"