Chapter 20: Not an Accident

Hannah was sitting on the fence while watching Kimberly place a helmet on Kylie's head. "You sure you want to do this sweetie?" She asked. Kylie nodded.

"Yeah," she replied.

Kimberly smiled as she picked Kylie up and set her down on the horse that was all set and ready to be ridden. Kimberly then climbed behind her. "Sure you don't want to come?" Kimberly asked Hannah. Hannah shook her head.

"I'll be hanging out at the gym," Hannah replied.

"Okay, you know how to get a hold of me," Kimberly reminded.

"Right," Hannah answered.

Kimberly got the horse to move and they started riding down the trail that was in front of them. Kylie had a smile on her face and she leaned back against her mother. Kimberly smiled down at her. "So, where do you want to go, hun?" She asked.

"I don't know," Kylie replied.

"You don't know?" Kimberly teased.

She laughed slightly and looked forward again. Kylie started to play with the ring that Kimberly still had on her hand. "Mommy, where did you get the ring?" She asked. Kimberly looked at the ring and the memory of when Tommy gave it to her came back into her mind.

"Your daddy gave it to me years ago," Kimberly replied.

Kylie kept her eye on the ring with a smile on her face. "Mommy," she said.

"Yeah, babe," Kimberly answered.

"Do you still love my daddy?"

Kimberly was silent for a moment. Then she nodded even though Kylie couldn't see it. "Yeah, sweetie, I love your daddy very much," she replied.

"Then how come you can't find my daddy?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly bit her lip. "I don't know, sweetie. Even your Aunts and Uncles don't know where he is," she replied sadly. Kylie then got quiet for a minute.

"Mommy was I an accident?" She asked.

Kimberly became confused. "Of course not sweetie. Who told you that you were an accident?" She asked.

"I was playing in the park. I couldn't see the stranger, but I could hear someone whispering that I was an accident and that I shouldn't be here," she replied.

Kimberly felt her blood run cold and she became upset that someone would tell her daughter that. "No, sweetie. You weren't an accident…you were a surprise. But you saved me," Kimberly informed. Kylie looked up at her.

"I saved you?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly smiled. "Sure did. After all the bad things that happened to me, I didn't think anything could go right, but then you came. When I first held you sweetie, I felt that everything was okay and that nothing could go wrong. You're mommy's angel," Kimberly explained. She kissed her daughter's forehead. They stopped at a small creek nearby and got off the horse. They sat down by the creek and Kimberly took Kylie's helmet off before pulling her daughter into her arms. "You're mommy's little angel and don't you have anyone tell you any different. And your defiantly not an accident," Kimberly added. Kylie nodded and she placed her head on Kimberly's shoulder while looking into the water.

"Mommy," Kylie said.

"Yeah," Kimberly answered.

"Can you tell me more about daddy? I like it when you tell me about daddy."

Kimberly smiled. "Sure can, munchkin," she replied. She then sat back against a rock. "What else do you want to know about your daddy?" She asked. Kylie smiled.

"What was my daddy like when you last saw him?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly bit her bottom lip. She wasn't quite ready to tell Kylie about how the last time she saw Tommy. "When I last saw your daddy, he wasn't very happy," Kimberly replied.

"Why not?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly sighed. "Because your daddy thinks that I found someone else. You know like how mommy was with Lucas for awhile. But your daddy believes in a lie, honey, and the last time I saw him," Kimberly replied.

"Who told him lies? What did the lies say?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly held her daughter tight. "Somebody wrote a letter to your daddy say that it was me. The letter said that I had met someone better than him. Of course I didn't write letter, because at the time, I was with your Grandpa Zordon and he was taking care of me while you were inside my tummy. And I don't know who told your daddy those lies," Kimberly replied. Kylie snuggled against Kimberly with a smile. Kimberly smiled as she kissed the top of her daughter's head.

"I'm going to find daddy and tell him that you still love him very much and he can come home," Kylie vowed.

Kimberly chuckled and let out a sigh. "Somehow, baby, I think we'll be seeing your daddy very soon," she commented.

"How do you know?" Kylie asked.

"I'm a mom and haven't you heard that moms know everything?" Kimberly asked.

"No," Kylie replied.

"No!"

Kylie then started shrieking with laughter when Kimberly started tickling her stomach. Kimberly stopped tickling her and looked at her. "Come on kiddo, we have to get home," she informed. She got the helmet back onto Kylie's head, put her back on the horse, got on herself, and they went back home.

(That Night)

Kimberly was tossing and turning in her sleep as nightmares plagued her.

(Kimberly's Dream)

Kimberly was running through a hall. "KYLIE!" She called.

"HELP ME MOMMY! HELP ME!" Kylie shouted.

Kimberly ran through another hallway. "I'M SCARED MOMMY!" Kylie shouted. Kimberly looked around frantically. "MOMMY!" Kylie screamed.

(End Dream)

"MOMMY!" Kylie screamed. Kimberly jolted awake and she ran into Kylie's room.

Kylie was sitting up in her bed, shaking, and tears were falling down her face when Kimberly came in. "Kylie! What's the matter?" She asked.

"Someone was in here, mommy. Someone was in my room," Kylie replied.

Kimberly looked around and saw the window open. She ran to the window and looked out. She didn't see anything. However, she knew that Kylie was telling the truth, because just before Kimberly went to bed, she checked on Kylie and the window was closed. Kimberly closed and locked the window. She called the police reporting the break in.

After what seemed like hours, the police left and Kimberly looked down at her shaken daughter. "We should get to bed," Kimberly informed. Kylie clung onto Kimberly.

"It was that voice I heard in the park, mommy. The same voice. They said "Time to get rid of the accident" and that's when I screamed," Kylie explained.

Kimberly could understand why Kylie didn't tell the police that. They would think she was making it up. Kimberly kissed the top of her daughter's head and looked at Hannah. "Everything's okay, Hannah, you can go back to bed now," Kimberly assured her. Hannah nodded and kissed Kylie's forehead.

"You're safe, Kylie," Hannah assured her.

Hannah then went back to bed. "You're staying with me, Kylie," Kimberly informed. Kimberly picked Kylie up and carried her to her room.

While Kylie fell asleep curled up next to her mother, Kimberly held her daughter close and stared out her window. Someone was going to kill her daughter. The question was who?