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***Bold = Flashback***

Chapter Five: Painful Memories

Before Freddy passed through the door he morphed into a tall man with light brown hair that stopped just above his ears. He wore a dark blue polo shirt and had on dark brown work pants. He was Kali's step dad. She watched him from the floor and stared at him in shock. Before walking into the classroom, he turned and waved to her smiling evilly. She couldn't breathe. Seeing her step dad walking around was painful. She still blamed herself for his death.

It was four years ago, Kali was fourteen, on a Saturday afternoon against her Mom's wishes her Dad had decided to take her out and start teaching her how drive. They were driving around on the back roads in her Dad's car when he suggested that they go to the parking lot at the school nearby and practice parking. Kali asked him to drive them there but he insisted that she drive since it was only a few miles away.

They were only a block away from the school and Kali was feeling confident about her driving so far. When they stopped at a four way stop Kali came to a complete stop and she looked both ways and there was a car coming towards the intersection coming from the passenger's side. She sat and waited.

"It's a four way stop Kal' they'll stop. You can go, you have the right of way." She looked over at him and nodded as she hesitantly took her foot off the break and eased onto the gas pedal. They were right in the middle of the intersection when the speeding car hit the passenger side door at full speed sending their car skidding across the intersection. There was nothing but the sound of crunching and screeching metal and glass shattering. Kali hit her head on her window and turned the wheel back and forth while pumping the brakes in a sad attempt to stop the car. Only seconds later a second car hit them causing their car to spin.

Kali heard her Dad scream out and she looked over to him to see that he was crushed by the door. His seatbelt had tightened around his chest so tight that it had cut through his shirt. The car stopped skidding and the airbags finally deployed. The airbag hit Kali in the chest knocking the air out of her. When her Dad's went off it hit him in the head and knocked him unconscious. Kali reached over and held her Dad's hand as she screamed for help.

After a few minutes she heard someone else screaming for help. Looking out the shattered windows she could see a boy who was in his late teens lying on the ground with his leg twisted, his face and arms were scraped badly. The driver of the other car was unconscious lying against his steering wheel.

In a panic she pulled at her seatbelt, but it wouldn't budge. Screaming in frustration she looked around frantically to find something to help free her from the seat belt. There was nothing she could use. Her Dad coughed and sputtered up blood but he didn't wake. Tears streamed down her face and she wiped the blood from the cut on her head. She felt completely helpless and sat there crying hysterically. "Daddy wake up! You're going to be fine!" She tried her best to calm herself.

She started tugging on her seatbelt and clawed at the seatbelt attachment next to her head and finally pulled it free of the car and maneuvered herself out of it. Opening the door she fell to the asphalt on her hands and knees and scrambled to her feet. She ran to the boy that was sprawled on his stomach in the middle of the road.

He looked up at her and one whole side of his face had severe road rash along with his arms. "Please…" He said weakly. "… get an ambulance, my phone… in my truck…" Kali rushed to his truck and frantically searched the trucks cab for the phone. She finally found it up on the destroyed dashboard and quickly dialed 911. As she told the operator where they were she walked back towards her Dad's car. She hung up the phone and stood in the middle of all three wrecked cars and got a better look at the damage. Both of the cars that hit them had their front ends smashed in and the whole passenger side of her Dad's car was completely crushed.

While she waited for the ambulance to get there she checked on the boy in the other truck that was unconscious. He was still breathing so she went back and held her Father's hand until help arrived.

When they got to the hospital her Mom was waiting for them and her dad was rushed to the emergency room. Kali was examined and had her head bandaged up before she returned to the waiting room and sat with her Mom. Her Mom was worried but kept her calm and held Kali. She had made Trudy stay home with Cindy. Kali felt horrible, she blamed herself for the accident. She was still partially in shock and was surprised her Mom wasn't yelling at her for driving in the first place. They were told that the boys that hit them were racing and one only suffered a broken ankle and a concussion and the other had really bad road rash along with a broken leg, arm, and ribs. The doctor working on their Dad finally came and got them.

Kali practically held her breath as she waited for him to speak. "I'm afraid he's suffered some internal bleeding and his right arm is broken along with a few ribs, his collarbone, and has a collapsed lung. He's stabilized for the moment if you want to go and see him before we take him off to surgery." He handed the clip board to Kali's Mom and she read it as they were led to his room.

Kali stood in the doorway and tears welled in her eyes as she saw all the IV's and bandages on him. Rushing up to him she was mindful of his IV's and took his hand. "Daddy I'm so sorry it's all my fault!" She cried.

He smiled weakly back at her. "Don't say that. It's not your fault. It's partially my fault for not waiting and the boys shouldn't have been racing. Don't you go blaming yourself for something that you had no control over, I won't stand for it. It doesn't matter now what happens to me sweety, I just want you to promise me you won't beat yourself up about it."

That made her cry harder but she kissed his hand and nodded. "I promise…"

Kali stepped aside to let her Mom have a moment with him and she went and stood outside the door to his room. When her Mom came out she put on a fake smile and stood to the side as her Dad was wheeled out of his room. "I love you Dad!" She rushed up to him and kissed him on the forehead. "I love you too Kal my Pal." He smiled and Kali's Mom blew him a kiss as he disappeared down the hall.

Kali fell asleep in the waiting room and was woken up abruptly. It was her Mom and she was crying hysterically. It took her a moment to remember where she was and then the realization hit her. The doctor stood behind her Mom. "I'm so sorry… we did everything that we could…"

He had died during surgery. His stomach and liver had been ruptured by the impact from the seatbelt and he died on the operating table from loss of blood. Even though Kali promised him she wouldn't blame herself she couldn't help it. Only a week later she started cutting herself. To that day she refused to drive through that intersection.

Kali continued to stare after Freddy as he walked towards the unsuspecting Trudy disguised as her Dad. She got off her feet and stood in the doorway to watch. Freddy approached Trudy whose face lit up when she laid eyes on him. "Dad?" She asked hopeful. Freddy held his arms out to her. "Trudy my little punk princess." He embraced her and took a step back to examine her. Kali noticed he held a strange looking gun behind his back. His other hand stroked Trudy's face running his fingers over her piercings.

"Let Daddy help you…" He pushed Trudy down into the chair and it morphed beneath her and straps came out of the chair and held her in place. The room shifted into a piercing parlor. The walls had gruesome pictures of piercings hanging from them along with a few chains.

"Dad?" Trudy asked with fear in her voice. Freddy held a finger up to his lips. Kali's eyes grew wide as she realized the gun he held was a piercing gun. Freddy looked back at her and gave her a look that sent a chill down her spine. She took a step back and hit the wall that was now behind her. More chains appeared hanging down from the ceiling above Kali and their cold links wrapped themselves around her and held her facing Freddy and Trudy.

"You're not going anywhere." He said in his normal voice. Trudy looked to him then to Kali. "Kali?" She asked confused and Freddy turned to her and morphed back into himself. He lifted the piercing gun up into Trudy's view and she started to struggle against her restraints. "Let me go!"

More straps wrapped themselves around her holding her arms, legs, and head so she couldn't budge. Freddy put the tip of the piercing gun on Trudy's cheek and turned back to Kali who was now suspended in the air by the chains wrapped around her. "This is for you…" He pulled the trigger on the gun and Trudy screamed in pain.

Kali tried to look away but her eyes were fixed on Trudy. The chains wrapped tighter around her and held her in place as she was forced to watch Freddy pierce red and green studs into her skin. Trudy shrieked in pain at every pull of the trigger and stared up at Kali in desperation. Kali actually felt bad for her.

"I'm sorry…" Kali whispered as she concentrated on freeing herself from the chains or waking herself up. She knew she wouldn't be able to save Trudy, but if she could wake up at least she wouldn't have to watch.

Freddy glared up at Kali and put down the piercing gun. With his ungloved hand he blindly pulled out one of Trudy's lip piercings then another off of her face. She began screaming hysterically and crying out to Kali for help. "Shut up bitch!" He yelled over his shoulder and a strap went across Trudy's mouth silencing her into muffled cries. He turned and gave Kali an angry glare.

Freddy was becoming impatient, he just wanted to end this girl and take her soul, but he wanted Kali to enjoy the girl's torture. "You want her to live? Even after everything she's done to you?" He made all the bad things Trudy had ever done to her flash through her mind. She relived when Trudy pushed her into the fire, when she strangled her after her step Father's funeral, all the times she locked her out of the house for the entire night, and so many other horrible things that she'd done to her over the years. Freddy watched as her expression changed with each memory enjoying her thoughts of hatred and anger towards Trudy getting stronger.

Just when Kali thought she couldn't take anymore of her horrible memories they suddenly stopped and the chains lowered her to her feet next to Freddy. He stared at her impatiently and closed the gap between them. She stared directly into his demonic eyes. "Do it." She said firmly and took a few steps back. Freddy smiled and approached Trudy.

Kali stood emotionless as she watched him pull out each of her piercings one by one. She almost wished she could take part in her torture. Freddy stopped for a moment and barely turned his head in her direction then turned his attention back to Trudy who was now barely alive. When Freddy readied his blades Kali jumped at the sound and he let out a laugh before slicing the strap off of Trudy's mouth. She let out a weak shriek as he raised his blades up and drove them into her chest. She coughed and sputtered up blood before falling motionless. A white light floated out of Trudy's lifeless body and into Freddy.

He closed his eyes and breathed in deep catching himself on a nearby desk. Kali watched him curiously and took a step back when the desk started to burn beneath his touch. His eyes snapped open and he was instantly in front of Kali, his eyes were almost glowing. She stumbled back and fell to the floor at Freddy's feet. He was instantly sitting on top of her and grabbed her by the back of the head with his bloodied blades and looked directly into her eyes "Bring me the other." He commanded his voice sounding even more demonic than before.

Kali still hadn't fully processed everything that just happened and her mind was still swimming with the horrible memories of Trudy. The heat irradiating off of his burnt flesh was intoxicating making it hard for her to focus. Her vision began to blur and darkness slowly took her.

Kali could hear a variation of Angela and Freddy calling her name. She felt a pain in her arm and woke up to Freddy burning her scarred arm with his hand. She instantly clawed at his hand and he willing let go laughing at her. Sitting up she found herself in Freddy's bed again. "Can't get away from me that easily." He was sitting next to her on the edge of the bed.

"What're you talking about?" She looked at him confused.

"Your annoying little friend was trying to wake you up… but I put her in her place." He smiled revealing his sharp teeth.

"What did you do to Angela?!" Kali demanded grabbing Freddy by the sweater.

"She's still alive… I just gave her a little talk." Freddy laughed.

"How could you talk to her? I didn't pull her in?" Kali asked in confusion.

"I have my ways." He explained barely nicking her in the face with one of his blades. A small cut appeared on her cheek. Kali wiped the blood off and stared back at him.

"Did you… did you possess me?" Kali asked and Freddy smiled at her. "What the hell?! I thought you were too weak to do anything like that?!"

"Not anymore. Thanks to you." Freddy stared into her worried eyes.

"Don't do that ever again! This is my body! If you…" Kali was cut short when Freddy pinned her to the head board his lips were at her ear.

"I can do whatever I want to you. You're mine now." He whispered into her ear causing her to tremble beneath him. Taking in a deep breath he exhaled breathing down the side of her neck making her twitch slightly. "If I didn't know any better… I'd say you're starting to enjoy this." He chuckled and straddled her holding her arms up against the headboard.

Kali's eyes grew wide as his charred lips made their way to hers. Desperate to stop him from getting any further she pulled Cindy in. Just before their lips met he stopped and gave Kali a satisfied look before disappearing.

"Is this going to be your house sissy?" Kali could hear Cindy ask in the other room.

"Yes, and you can stay with me forever." Trudy replied. Kali knew it was Freddy.

"Really?" Cindy asked excited.

"Of course, now give your big sissy a hug." The last word shifted into Freddy's voice and Kali heard Cindy's scream followed by a sickening crack. Kali got out of bed and looked around the corner in time to see Freddy drop Cindy's lifeless body to the floor.

Her soul floated out of her body and into Freddy's. He took in a deep breath and stared into Kali. "Now…" He smiled. "…Where were we?" Freddy was instantly in front of Kali and he pinned her to the wall. As he pressed up against her she concentrated as hard as she could and fell through the wall.

Kali bolted upright in the back of Trudy's truck and looked around frantically. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw Angela staring back at her with a confused look on her face. Kali shuttered and brushed herself off in an attempt to rid herself of the strange feelings Freddy had stirred inside of her.

"I am not sleeping again tonight. No way in hell." Kali said aloud and Angela continued to stare at her.

"It's really you right?" Angela asked eyeing her up and down.

"Yes, it's me. What did he do to you?" Kali asked concerned.

"He basically just threatened me. No big deal. It was kinda creepy though. Seeing you but hearing his voice. I just hope he doesn't do it again." Angela explained making a weird face. Kali looked at her oddly. "You smell like him again…" She wrinkled her nose.

"Ugh, trust me you don't want to know why…" Kali was hopeful she wouldn't ask.

"What happened?" Angela asked curious. Kali stared back at her blankly as she tried to stop her mind from imagining what could have happened if she hadn't woken herself up. She knew Angela wouldn't even care, but she didn't want to admit to herself what Freddy had made her feel. Cursing herself and her body for reacting to him the way it did she began to go into detail about everything that had happened.