A Chance to Heal

In Motion

Their plan wasn't all that difficult. Just have Quentin and herself fall asleep. They grab him then Loretta wakes them up. Once they subdued him, they would call the police. Make Freddy confess to the murder of Nancy's Mother. Just anything to put him away and keep Nancy out of jail. It seemed like a simple plan. Go to sleep, tackle Freddy and wake up. But something was nagging at her that it wouldn't be easy. Though she wasn't entirely sure why. They probably could easily subdue him once he was in the real world. Right? Kathryn glanced at her Mother and best friend's faces for a moment. Then she asked,"Do you guys think we got enough stuff for this? Any ideas on what we'll need?"

"I vote we get duct tape and rope.",Quentin suggested. Which sounded very obvious now that she thought of it. A part of her felt silly for not realizing they would've needed it. Thankfully it wouldn't be that difficult. They probably sold that at Walmart or even a hardware store. She stated,"We could probably get some decent rope at Menards or something."

"Duct tape is probably cheaper at Walmart or Target.",she continued. Then she looked at her phone to check what time it was. Her phone said it was almost eight'o'clock. Plenty of time to eat their dinner then get what they need. Kathryn told her Mother and Quentin her idea. Loretta agreed with it. But Quentin seemed a little hesitant. Almost uneasy about the whole idea. Like he didn't want to wait to get it started. In a soft voice, he said,"I think it'd be better if we put the pizza in the fridge. Then go get the stuff we need to subdue your Dad."

"Maybe get some sleep aids and weapons.",he added. Nervously toying with his nails for a moment. It definitely sounded like the wiser idea to her. Especially when they wanted to get this over with so quickly. And she nodded her head as she stated,"Yeah, that's probably the smartest idea. I don't know what I was thinking."

Loretta hurried over to the pizzas and stowed them in the fridge. While Kathryn quickly got on her shoes and jacket. Scooping up her purse as she asked,"Did Nancy have any plans for how she was going to get Papa out?"

"I think she was just going to grab him then wake up.",Quentin answered. Which sounded like a solid plan. But she wasn't sure it would work. At least not this time around. As Freddy was probably expecting them to pull something like that. Her Father wasn't an idiot. A monster who tormented her most of her childhood, yes. An idiot? No. Kathryn knew that they had to be careful. Lure him into a different place then have Quentin help her grab onto him. Not a perfect plan, but it would hopefully work.

Hopefully.

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Soon as they got to Walmart, they headed to the hardware section. Picked up several rolls of duct tape. Then they hurried over to the pharmacy section. Getting a few sleep aids that they could use. Before they quickly checked out. Wanting to get to Menards before it closed. As they walked, Kathryn noticed her Mother had this odd look on her face. It was a mixture of doubt and fear. She tried to ask her Mother if she was alright or not. Loretta didn't seem like she was really listening. Almost as if she were really deep into her thoughts or something. Gently, she nudged her Mother as she asked,"Mom? Mom? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine Pumpkin.",Loretta answered, her expression changing to a small smile. Her tone didn't really sound right to Kathryn. It almost sounded like she was terrified. Not that she could blame her. This wasn't exactly an easy situation to deal with. Who would? Most women's abusive ex-husbands didn't come back from the dead. Especially not in their children's dreams. Where she couldn't protect them from him. Kathryn couldn't imagine how scared her Mother felt at that moment. Nor did she really know how to comfort her. A part of her wondered if they should go through with the plan with Loretta near. Debating if they should wait until the next day to do so. That way she and Quentin could handle it without Loretta having to see him.