Once upon a time, a little girl believed in fairy tales.
She dreamed of a boy with elfin features, stuck in time. He would come and whisk her away to a wonderland, a place filled with wise fairy godmothers and beautiful princesses and wishes that really did come true.
But he didn't come, and she got only evil stepmothers who made her scrub all the floors in return.
So on day her boy finally arrived, promising her a land of stories, that little girl whispered 'you came too late' and turned away.
Emma didn't believe in fairy tales any more.