Drowning. I was drowning. My eyes shot open as I looked around the body of water and I desperately tried to breathe but my lungs were quickly filling up with water. Death was imminent. Until I felt a sharp tug on my shoulder and I was pulled out of the water and onto shore. I coughed up the water in my lungs until I was too tired to keep going. I looked up to see my savior. It was a woman with short black hair.
"Are you okay?" She asked with a worried tone.
"Yeah, I just need to get my breath back." I replied, breathing heavily.
"How'd you get into that river?" She said, kneeling down and helping me into a sitting position.
"I don't know." I coughed. "I just woke up there."
"You woke up in water?" She looked confused. Trust me sister, I was confused too.
"Yeah." I furrowed my eyebrows. "Who are you?"
"I'm Mary Margaret." She informed me, pushing my damp hair back. "What about you?"
"Lydia." I told her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lydia." She smiled warmly. "Now, I think it's time to get you into some dry clothes and to get you something warm to drink. How does cocoa sound?"
"Cocoa sounds amazing." I grinned as she helped me up and led me away from the river.
Okay, this is just the prologue and I know it's short but it's just explaining how she got to Storybrooke. The first official chapter will be set a few months later, which is the start to Season 1. Her story will only make total sense by Season 3 but I'll try to explain it as much as I can without fully revealing it. I really hope you stick around for the story.