When her alarm clock woke her up at 6:15 AM, the only thought running through Emma Swan's mind at the moment is how much she wants 30 extra minutes of sleep. Emma thought she deserved it. Anyone who stays awake past midnight to pack for a trip to London deserves 30 extra minutes of sleep...right? Nope. Not according to Mary Margaret Blanchard, anyways.

"Emma!" yelled Mary Margaret. "You have 5 minutes to wake up before I wake you up myself."

Emma kissed those 30 minutes goodbye. As much as she would love to sleep in, she does not want to be woken up by Mary Margaret, her best friend, who believes singing like a Disney princess is the appropriate way to wake someone up. Emma got out of bed, making enough noise against the floor to let Mary Margaret know she was awake and made her way to the bathroom. Once she finished brushing her teeth and showering, she noticed Mary Margaret peek her head through the door out of the corner of her eye. Emma raised her eyebrows.

"Just making sure you're awake," said a relieved Mary Margaret. "Now hurry up, please. We need to be at the airport soon and I really don't want to miss this flight!"

"Right, because missing this flight means less time with your freaking Prince Charming," Emma muttered as she started brushing her hair.

"Did you say something, Emma?" Mary Margaret said with raised eyebrows.

Emma blushed, not realizing Mary Margaret had heard her. "Sorry…"

Mary Margaret gave Emma a sad, yet understanding look and left the room and Emma hastily put her hair in a ponytail and followed her out.

Emma really had nothing against Mary Margaret's boyfriend, David Nolan, who was currently studying abroad. In fact, Emma saw David as the brother she never had. 2 years ago, Emma would have been ecstatic that Mary Margaret started dating David. However, by the time they started dating, "love" was a forbidden topic in Emma's mind. "Love" was what left Emma with a broken heart and a 4 centimeter long, horizontal scar on her forearm. So one could see how accompanying her best friend on a trip to visit her boyfriend only made Emma bitter.

While they were eating breakfast, Mary-Margaret flipped the TV on. The first thing that was on was a show about a man who lost his girlfriend from a skiing injury and was left with a scar on his arm. Just. Like. Emma's. As the man described his story, Emma felt a wave of déjà vu pass over her. She suddenly found herself remembering how shocked she was when she saw that the black tally mark on her forearm. Then she felt a wave of grief when she remembered how fast the black tally mark turned into an ugly scar. Mary Margaret glanced over at Emma and immediately hit the off button on the TV remote.

"That's enough of that." Said Mary Margaret harshly and went back to eating her breakfast. Emma, however, had completely abandoned the bagel in front of her and let herself wallow in her thoughts.

As Emma and Mary Margaret made their way towards their taxi, Mary Margaret seemed to notice a troubled expression on Emma's face.

"Emma, are you okay?"

Emma sighed and plastered on a smile. "I'm fine."

"You're thinking about Neal, aren't you?"

"No."

"Emma..." sighed Mary Margaret

Emma, who said nothing, reached for the car door and yanked hard.

"Emma, please talk to me. I'm your best friend, you can tell me anything. Let me help."

Emma snapped. "You're right, Mary Margaret, I'm not okay. I'm pissed. My boyfriend, the only person that I allowed myself to open up to, got into a car accident and died. Now, I'm going with my perfect best friend, to visit her perfect boyfriend who is probably going to be my perfect best friend's perfect husband soon. So yeah, excuse me for being bitter."

"You think David and I will get married soon?" asked Mary Margaret, clearly not fazed by Emma's outburst.

"Mary Margaret!" exclaimed Emma while putting the bags in the car.

"Alright, I'm sorry, just hear me out, okay?"

Emma slowly nodded and got in the car. Mary Margaret took a deep breath and said, "I understand that you're still upset about the accident, but I think this trip to London will really help you. Whether it is being in a relationship or going skydiving into a dolphin tank, you deserve a happy ending." While Emma appreciated her friend's kind words, deep down she knew that a neglected orphan like herself has no chance at a happy ending. If anyone needed proof, all they would have to do is look at the 4-centimeter scar on Emma's forearm.