Author note: Hi, I'm new and this it's my first fic, I hope you like it and if you want me to change something or something isn't right please let me know. My first language it's not English so, please give me a discount if I make many mistakes and let me know
The Once Upon a Time characters here mentioned unfortunately don't belong to me.
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Emma Swan was having one of the worst days of her life, to save her brother Henry she was being accused of traffic of cocaine.
With 20 years she has a very difficult life, her parents had been killed by a drunk driver in a big accident, two years ago, when she was 18 years and her brother was 16. Without other family member she became responsible for him and for the house, what for a person who until then had have a very happy life with everything she want was a big change that she tried to take the better way.
She had to quit school and get a job as waitress in a diner named Granny's in Storybrook, Maine, where she always lived, so Henry could stay at school and become someone in life with a good job and a family of his own.
Despite the love she gives him and everything she did for him, Henry became very angry with the death of Mary Margaret and David, their parents, and started walking in bad company, was always discussing with Emma, was never home and because of the hours of her work she couldn't control him, what made her always worried and sad. She decide to make him go consulting Dr. Hopper the city psychologist, with no results because even with the threats of take him is video games and books, he refused to go.
Emma always thinks how a good boy like Henry who was always smiling and with a book of fairy tales in hands has become such a problematic person and so irresponsible with many problems with the law because of vandalism and petty theft, until today he wasn't in a reformatory because of her and sheriff Graham how knows what they have suffered and didn't want to cause more suffering to Emma, so always gives a new opportunity to Henry.
Now, with two years passed and with Henry's behavior worsening, came the worst possible consequences, because of him Emma was caught with a package of cocaine in her purse, and knowing that the package was of his brother she let herself be picked up without accusing him, not even Graham could do something.
Today it's the day that she is going to be present to the judge, with her it's her advocate and friend, Belle French.
- Emma are you sure of this? – asked her Belle
- Yes, I am.
- Why do you always protected him, Emma? He is responsible for his acts and now because him you are going to jail! I really don't understand – said Belle, frustrated with Emma's decision.
- Belle, you can't understand what we had suffered with our parents death, he more than me. He was only a child who needed his parents and was stuck with me. – answered Emma with sorrow and resignation in her voice.
Belles opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by the court guard.
- Emma Swan to be presented to the judge – yelled the guard.
Emma and Belle entered the hall behind the guard.
- It's your last opportunity to backtrack your decision and put the real culprit in jail, Emma. – whispered Belle with sadness in her voice because she knows what will be Emma's answer.
- My decision it's made. – Emma whispered back with a sad smile on her face.
- Ok. – said the advocate.
The judge, begin the trial.
- Emma Swan, you are accused of possession and traffic of drugs, how do you plead? – Asked the judge.
- Guilty your honor.
- Very well, then you are sentenced to five year in the Neverland prison in Maine. – said the judge. In that moment Emma started to cry and hugged Belle.
- Thank you for everything and, please, say to Henry that I love him.
- Guards, take the prisoner. – Ordered the judge.
But before the guards could take Emma to prison the hall door was opened and enters Henry running.
- EMMA! – He yelled and ran to her and hugged her – I'm sorry, you can't do this, you can't go to prison because of me, after everything I did to you I don't deserve – he whispered in her hear and started to cry uncontrollably.
- Henry, look at me – He raised his head from her shoulder – I can and I'm going to do this, but please promise me that you are going to change your life, become responsible and continue with your studies.
- Yes, Emma I promise! I love you sister, thank you. I'm not going to disappoint you!
- I love you too Henry, I know you will not disappoint me – she gave him a big smile and said to the guards – Please, take me now.