The lady behind the desk was unconscious, a cup of tea spilled next to her head. I didn't want to think of what might have happened to her. I went up the steps to the door, opening it. The light blinded me for a moment, all the white everywhere. I blinked hard, black spots filling my vision.
Quickly, I rushed over to the front doors. The doors opened automatically, and I breathed in, fresh air for the first time in years. There weren't any people, except for one man.
"Uh… Excuse me, but, umm, could you point me in the direction of the town square?" I asked him. He was slightly shorter then me, but there was a large grin on his face. "Oh, it's just that way." He said pointing.
"Thankyou." I replied, then walked the way he had directed.
Soon I came across it, a large clock in one corner. There were two people on the footpath, a man with dark blonde hair and a woman with short, raven black hair. They were in the middle of an intense conversation, but I approached anyway.
The woman noticed me, then turned and smiled.
"Hello!" She said. "Are you lost?" I nodded.
"Where do you need to go?" She asked kindly, and put her hand on my shoulder. I jumped, shocked by the contact. I hadn't even really met her yet.
"Uh - I - Uh, I have to find… Mr. Gold?" I asked, nervously. The woman's face sobered instantly.
"Why do you want to see Mr. Gold?" The man next to her asked.
"Err – I - I'm not entirely sure…" I answered. "I was – I was told to – to find him and tell him – tell him Regina… locked me up." I continued, my voice going bitter at the end. Both of their faces were shocked.
"You… You… You were?" She said, and put her other hand on my other shoulder, turning me to face her.
"You have to go to the Sheriff!" The man said, and doubt filled my mind.
"But I was – I was told to – to go to him…" I trailed off. The man gave a meaningful look at the woman and she nodded. He grabbed my upper arm and started pulling me in the direction I had come from.