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Daryl and Robin went to find some sleeping bags. Carol and Regina wandered between the aisles looking for something to cook for dinner.
"So" Regina said after a few minutes of silence "What are those creatures outside?"
"They're people, infected with some kind of virus." Carol answered "We don't know much, we pretty much try to survive and try to be back to normal, when it's possible" Carol really didn't know how to accept the fact that she was talking to a fairytales character. "Who are you trying to find, if I may ask?"
Regina looked sad all the sudden, looking intently at the can soup in her hands. "I am looking for my son, Henry" she said in a little voice not raising her head. "I have lost him".
Carol sensed the tears forming in her eyes. She knows how empty you feel when your child is not with you anymore, you feel a part of you missing and knowing it will never come back make everything worse. "I know what you are feeling." Regina finally raised her eyes "I have lost my little girl.. Sophia". She hated getting emotional in front of other people, but she couldn't prevent the single tear to escape her eyes
"I am sorry for your loss." Regina said "I left Henry in this world to save him but now he is in danger and I have to find him. I need to find him"
Carol nodded "Well, I hope he's fine. You'll find him, I am sure" she said with a smile. Regina returned it before going to the little fire built in the centre of the room and pulling out the contents of her can.
"So... does your friend always grunt and mock to everyone or is he reserving us this pleasure?" Carol laughed, it felt so foreign to her these days. She went to sit near Regina, stirring the soup in the pan and smiling a little.
"No. He's like that with everyone. It's nothing personal" she said, still smiling.
Regina observed her then raised her eyebrows, surprised "You and him are an item? God, I would never have guessed!"
"No no no! We're not... we're not together!" she was flushed. She saw Regina smirk and added "No, we're not. Daryl is... And I am so..." how could she describe their relationship when she had problem defining it herself?
"Mmh" Regina was intently looking at her "You know...I was not a good person. I still think I am not but Robin doesn't see me this way. I really don't know what he sees in me, honestly, but he was there for me since the moment we met. We fought too, we still do, but we always find a way to each other. So one night back home, I muster up the courage and kissed him. Not knowing if he was going to push me away or what. It's worth it, Carol. Risking something important to make something even better." Carol was listening to every word. She wanted so much to follow Regina's example but Daryl was not an easy man. His childhood was not the best one and he never really seemed interested in this kind of things.
"I am scared of losing him. I really am." she confessed in a low voice.
"I know. I was too. I don't usually share my past with other people but I can feel we have a lot in common. I think you've suffered enough, you need something good in your life and I think you grunting friend is going to be good for you. I don't usually take interest in other people business, but I say go for it. Try, Carol, before it'll be too late" She concluded. Carol looked at the woman seated regally on a little child stool and pondered about every word she said.