Chapter 36
Déjà vu
I woke up tied to a tree. I blinked several times, trying to break free. Was I captured again? But, the man that captured me was nowhere to be found. I fought against the rope, but I couldn't free myself. I heard laughter, which made me pause.
I saw him, in the meadow of grass.
"Hey," He replied, as if we were still together. I frowned. I didn't want to see him. "Don't hey me." I replied. Bailey walked down towards me, and I tried my best to squirm my way away from him. But, to no avail. The tree wasn't willing to give.
"Relax, Emma, you know me, I will never hurt you." He whispered. He got too close, I could feel his warm breath on my cheek, and I tried to hide my face away. I remembered when we were happy together. My heart began to feel a tug.
Why was I feeling this way? I hated him. "I'll always love you." He whispered, pulling a strand of my hair away from my face. "Let me go." I spat. "I hate you."
He smiled. "I love you," He replied. "And that's how you repay me?"
But, then an arrow flew just above my head. "Great," Bailey spat. "I'm sorry to have to do this, but, if you want to live…"
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I woke up screaming.
The room was totally dark, and I couldn't see a thing.
"Hey," Killian's worried voice replied, coming beside me.
I was panting by the time I was finished screaming.
"Emma, what's wrong?" He asked.
I shook my head. I couldn't tell him, could I? I closed my eyes, and shook my head. "I…I…I don't want to talk about it," I replied, as a sob broke out. Killian pulled me against his chest. My body heaved in and out.
A small door knock made us turn our attention. The door opened a crack. "Mom, Dad?" a small voice asked.
Henry. Did I wake him? I certainly hope not. Henry came in closer. "Yes, son, what is it?" Killian asked.
"I can't sleep…it's too dark." Henry replied.
"Henry, if I live the light on in your room, something might happen, what if I turned the light in the hall, and your door remain open?" Killian asked. Henry slowly nodded. He then looked at me, I tried to look away. "Are you okay, Mom?" Henry asked.
"Yes," I answered. But, Killian quickly took him back to his room, and the light between our room was lit. Killian left the door to our room open a crack, and crawled back into bed. "Tell me your dream, love, maybe I can help prevent them." Killian whispered into my ear.
"Killian, it was nothing." I replied.
"It had to be something since you screamed like it was a bloody murder, Emma, I just want to help you." He said. "Bringing it up, will bring back horrible memories, that I'm not ready to face." I replied. "When I'm ready, I will tell you, I promise."
He smiled, gently, as we both lay back down. I was wrapped in his arms.
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Once we had breakfast, we were all sitting at the table discussing how we would get home. "The hat, we came by the hat, that's how we should return." David replied.
"But, what about Mulan, Aurora, and Phillip?" Mary Margaret asked.
"We can't bring in more people than we brought here," Killian replied. "I'm sorry," he motioned for the three. Phillip only nodded. "It's alright, I think it would be too crowded, anyway…" Mulan replied. "No offense."
"We have to make the journey before they forget about us." David said. "We leave right away."
We all rose, and I headed for Henry to tell him that we were leaving. He was in his room, reading a book from one of the shelves. "Henry, we're leaving." I replied.
"What?" He asked. "We're going home," I replied. Henry smiled, as he got up. "Wow, that was fast." I replied. "It's too dark to sleep here." He replied. "Hey, be thankful you didn't sleep in a closet." I replied.
"What?" He asked. "Never mind, just go." I said. We met the others on deck. Killian smiled at me, when he saw me. He took Henry's hand, as we all left the ship.