Chapter 17- father and daughter

A couple days after new year`s day, Emma sat on a bench at the dock. The first day of the year was different then Emma had.

She had a fight with Grace, got in trouble with Mary Margent for missing curfew.

In her other foster homes and group homes at this time she would ran away but she couldn`t this time, something told her to stay and not just in the town but where she is sitting.

David deicide to go for a walk and ended up at the docks. He was about to turn back when he saw Emma sitting on the bench. He walked over to her.

"Hey, can I sit?" "Emma looked up at him which showed David Emma had been crying. "Sure, it`s a free country."

David sat down next to Emma. "What`s wrong kid?" "I did what I always do and this is the part of the time where I run away. "

"What do you mean kid?"

"I ran away I have been doing it since I was seven, that time a friend find me and took me to the police station and after that every foster home I tried to fit in but after couple months things start to happen. I started a fight."

A tear ran down Emma`s cheek.

"You are sitting here not heading out of town what`s different?"

"A magical door appeared in my room in the group home and I think my parents live near here."

"How do you know?

"I have never told anyone this but I was found outside of town when I was a baby. When I was five I looked in my file and saw the newspaper article about the day I was found and it said I was found near here."

Another tear went down her cheek.

"I`ve been in lots of different foster homes and group home. This place I can see a future and it scares me."

"Why does it scare you?"

"Because I have no idea what I want to do after school."

"What did you want to be when you were younger?" "I don`t know I love art when I was younger. The first thing I wanted to do when I age out of the system is to find my parents."

"Did you ever think what your parents are like?"

"Yes, I even made up this story about them and why they left. I always wished my mum would sing to me as a fall asleep and my dad would play hide and seek."

"Why the docks?" "What". "Why did come to the docks?" "I don`t know, this is going to sound wield but I was on my way out of town when I heard someone calling to me telling me to stay. I have heard the voice before when I was little and in a new group home."

"Do you know who the voice belonged to?"

"No, I wanted to believe it was my mum. When I was in the group home and I was about to walk through the door. The voice came and told me to go through."

"What if it is your mum`s voice." "I wish it was. When I was five I had this dream and I was in this room and I was wearing a beautiful dress with flowers at the button and my hair was in two braids at each side and the same voice was there."

Just then David sees a little girl about five at the side of them wearing a dress with flowers at the button. Emma didn`t see her.

He looked at Emma and back at the little girl but she is gone.

"Emma go home, this place has people that care about you and if you really wanted to leave you would of left by now."

Emma looked at him. "I can see that. Why did you stay here with me, you could of took me back to Mary Margent`s but you stayed and talked to me none of my foster dads ever did."

"Come I`ve walk you back."

They got up and walked back to town.

The girl steps out from behind a building. She smiled and magical turned back into Zelena who has a wicked smile.