chapter 23-why are you helping me?

Just by the town line Zelena appears and sees Emma through the trees. She watches Emma walk to the town line and was about to stop her when someone walks up the road to Emma.

Emma started walking to the town line when she hears someone coming up behind her.

"You know I said go to a friend not to the town line."

Emma turns around and sees David walking towards her. "How did you find me?" Emma said.

"Well I`m good at finding people and I saw the same look on your face as..." Wanting to say your mother but knowing Emma he just said. "as a friend when she was up to something. Come on I`ve walk you back to town."

"Why are you helping me?" David knew what he wanted to say but he didn`t want Emma to run again so he said. "I knew someone who ran away and I couldn`t help them but I can help you."

Emma and David walked back to town.

The next morning Emma wanted to do something nice for Mary Margent after she ran away. Emma tried making pancakes but she set off the smoke detector which woke Mary Margent and she came into the kitchen and sees Emma trying to turn off the smoke detector.

"Would you like some help?" Emma turned around and saw Mary Margent standing in the door way.

"Oh, I wanted it to be a surprise, to say thank you." Emma Said.

" And not grounding you for running away."

"What!" Emma said as she dropped the spoon in the bowl. "He told you."

"No one told me. I went in to your room and saw your bag was gone and yes David told me and he told why. If you need to talk please came to me and don`t run. How about we both cook."

After they cooked breakfast , Emma and Mary Margent sat down at the table and started eating.

"Have you ever cook before?" "I have cooked a bit before, if you count pop tarts and mac and cheese cooking." Emma said.

What made you want to cook pancakes?" Said Mary.

"I have never had pancakes."

After breakfast they went for a walk and ran into Mr Gold. "Good day ladies." Hello Mr Gold."

Later at the loft, Emma is sitting at her deck doing her homework when she see the storybook under her bed. She goes over to the book and opens the book.

Outside the loft, David looks up at the window knowing his family is there. "You could go up there."

David turned around and sees August walk towards him. "Who are you?"

"I`m August but you might know me as a another name."

Before anything else is said Zelena appears. "Aww this is sweet the Prince and the Puppet. "

In Emma`s room, Emma sits on her bed reading the book. When she hears talking coming from outside, she goes to the window and sees Miss Green, David and August talking. Emma opens the window a bit and tries to hear what is being said.

what Emma can hear. "You`re the reason why she ran away." Said David "I was trying to get her to believe." August said.

"Well she ran away instead of believing." "Hey I`m trying what are you doing."

"I am doing what I can without telling her that I`m her father."

Emma heard the last words and in shock she pushes a book off the table and it makes a loud noise on the ground.

The three of them outside looked up at Emma`s window and saw her duck down.

"She heard that right?" August and Zelena nodded.

Merry Christmas