Chap 6
They had managed small talk all through breakfast and down to the beach where they were now sitting in silence.
'Look kid, I know you don't wanna talk about it, but I need to understand what's going on. I cant help if I don't know.'
'Its not that I don't want to talk about it. I, well, I don't think you'll understand. You'll think I'm crazy, and I'm not, but she's not my mom, she's the evil queen, she cursed everyone in their land to come here because she's Evil, and she Lies all the time' Henry then launches into a massive speech about who everyone is, and what the curse did, and how everyone in FTL was brought here by the Evil Queen as punishment. Up until now Emma had listened with the occasional right and okay, even as Henry tells her who her mum and dad are and how she wasn't abandoned but rather saved.
'Wait, as punishment for what? Emma asks
Henry stops, stunned. 'Wait, you believe me? You don't think I'm crazy?'
'I don't think your crazy, but Henry, what your saying doesn't make sense to me right now. Help me understand?'
'I don't really understand it all myself to be honest, but I do know that you were brought here to break the curse'
'Wait, what? Why me? Henry this is a bit far fetched, you have to see that right?'
'I know how its sounds, moms being making me think I'm crazy, but I know the truth Emma. You are the Saviour, the product of True Love that's why you can save us all'
That last part really got Emma. Why her? All her life she has been good at one thing and thats running, from jobs, from commitment, from reality. On the other hand she has always been able to tell when people are lying and right now, her gut is telling her Henry is telling the truth, although her brain is being more difficult.
'Henry stop' she says forcefully. Henry stops and stares at her.
'I'm not sure what to believe right now and I'm not saying your crazy, just give me time to process what you're saying okay?'
'Okay' Henry responds with a quiet smile. She believes me he thinks to himself, I can stay with her and we can all be happy!
His hopes are quickly dashed as his blonde mother says 'we should get going, I'm sure your Moms worried about you.'
He starts to argue but gets a look from Emma that makes him think of his other mother and he knows better than to continue, following Emma back to her car. Her head is reeling at all that Henry has said, does she really believe him, he told her everything with such conviction, but really, another land, of magic and true love is far from anything Emma has ever dreamed of, let alone believed in, fairy tales, really.
I really need to talk to Regina, clearly Henry has spoken to her about this and I am so out of my depth. Maybe she was right to get Henry help, is that why he goes to therapy, but surely something must have happened between him and Regina for him to think of her as Evil.
'Henry, has Regina ever done anything to you, that makes you think she's evil?'
'You mean other than lying ALL the time?' He said almost sarcastically.
'Henry, I don't like that tone much, but come on kid, why Evil, all parents lie, they do it to protect their kids, to protect their innocence, like the tooth fairy and Santa, that kinda thing'
'It's more than that, I can't really explain it. She's just Evil, it says so in the book'
'Okay, I'm gonna need help understanding this all kid' she sighs, but I don't think talking to Henry is the answer