Sorry for the wait. Thank you for all your reviews and support! I'm sorry about me getting Henry & Regina mixed up. I said in the last chapter I will try hard to stop it. I've decided, to help me, I will highlight every time I'm supposed to use 'she' and 'her' in bold. And you're right, I still made mistakes. I will try and correct my mistakes now and not get them mixed up. And don't worry, Adeline appears soon! Not in this chapter, but in the next one it gets explosive! Hope you enjoy!
"I don't wanna do this," said Snow. She had to go through the wardrobe pregnant. It was the only way. The Evil Queen's curse was getting closer and closer.
"It has to be you!" said Charming.
"I'm not leaving you!" complained Snow.
"It's the only way," Charming responded. "Go in there, and you'll be safe from the curse!"
"He said it will be on her twenty-eighth birthday!" said Snow.
"What's twenty-eight years when you have eternal love?" Charming asked. "I have faith. You will save me. As I did you." Snow suddenly started screaming in pain. "What is it?"
"The baby!" said Snow. "It's coming!"
"What?" Charming said, panicking like crazy.
Just then, an unexpected visitor turned up at the door.
"Am I too late for the royal birth?" asked the Evil Queen.
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Mary Margaret hated this. Was she seriously on a date with Dr. Whale? If Bernie knew this, he would be appalled. If he thought the crazy doctor might be his stepfather. But this was just one date. Never mind, she was just lost in thought.
"Um, where were we?" Whale asked. "Something about you wanting fifteen kids?"
"No! Good lord no!" Mary Margaret said, stating the obvious. Who would want fifteen kids? "I meant in my class, I teach. You'll meet the class tomorrow for the Volunteer Outreach Program."
"That is a very good program," Whale said.
"I mean, I do have one kid of my own," Mary Margaret said. "Bernie. He can be a bit of a handful. Not sure if I want another one." Mary Margaret can only vividly remember the days when her and Bernie were so close. Mary's one-night stand gave her her son, which is something she was grateful for, but she wasn't sure if her son felt the same. "But I do want true love and marriage, but this is wildly inappropiate to talk about on a first date."
"Hmm?"
Mary sighed. This was not going well.
"Ruby?" said Mary Margaret, noticing that Whale was definitley not going to pay. "Check, please."
As Mary Margaret walked out, she saw the yellow bug, Georgia's car, and a very unhappy Georgia sitting inside of it.
"Hey, you okay?" said Mary Margaret.
"Oh, in the world of tight spots I've been in," said Georgia. "Crashing in my car doesn't even make the top twenty."
"You're sleeping here?" questioned Mary Margaret.
"Til I find a place," said Georgia. "This town doesn't seem to have any vacancies. None, actually. Is that normal?"
"Must be the curse," said Mary Margaret.
"Why are you out so late?" Georgia asked.
"Well, I'm a teacher," Mary Margaret said truthfully, "Not a nun. I had a date."
"From the looks of things, it didn't go well," Georgia commented.
"As well as they ever do,"
"Tell me he at least paid."
Mary Margaret said nothing. The silence was a good enough answer for Georgia.
"Well, I guess if true love was easy, we'd all have it," Mary Margaret said. Georgia started resting. She obviously didn't have a good track record with love. "You know if things get cramped, you can stay at my loft, that is if you don't mind sleeping on the couch."
"Ya, as if a teenage boy would be okay with a random woman sleeping on their couch," Georgia moaned. She definitley wouldn't have let that happen.
"I don't know," Mary Margaret said. "I don't think he'd care. He barely spends any time at home."
"Great, maybe I can have his room then," Georgia was getting even more sarcastic. "And anyway, I'm not really the roomatte type, just ask my sister."
"Well, good night," said Mary Margaret. "Good luck with Regina."
Mary Margaret hoped that Georgia would be okay.
When she got home, Bernie was there waiting.
"And where have you been?" he questioned.
"Um..." Mary started...
"Well, next time you work late, let me know!" said Bernie.
"I'm sorry," Mary said.
"You said you'd help me with my homework!" shouted Bernie. "I shouldn't have a teacher as a mother for nothing!"
"Look," said Mary Margaret. "I, I..."
"It's not like you had a date or anything," Bernie said sarcastically.
Bernie stared at Mary Margaret.
"Oh my god," said Bernie. "Is there anything I do know?"
Bernie ran to his room. He was definitley not happy with her. She was truly a terrible mother.
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"What are you doing here?" shouted Charming.
Snow was not happy. She was about to give birth, and she was here.
"What do you want now?" she said in pain.
"Doc!" said Charming. "Get her out of here!"
Charming was deeply worried about his wife. "Get out of here!"
"Quiet!" shouted the Queen. "I'm not here to threaten you. I'm here to admit defeat."
"What?" Snow and Charming both said at once.
"Oh, didn't you hear?" Regina continued, "A stupid teenager came to my castle and murdered my father. Congratulations, you have won."
Snow and Charming breathed a sigh of relief. They could see she wasn't lying. What would be the point? She had been defeated. Even if it wasn't in the right way, it was still in a way.
"Don't celebrate too much," she continued even more, "I will keep working on a plan. I don't know what it is yet, but I'm not giving up. I won't give up until your happiness is finally destroyed into pieces!"
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Georgia sighed. Crashing on someone's couch was not as bad as sleeping in her car, but why did she care? She was walking with Regina to school like she did yesterday. It was nice to spend time with her.
"I found your father - Prince Charming," she said.
"Regina..."
"He's in the hospital, in a coma," continued Regina. "See the scar?" He points that out in the book. "He has one too."
"Lots of people have scars," said Georgia. She had some scars herself.
"In the same place?" Regina said. "Don't you see what this means? The curse is keeping them apart! Now they're stuck without each other! We have to tell Miss Blanchard that we've found Prince Charming!"
"Okay, kid," Georgia said. "Telling someone their soulmate is in a coma is probably not helpful. Not having a happy ending is one thing, but giving someone false hope is worse." How many times did Adeline give her false hope?
"But what if I'm right?" Regina suggested. "And now they have to know!"
"And how you intend to make that happen?" Georgia said to her.
"By reminding him," said Regina. "We have to get Miss Blanchard to read their story to John Doe. Then, maybe he'll remember who he is."
Georgia thought for a second. Maybe seeing that Mary Margaret doing this did nothing, it could make her stop believing this crazy story. Maybe this can solve the problem.
"Okay," Georgia said.
"Okay?" Regina questioned.
"Yes, but we do it my way," Georgia said. "I'll ask her."
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Georgia had called Mary Margaret in for a chat about Regina. After what happened with Bernie, she did not want this weekend to get worse. But what Georgia was asking her to do was crazy.
"You want me to read to a coma patient?" she questioned.
"Regina thinks it will help him remember who he is," said Georgia.
"Well, who does he think he was?" asked Mary Margaret.
"Prince Charming."
"And if I'm Snow White..."
"She has a very active imagination, that's the point," continued Georgia. "I know from experience that you can't talk someone out of their beliefs, so if we play along, then maybe, just maybe..."
Mary Margaret started noticing what Georgia was saying. "He'll see that fairytales are just that. Fairytales. That there's no such thing as true love, first kiss, true parenting?"
"Something like that," Georgia responded.
"Well, this plan is rather genius," said Mary Margaret. "We can get to the truth without hurting him."
"We'll meet tomorrow for breakfast at Granny's," Georgia said. "And you'll give a full report."
"Well, I suppose I'll get ready for my date," Mary Margaret joked. "Guess I'll do all the talking."
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After Bernie said that he was going out with his mates (like he always does), Mary Margaret set out to the hospital to read to a coma patient.
"Look, I know this is odd," she started talking for some reason. "But I'm doing it for a friend."
No answer.
"As the Prince chased the horseback," she started reading. "Through the treacherous forest, his betrothed crossed her arms and pouted, wondering how many dreadful, boring minutes it would take until they could resume their journey again."
As she continued to read, she wondered why she was doing this.
And then, in the middle of reading, while unconsious, the John Doe grabbed Mary Margaret's hand. Mary Margaret looked.
He had not awoke.
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Charming was happy.
Snow was happy.
What could the Evil Queen do to them now? Her biggest plan had failed! Now they had Emma, they were going to have a family! It turned out way better! It may have not been in the right way, but it was still sorted out!
"This calls for a celebration!" Charming shouted.
"Charming," Snow said after just giving birth. "Do you really think this is over? As long as she's alive, I am not safe!"
"We made sure she couldn't do any damage in this world," said Charming. "And now she can't get to another one, what's she going to do? Crush the wardrobe?"
"You're right!" Snow said, hugging Charming.
They were all happy. Him, Emma and Snow were going to finally be a family. And they can finally settle down.
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"Thanks for the shirt," said Georgia. "Wait, is this your mother's?"
"She'll never notice."
"Where does she think you are anyway?" Georgia asked, knowing that Emma would never let her leave the house knowing that she was talking to Georgia.
"Playing whack-a-mole," said Regina.
"And she bought that?"
"She wants to believe it, so she does."
"Oh, imagine that," Georgia laughed.
Just then, Mary Margaret walked through the door.
"She's here," Regina said.
"Don't get your hopes up," said Georgia. "We're just getting started, okay?" She did have to deal with this for the first 18 years of her life with her 'older' sister.
"He woke up," Mary Margaret suddenly said.
"What?!" Georgia exclaimed.
"I knew it!" Regina exclaimed.
"I mean he didn't 'wake up', he grabbed my hand," said Mary Margaret.
"Seriously?" said Georgia. Grabbing her hand? Was she crazy?
"He's remembering," said Regina.
"What did the doctor say?" Georgia asked.
"That I imagined it," Mary Margaret said. "But I am not crazy. I know what happened."
"We have to go back," said Regina. "We have you read to him again!"
"Let's go," said Mary Margaret.
Georgia was sick of this. "W-what?"
"If I got through to him, if I made a connection..."
"Are you serious?" started Georgia. "You sound like my sister! You don't 'make connections' with people just by reading to them! He couldn't have grabbed your hand without waking up! This is all absolute nonsense which makes no sense!"
"I don't think he's Prince Charming."
"Really? Because it sure does sound like it!"
Mary Margaret looked fed up at Georgia's temper. Georgia was done with this 10 years ago. Was this seriously happening?
"Of course I don't!" Mary Margaret snapped back. "But I know what I saw! Just let me prove it to you. For Regina."
Georgia thought for a moment. "Okay, for Regina."
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After a while, Georgia, Mary Margaret and Regina reached the hospital, only to find Whale with Emma and Josh. The hospital room was now empty.
"You're right!" Regina exclaimed. "He's waking up!"
"Maybe," started Josh. "But we don't know where he is."
"What's going on?" said Mary Margaret. "Is it John Doe? Is he okay?"
"As I was saying," Josh continued. "He's missing. I got called to look for him. So that's what I'm going to do."
"Ya, and I definitley trust you to do that," Georgia said sarcastically. The mayor then approached them.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" she exclaimed. "And you? I thought you were at the arcade! Now you're lying to me?!"
"A lot of people lie to you!" Josh complained. "Now can we please get on with this so I can get home?"
Josh clearly hated his job. Georgia knew he just wanted it because it paid well.
"What did you?" Regina said to Emma.
"You think I had something to do with this?" said Emma.
"It's curious that the mayor is here," Georgia said.
"I'm here because I'm his emergency contact," said Emma.
"You know him?" said Mary Margaret.
"Of course she does!" Regina spoke up. "He's her father!"
"That he is not," Emma said, stating something obvious. "I found him. On the side of the road years ago with no ID. I brought him here."
"Mayor Mills saved his life," said Whale.
"Will he be okay?" Mary Margaret asked.
"The man's been on feeding tubes for years under constant supervision. He neets to get here right away, or 'okay' will be a pipe dream," Whale said.
"Well, let's quit yapping and start looking," said Georgia.
"That's what we're doing," said Emma.
"That is most certainly not what we're doing!" complained Josh.
"Just stay of this, dear," said Emma, ignoring the idiot sheriff's comment. "And since I can't keep you away from my daughter, I'll just have to keep my daughter away from you. Enjoy my shirt. Sheriff, find John Doe. It's your responsibility."
"Fine," he said. "Whale, when was the last time you saw him?"
"Twelve hours ago," said Whale.
"Good," said Josh. "That's totally helpful."
"Well, why don't we check on the security team," said Georgia. "Maybe they saw something."
"Hey, I've got an idea!" Josh shouted. "Let's check on the security team, they must've seen something!"
They all went into the security room. "Seriously?" Georgia whispered to herself. "How did this guy become a sheriff?"
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Regina was still mad. She lost. Because of that putrid teenager with his incredibly dark magic. How did he know so much about magic? Was he trained by Rumple as well? But at a very young age? She didn't know. And what she didn't expect was him to show up right next to her right when she was thinking about it.
"Give me one good reason why I should let you live," Regina said.
"Because I have a deal for you," said Aaron. "A way to sort out Snow White and Prince Charming and piss off Rumplestiltskin in the process."
Everyone knew Aaron de Carpente had it out for The Dark One, just nobody knew why. They just assumed it was because people hate The Dark One. Which is true. Regina knew that from experience since she spent more time with The Dark One than a lot of other people.
"I'm listening," said Regina.
"Look," started Aaron. "I only stopped you from casting the curse because I knew it would be what Rumplestiltskin wanted. I have no problem with you. But I know a good way of revenge would be to ruin the person he named to be The Savior. Turn her into the opposite of what she was supposed to be."
"Are you saying I should kidnap Emma?" said Regina.
"Yes."
Regina thought for a moment. She knew nothing about raising a kid. But then again, she didn't need to really raise this kid, she just needed to make her hate her parents, be hateful and evil like she is, and basically ruin her whole life. This will ruin them, because not only do they not have their daughter, they have a daughter that hates them to death.
"I'll do it!" Regina said, calming down. "And what do you get out of it?"
"I get to watch Rumplestiltskin suffer," said Aaron.
"It's a deal," Regina said.
"Just one thing," Aaron said.
"What?" Regina asked.
"Don't tell them I came up with the idea," said Aaron. "I want to remain on Snow & Charming's good side."
"I was going to take credit for it anyway," Regina said.
Regina walked off. She will launch her plan tomorrow. Shouldn't be that hard to steal a baby, right? Not when you have magic.
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They left the security room, thinking that he left to the woods because that's where the door led out of.
"What is it?" said Georgia.
"The trail runs out here," said Josh.
"I thought tracking was one of your skills," said Georgia, sarcastically. The only skill this guy has is pissing people off.
"Just give me a second," said Josh. "This is my world. I've got it."
"What does he mean, his world?" asked Mary Margaret. "Isn't finding people your thing. I mean, it's definitley not his."
"I heard that!"
"Sure," said Georgia, ignoring the most annoying person off the face of the earth. "I find usually run places like Vegas. Not a lot hit the woods."
"That's an interesting job, finding people, how'd you get into it?" asked Mary Margaret.
"It's basically what I've always done," said Georgia. "Well, since I had Regina."
"What made you start? Your parents?" continued Mary Margaret, going onto personal questions now. "Regina told me that you and your sister were... from a similar situation as her own. Did you ever find them?"
"According to Adeline, they were fairytale characters who lived in a big castle and were king and queen," said Georgia. "So, no I never found them."
Before Mary Margaret could respond, they saw Regina run down a hill, followed by Mary Margaret's teenage son.
"Have you found him yet?" she asked.
"No," said Georgia. "You shouldn't be here."
"And Bernie?" said Mary Margaret. "Why are you here?"
"The mayor's kid called the house," said Bernie. "Apparently, he's found my father."
Bernie said it sarcastically, so obviously he believed it as much as everyone else.
"I can help!" said Regina. "I know where he's going!"
"Ya, a kid knows more than an experienced sheriff," said Josh, "I find that hard to believe."
Everyone, including Regina, looked incredibly fed up at this guy! A 2-year old would be a better sheriff than this man.
"Where is he going?" asked Mary Margaret.
"He's looking for you!" said Regina.
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Regina was just trying her best to remain quiet and not yell at Snow well trying to get revenge. The fact that her final revenge plan couldn't include threatening or directly attacking Snow (which is something she can no longer do) was something she hated.
But she had to do this.
This would no doubt ruin their happiness.
For good.
Even if they had more kids (which they probably would), it would just be a reminder of what they could of had.
But, because she couldn't resist it, as she sneaked into Snow's bedroom, shockingly incredibly quiet (as quiet as The Evil Queen could be), she whispered "I hate you, Snow," under her breath. What else could she do?
So, her plan, her simple plan went ahead, she saw the cot with the child. Her name was Emma. She would keep that name for her. This would torture them more, but she would take credit for the name. All of this would make the happy couple more sad and depressed.
She grabbed the child, held her in her arms. She hated it, she was going to hate raising Snow & Charming's baby, but she would be doing it for a good reason. A great reason. Her revenge. She would do this forever. She would raise her forever. No doubt about it. She's just going to do this. Right now.
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After a while, the gang got to the end of the trail.
"Where is he?" said Mary Margaret. "Can you see him?"
"The trail dies on the water line," said Georgia.
"Look! The trail dies on the water line!" repeated Josh.
As Georgia sighed like crazy, they found the John Doe lying in the water.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" said Mary Margaret.
"So this is your date," said Bernie.
Georgia got out her phone and dialled a number. "We need an ambulence at the..." She looked at the sign. "Toll bridge! Right now!"
Josh frowned. He was really getting outstaged here.
"No, no, no, no, no!" said Mary Margaret. "I've found you!"
Bernie was wondering why his mother, Mary Margaret was acting like the person she just saw was dead. But for some reason, he was almost just as worried.
"It's going to be okay," said Georgia.
"Yes, mom," said Bernie. "Help's coming."
"Well, can it please get here already?!" complained Josh. "I don't wanna miss my favourite TV show!"
"Do you even care about this clearly dying man?!" shouted Georgia, finally losing her temper at this man. "Or do you just care about your paycheck?"
"Is he going to be okay?" asked the mayor's kid.
"I hope so," said Bernie.
"Come back to us!" shouted Mary Margaret. "Come back to me!"
Mary Margaret started doing CPR on what everyone thought was a stranger.
"You saved me!" said the John Doe. He had woke up.
"She did it! She did it!" said the mayor's kid. "She woke him up."
"Ya, kid," said Georgia looking incredibly guilty. "I guess she did."
"Thank you," said John Doe.
"Who are you?" asked Mary Margaret.
"I don't know."
"It's okay," said Mary Margaret. "It's going to be okay."
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As they walked up back to the hospital, Georgia felt incredible guilt for what happened before. She was just losing her temper. Mary Margaret was not Adeline. She did not actually believe any of this. How can she do this after all she's done for her? And then after she finished thinking about this, a woman walked into the room.
"David! David!" she screamed out. "Is that you?"
"Who is that?" asked Mary Margaret as the woman ran into the hospital room.
"His wife," said Emma, walking up behind them.
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Snow & Charming woke up a day after Regina was defeated and a day after having a child. They felt like it was going to be the first good day since their wedding day. What could go wrong?
Everything.
Charming woke up, looking to see his daughter, his beautiful daughter, Emma in her cot. But what he saw was just a cot, with a note instead.
"SNOW?!" he shouted louder than he has ever shouted before.
"What?" asked Snow, "What is it?" She was clearly still tired, and wondering what the prince was talking about.
"EMMA!" Charming shouted. "SHE'S GONE!"
"What?" Snow said, in a really panicked voice.
Snow looked in the cot. She didn't see Emma, just a note, she took it.
"Don't read that, Snow!" Charming shouted. "That's what she wants us to do!"
"I NEED TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS!" responded Snow.
The letter read:
Dear Snow & Charming,
The Dark Curse failed, but I thought of a way to steal your happiness once and for all. I know you've always wanted a child. But now you will never get one. Or at the very least, get one that hates you. This child will be raised by me, be loyal to me and hate you as much, if not even more than me. How do you feel? This plan has truly worked. I have truly won. No matter what you would do, the child will always come back to me.
With lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of hate,
The Evil Queen
"Charming, what do we do?" asked Snow.
"I don't know, Snow," Charming responded. "I don't know."
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Emma continued to speak, "His name is David Nolan, and that's his wife, Kathryn. And the joy on her face, puts me in quite a forgiving mood." She turned to Regina. "We'll talk about your insurbordination later. Do you know what insurbordination means?" Regina shook her head. "It means you're grounded."
Mary Margaret felt stupid, she felt like she made a connection with him, but it turns out, he had a wife. He probably had a family, he's had it all this time. The connection was still there though. The feelings were still there. She didn't know why, but the feeling was there. The feeling that kept telling her they belonged together.
But she now knew that wasn't true.
Georgia was right. There's no such thing as true love or a romantic connection.
Kathryn left David's room, and turned to Georgia and The Blanchards.
"Thank you," said Kathryn. "Thank you for finding my David."
"I don't understand," said Mary Margaret. "You didn't know he was here, in a coma?"
"A few years ago, David and I weren't getting along," Kathryn explained. "It was my fault, I know that now. I was difficult and unsupportive. I told him if he didn't like things, he should leave. And he did. And I didn't stop him. It was the worst mistake I ever made."
Mary Margaret's worst mistake was thinking that she didn't have this in her.
"You didn't go looking for him?" questioned Georgia.
"I assumed he'd left town all this time," continued Kathryn. "And now I know why I never got in contact with him. All I want to do now is say I'm sorry. Now we get a second chance."
"That's... wonderful," managed Mary Margaret.
Georgia had a tear in her eye, looking like she was cowering with guilt.
"Well, we're glad we could reunite a great relationship," said Josh.
Georgia then groaned, since Josh did nothing but pretend to help. If Georgia and The Blanchards weren't there, then he would still be lying near the water. Hell, he would've been dead by now.
Dr. Whale then walked into the room.
"Well, it's something of a miracle," said Whale.
"He's okay?" Kathryn said.
"Physically, yes," Whale said. "His memory is another issue. It may take time, if at all."
"Wow," said Bernie. "I'm surprised. Relieved but surprised."
"What brought him back?" asked Mary Margaret.
"He woke up and he was delirious and his first instinct was to go and find something, I guess," continued Whale.
"Someone," Regina 'corrected'.
"Well, it wasn't me," Bernie said.
"Can I see him?" asked Kathryn.
"Of course."
Kathryn walked back into the hospital room.
"Regina, let's go!" shouted Emma.
"Wait, my backpack!"
Before Regina got her backpack, she turned to Mary Margaret.
"Don't believe them," he said. "You're the one he was looking for."
"Regina..."
"He was going to the Troll Bridge," said Regina. "That was at the end of the story!"
"Regina," Mary Margaret said. "He went there because it was the last thing I read to him."
"No!" Regina said, "It's because you two belong together."
"Regina!" shouted Emma, clearly now fed up with her. They both left.
As Josh said another annoying comment, Georgia ran after Emma and Regina.
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"Madam Mayor."
"Wait by the car," Emma told Regina.
This can't be right. Georgia hated this. She made Mary Margaret feel bad about saving a man's life! How terrible of a person was she?
"Miss Swan, I let you off the hook there," Emma said. "Don't press this."
"Just Mrs. Nolan sounds like her story is a load of crap," Georgia said. She wasn't sure if she truly believed this, or if she was just saying this because she felt bad. "All this time, there's been a John Doe in the hospital, no one puts it in the news, no one goes looking, something's not right here."
"Well, what else makes sense?" Emma said. "Why would Mrs. Nolan lie? Do you think I cast a spell on her?"
"I think it's rather strange you've been his emergency contact all these years and you only found her now," Georgia continued.
"Well, this town is bigger than you know," Emma said. "It's entirely possible for people to get lost here. It's entirely possible for bad things to happen."
"And just when it's convenient for you to solve the mystery?"
"Well, thanks to you, that tape you found was rather genius," Emma argued back. "So we went back and looked at past tapes. It appears that Mr. Doe's been talking in his sleep. He's been calling out to Kathryn. And here I thought that you and The Blanchards would be pleased. True love won. If it were not for you, the two would live their lives completely alone. That's why I'm willing to forgive your instant rudeness. And also why I'm so grateful to have Regina. Because not having someone, that's the worst curse of all."
Georgia sat there, towering in so much guilt.
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That night, Georgia left her car. She walked into Mary Margaret's room. She felt bad for every single thing she did. How awful of a person she was being after everything the teacher had done for her since she got here.
She knocked at the door.
"Georgia," said Mary Margaret.
"I just wanted to say, I am so sorry about earlier," said Georgia. "It's just me and Adeline, this was one of the many things which drifted us apart. Are you still willing to let me on your couch?"
"Sure," said Mary Margaret.
