Chapter 3

11:00am

Emma was in the ER with nurses and a doctor she had never met surrounding her. It was overwhelming and they were hardly talking to her as they got her situated in a bed and checked her over.

"My parents?" Emma asked and they all got quiet.

"We are trying to get ahold of them." The doctor said to her.

Emma frowned. "I want to wait for them." Emma decided.

"I'm sorry, but you need immediate treatment. We will keep trying to get ahold of them, but we need to get an IV started and get your arm cleaned and stitched up." The doctor answered her.

Emma didn't like that, but this doctor seemed very serious and she was already feeling stressed with being in the hospital that she couldn't argue with him.

A nurse came up with an IV and she tensed up. "I don't want that." Emma tried.

"I'm sorry, but it's doctor's orders." The nurse said in a kind, but firm voice.

Emma frowned as the lady took her arm and wiped an alcohol wipe on her hand. Before she knew it, the nurse poked her and the IV was in her hand. She hated IVs.

"Now, we will be able to give you some pain meds before starting on your arm."

Emma nodded, but she was not happy with this trip to the hospital especially when her family was nowhere to be found.

1:00pm

After taking over an hour to fix her arm up, Emma was being taken to get x-rays to make sure nothing was broken even though they did know that her ribs were most likely broken or at least bruised. They had found many bruises that were beginning to start that were shaped like a fingers where the man had grabbed her.

"Have you got ahold of my parents yet?" Emma asked the nurse as she took her to get the x-rays.

"I'm afraid not, but we are still trying." The nurse said.

Emma looked down at her lap sadly. Where were they that they hadn't even looked at their phones? Why hadn't her Dad realized that something happened on her call? She needed them and they weren't with her. She had thought she could count on them, but maybe she had thought wrong. Maybe she couldn't count on them.

6:30pm

Emma was rolled into the room that they were going to keep her in overnight. They wanted to watch her to make sure that her arm wasn't infected from the glass. They had given her a tetanus shot, but she hadn't had one before so they were worried. Plus with her being drugged they were worried that it was still in her system. Plus they couldn't get ahold of her parents and she would need someone to take her home and take care of her.

"Do you know if they found my phone? HHHee….threw it." Emma said and stuttered at the end when she was talking about the man.

"Yes, it is with your stuff."

"Is it broken?"

"I don't know. Let's see."

The nurse got out her phone and tried to turn it on. It came on, but it had a couple of big cracks in it. "Well it still works." She said as she handed it to Emma.

Emma looked at it and frowned when there were no messages or missed calls from either parent.

"Ok, well I'll leave you be. Your nurse from this floor will be in shortly."

Emma nodded. She was in a room on the far side with another patient in the first bed. This was turning out to be a really bad day. Where was her Dad and Mom?

7:50pm

Robin Hood walked into Emma's hospital room. "How are you feeling, Emma?"

"Fine." Emma said quickly. When he had come in she was hoping it was her Dad, but it wasn't. "I'm on pain meds."

Robin chuckled. "Well that does help. I just came to let you know that we lost the man that hurt you, but we are searching for him."

"He's out there still?" Emma asked suddenly worried that he would find her again.

"Yes, but we will find him." Robin reassured her. "Where are your parents?"

"I don't know. They can't get ahold of them." Emma said with a frown.

"Wasn't your Dad working with you today?"

"Yes." Emma answered. "Can you find them for me?" Emma asked with hopeful eyes.

"Of course. I'll drop by the station and your house to see if your parents are there. They will get here, don't you worry."

Emma nodded, but she was beginning to wonder if she wasn't very important to them if they weren't there.

"Do you need anything else?"

"No, just find my parents please."

"I will do my best." Robin said before heading out of the room.

11:07 pm

"She is so beautiful." David said as he looked at his little daughter in his wife's arms.

"She is." Snow said completely in awe of her little girl.

"I'm surprised that Emma never came over. I left her a note." David said as he realized that he hadn't heard from her all day.

"She probably just went to get the kids. That's what we planned on anyway."

"Then I should call and let her know that she was born."

"Yes, you should."

David pulled out his phone. "Oh right, it died after you called me. Did you happen to bring a charger?"

"Yes, in my bag." Snow said with a smile.

"Good. That will save me a trip home." David said with a smile of his own.

He plugged his phone in and went back to Snow and the baby. "She is so cute." David said as he touched her little cheek.

They were in a mom and baby room that had an extra bed for David to sleep in. Snow had been in labor since they got there, but then they realized that the baby was breach so they ran Snow into surgery for a c-section.

She now had to be in the hospital for 3 days which was going to be difficult for Emma and David, but they would figure it out.

12:07am

"I thought you were going to call Emma?" Snow said with a chuckle.

"Oh yeah." David said as he rushed over to his phone and turned it on. It immediately started to show him all his missed calls and voicemails. "What in the world?" He had calls from Robin, Thomas, Grumpy, the Hospital, and lastly Emma. Multiple and multiple of calls from various town members and friends. He first went to his voicemail from Emma that was from 9:37am. He clicked on it and listened to the message.

Dad. I don't think there is a cat. The man grabbed me and dragged me into his house. I'm locked in a room without windows. Please come. The address is 2146 Richards Drive. Please come soon.

David was freaking out inside as he realized that this was early in the morning and he had no clue if she was able to get away from whoever had the nerve to kidnap his daughter.

The next message was from Thomas.

David, Emma was kidnapped by Tom Smith, but don't worry we are going in to get her. Call me when you get this.

David was relieved that Thomas had been there to rescue her, but he couldn't believe that he wasn't there. He listened to the next message from Thomas.

David we got her out of there, but he got away. He must have drugged her because she was passed out when I found her and wouldn't wake up. Her arm is bleeding and covered in glass. It looks like it went through a window. Call me when you get here. They are putting her on the gurney right now to go to the hospital.

David realized that Emma must be at the hospital where they were and she had been there for most of the day.

He listened to a few more messages that were wondering where he was and telling him that Emma was at the hospital.

"What's wrong, David?" Snow asked as she looked over to see her husband looking horrified.

"Um Emma went on a call this morning a little before you called. My phone died, but I guess the man there kidnapped her and hurt her. She's here now and been here since 11am."

"What?" Snow said in disbelief and worry for her oldest daughter.

"I need to find her. Um will you be okay while I do?" David asked.

"Yes, of course. Go find her."

David kissed his wife and baby girl before heading out of the room to ask someone where his daughter was. He felt so utterably terrible for not being there for her.

He reached the information desk and the lady asked him what he needed help with.

"Yes, my daughter is here somewhere. Can you please tell me where she is?" David asked in an urgent voice.

"Yes what is her name?"

"Emma Swan." David said quickly.

"She is on the 3rd floor in room 315." The lady answered.

"Thanks." David said before running off to the elevator. He needed to get to her right away and make sure she was okay.

He made it to the floor and found a nurse coming out of a room.

"Nurse, could you direct me towards room 315?"

"Yes, who are you here for?"

"Emma Swan." David said as he followed her to the other side of the floor.

"Oh they finally got ahold of you? She's been asking all day for us to get in contact with you."

David frowned. "My wife went into labor early and my phone had died early this morning."

"Well this is her room."

David didn't wait to say goodbye, but rushed into the room.