So, Ramona, finally meets Emma in this one. I hope you like it and enjoy reading it. I love feedback so if you have the time, please review.
When 2 o'clock struck, the door to the library opened and Henry came in with a blonde woman. She looked about 30 and had a confident walk. She resembled Henry and that made me sure that she was really his birth mother.
"Hello, Miss. Dale! See, I told you I will bring her by at 2. Emma, this is Miss. Dale, the librarian and one of my best friends. She gives me books all the time and lets me stay here when I don't want go home." Henry said looking at his mother and smiling.
"Hello, Miss. Dale, nice to meet you, I am Emma Swan, please call me Emma." The woman said shaking my hand.
"It's a pleasure and please, call me Ramona. It's nice to see Henry smile again and be so happy. I hope you can take on Regina's wrath because she is quite an evil person. If you ever need any help you can always contact me. By the way, I was just about to take my lunch break, would you like to go to Granny's for a hamburger and to talk a bit more?" I asked the woman as I took my coat and prepared to close the library for an hour.
"Yes, sure, lead the way, Ramona. Come on, Henry, don't forget your back pack." She said as we left for Granny's.
When we arrived, Ruby was cleaning up some tables and Granny was taking care of the cash register. It wasn't full but it was pretty packed because of the lunch hour and we found a table in the back of the diner, quite a while away from the counter.
"There are a lot of people in here today, huh? Quite full for a small city diner." Emma said looking around, scanning the people from the restaurant.
"Well, Granny's is the best diner here, the hamburgers are amazing and the ice tea is perfect, plus the prices are reasonable comparing to other places in this town." I replied signing Ruby that we were ready to order.
"You can ask Ramona anything about anybody, she knows all about the people of this town. She is like Mr. Gold when it comes to knowledge of the town's people." Henry said taking a big gulp out of his hot chocolate.
"Don't exaggerate, Henry, I don't know quite everything. I am just curious about people and love psychology, which is all. Plus, Mr. Gold is much more invested in this town than me, so he has to know everyone." I replied putting my ice tea back on the table.
"So, why don't we test Henry's theory? What can you tell me about Regina Mills, the mayor?" Emma said quite interested in the subject.
"Well, she is really powerful and she likes to bully everyone into making the decisions she wants. In a few words, she is a control freak, if something doesn't go her way, she goes insane and destroys the one that made her angry. I don't really know why, but for some reason, Mr. Gold can get away with almost anything, even with angering Regina." I answered, smiling at Ruby as she placed our hamburgers on the table.
"So, how important is Mr. Gold for this town? Why is he so powerful?"
"Well, he owns the town, almost. He is really rich and influential. All the town pays him rent so if he doesn't like you, you are evicted with no place to stay anymore. He seems quite mean sometimes but he has helped me a lot with rebuilding and restocking the library so I have to thank him for everything I have." I replied taking a bite out of my food.
After the delightful lunch, we parted ways, Emma and Henry going toward Regina's house and I towards the library. When I reached the door, it was open, the glass broken. I went in carefully, making sure to make no sound but when I took another step, a piece of glass broke under my shoe and alerted the perpetrator who was still inside. I gave out a yelp as he ran at me, throwing me to the side, in the pile of glass, my skin breaking as it made contact with the sharp pieces. Before I could get up, he was out the door and out of sight. When I got back to my senses, I took out my phone and called the sheriff, quite in a panic.
"Graham! Come to the library, now! Someone broke in and I am also pretty hurt, he threw me in some broken glass. I don't know if he stole anything, I can barely stand up." I explained, my hands shaking and my legs feeling like jelly.
"I'll be right there, Ramona, take care." He said as he hung up.
I leaned on the wall as I got up, careful not to damage my arms and legs even more and decided to go and see if anything was stolen. When I reached the back of the library, I saw what he was looking for was in the vault but he was unable to open it until I went in on him. When I saw that, I took out my phone and dialed the number.
"Mr. Gold, I think you should come over to the library. Someone broke in today and wanted to steal something from the vault. The only things that are in the vault are the things you gave me to put there." I explained through my labored breathing.
"Did they take anything? And more importantly are you alright?"
"I have a few cuts and bruises because he pushed me to the ground and I fell in some broken glass but the good news are that he didn't steal anything."
"I will be right there, wait for me and I will take you to the hospital."
"Yes, Mr. Gold, the sheriff should be here soon too." I said as I hung up the phone.
After 10 minutes, Sheriff Graham was at the door, opening it with care as to not damage it further.
"Ramona are you here? You alright?" he asked as he searched for me with his eyes.
"I am here, I am what you would call fine, just a little scraped and bruised but I will be fine."
"Good, do you need to get to the hospital or something? You are kind of bleeding on the floor." The sheriff said looking at me from head to toe.
"Mr. Gold is on his way and he will take me to the hospital after you are done pulling prints." I said wincing when a cut brushed against my clothing.
"Okay, then, I will start getting the prints and you can come tomorrow and give a declaration. Is anything missing?"
"No, nothing is missing, I came in before he could take anything." I replied as I observed Graham take the prints.
"I am done now. Are you sure you want to wait for Mr. Gold? I can take you to the hospital right now."
"Yes, I am sure, plus some of the books here are his and I want to ask him if anything is missing from his collection. I don't understand why someone would break in, I don't keep any money in here and the books are valuable but not enough to steal them." I said looking around at the mess my library became in just 2 hours.
"I'll see you tomorrow at the station then. Go have those cuts looked at, ok?" the sheriff said as he left.
In a few moments, Mr. Gold came in looking rather worried. When he saw me his eyes widened.
"Ramona, are you alright? You look awful, we should go to the hospital right after I open the safe to make sure everything is in there." He said taking out a key and opening the vault.
"It's still here, thank God!" he said in relief as he took out something. It was an irregular dagger with something written on it. It was ancient looking and when I looked closer, on the dagger it read Rumpelstiltskin. When I saw it, I suddenly got very dizzy, grabbing my head, I fell to the floor, the last thing I saw before I went unconscious was Mr. Gold's face, morphing into something with greenish gold skin and hen my eyes closed, my mind welcoming the darkness.
That was chapter 6, hope you liked it. The next three chapters will take place in the Enchanted Forest, so get ready for it! If you liked it and want to, please give a review. Buh bye!