Chapter 9: Summer memories

A long time ago…

"Are we almost there?"

"Hang on honey, we'll be there in an hour alright?" the man behind the driving rudder said.

"I didn't know that the waterpark would be so far away!"

"Hey Em, just think of the amazing week we shall have alright? And your friends will probably be there already so you won't have to wait for them." A young lady next to the driver's seat said. It was her mum, Emma's mum. She always knew how to make Emma smile again. Her dad was just concentrating on the busy highway.

"Alright then…" and the young Emma put her music on as it streamed through her earphones, just watching through the window. She just wanted to take a dive into the pool and glide down the many, many waterslides. Then her phone died, as the long ride hasn't been enough. No music… No waterslides… Nothing. Just an hour to wait for the waterpark and her friends.

"What the…" her dad said, directly pushing the brake of the car for an emergency stop. And before they knew, a big truck fell to the side of the highway. Emma's dad could stop just on time, their car hit the truck but no one was really harmed. The airbags blew themselves out of the front desk and the rudder.

"Emma are you okay?" her mum said in a panic way.

"I'm fine mum! Are you?"

But they were hit by the car behind them before her mum or dad could answer. That car couldn't make the emergency stop. And the glass behind Emma broke into a billion pieces just after she laid down on the backseat. The glass fell on her body, and left a few scratches, but it didn't harm her too much.

She watched through the broken window behind her, "Oh my god… The driver... He is injured! We need to help him…." But she didn't get an answer, "Mum… Dad?"

"Oh my god!" she screamed as she saw her dad had hit the glass of the window in front of them, and her mum passed away on the airbag as her head tumbled around a few times before. Emma tried to unlock the door of the car, but she couldn't. And then she felt the next car bumping up to the car behind them. Her head bumped against her dad's seat and she tried not to fell in the glass next to her.

"Anyone, help! Please help me!" she yelled as the tears streamed down her face.

"Dad… You're gonna be alright, okay? Just like mum. You're going to be good, I promise."

They never arrived the waterpark or Emma's friends. The young Emma was only 14 when her parents died in the car accident. She survived with only a few glass injuries in her arms and forehead. And that's why she was so shocked about Neal's death, years later. He died in a car accident on the highway just like her parents did.

Boston; Saturday; present time; two weeks later

"I've picked up some donuts." Emma placed the box in front of Killian as she opened them.

"I want the sprinkles one!" Henry said, grabbing it already before they could choose.

"Hey kid, you didn't finish your dinner!" Emma yelled at her son.

"I already took a bite!" he said closing the door of his sleeping room.

"Just for once Em." Killian said as she smiled, it was okay for once. He planted a kiss on her soft lips and said, "I take the pink one." He winked as he took his seat in the couch.

"Well lucky for you I always take the coffee bun!" and she threw the box away after she got the bun out of it.

"Hey, Henry and I were talking about a holiday destination as summer break almost starts." Killian pulled his girlfriend close to him on the couch.

"Oh? And what were you guys thinking about?" Emma said as she took a bite of her coffee bun.

"Well there is this amazing waterpark, it's not so close… But we can make it a good drive, can't we?"

"A waterpark you say? What's it called?" Emma asked in excitement.

"It's called Waterfalls splash, I have the information here as we took a look on the Internet. I seems to be amazingly fun and…"

He got interrupted by his girlfriend, "Um… I don't want to go there."

"Why not? Ever been there Swan?" Killian asked.

"We were supposed to yes, but the trip got cancelled." She said looking away from him, "It's difficult, I just don't want to go there."

"Well Henry really wanted to… As all his friends were going too. I thought it would be a special for him."

Emma stood up, throwing the bun away and leaning onto the dining table. "Killian…. That park gives me the shivers, I cannot go there."

Killian stood up and laid his hand on hers as they both leaned onto the table, "What's wrong darling?"

"My… My um…" she swallowed and took a deep breath, "My parents died during the ride to that park. I was in the backseat…" she said rushing one of her hands through her hair.

"I… I didn't know Emma. I'm sorry… We can stay home too if you'd like?"

"No, I really wanna go on a holiday. But just not there. I can already see a truck falling to the side of the road and me bumping on it."

"Is that what happened with your parents?"

"They still don't know how the truck could ever fell like that…" Emma said facing her boyfriend as he pulled her into a tight hug.

"It's okay Emma, I got you. We'll just find another place whenever you want to look for it alright?"

"Thanks…" Emma said. She didn't want to let go of her beloved boyfriend. She loved him with whole her heart. She just couldn't let this accident happen again. Even though it wasn't her fault that three of her loved ones died in a car accident. Emma was just to lose it all.