Chapter 4 everybody! Hope you guys like it. And thanks so much for the kind words so far.
A few days later Regina was finally released from the hospital and could go home. When she entered her white mansion something felt off. It just didn´t feel right. She felt as doe she was being watched. Shaking it off the brunette went into the living room. What waited for her made her feel uncomfortable. Her heart sinked into her stomach as she went further into the large white room. Corawas sitting in one of the white arm chairs wearing one of Regina´s mayoral suits. The older woman didn´t say anything at first noting her daughter´s distress with a smirk on her red lips.
,,Hello, Regina. You´ve been gone for a while. I was getting a little worried, love." Her guardian´s voice send shivers down Regina´s spine. She knew that under the sweet words lay a silent treat. It reminded her of her childhood. The witch always used that tone before a punishment.
,,What are you doing here? Do you really think I want anything from you now that I know the truth? You lied to me! You lied my whole life! Now get out or I´ll make you!" the young woman shouted angrily and pointed to the front door. She couldn´t deal with Cora right now. It was all too overwhelming. All the emotions that were running through her were all too much. Seeing Cora sitting there clearly enjoying her struggle reminded her all too of the past she wanted so desperately to forget.
,,You will not speak with me in that tone! I was not the one who threw you away. I raised you. I made you the way you are now. She didn´t want you! She gave you to me willingly so stop acting like I´m the only one to blame." Cora stood up furiously. She would not listen to such a spoiled brat!
,,You killed Daniel! You cut my hair! You forced me to marry a man who could have been my grandfather! You, not her. She only wanted what was best for me. She didn´t know that you were a total bitch. She didn´t want me to live a life in poverty." She was screaming now. Tears were running down her cheeks. Her words only angered the heartless woman further though.
,,You will not talk to me like that! I will not go until Rumple is dead. And to accomplish that I need you. So put yourself together or I´ll kill ´your mother´!" Cora too was screaming now. The former Queen just shook her head stubbornly. She knew though that talking back would make everything harder. Her mother was very short tempered and didn´t like disobedience. Especially not from her daughter.
Furiously Cora flicked her wrist and send her daughter flying into a wall. Regina took on last glance at the woman who raised her before her head lulled back and the darkness took over leaving her unconscious. The old enchantress just smiled wickedly before approaching the young woman and taking her chin into her hands. Her empty eyes landed on the ever growing brunette curls of her daughter and she snapped. She always hated that hair and maybe taking it away a second time would help convince her daughter to work with her. And she still had the cricket on Hook´s ship so maybe he could help too. After hours of torture he finally gave in and told her of his biggest weakness which unfortunately was Regina.
A few days later…
Henry was worried. He hadn´t heard from his mom since she got released from the hospital and sensed that something was wrong.
After talking to his family about it they called Regina but no one was picking up. So they decided to call Johanna and together drove to the mayoral mansion. Ringing the doorbell was hopeless. No one was opening so Henry took his key and opened the large white door.
,,Mom?" the young boy called but there was still no answer. All of them were worried now. They searched in every room of the big house however there was no sigh of Regina. Then there was the living room. On one of the walls was blood where Regina was trown into the wall and there was hair lying on the floor. Regina´s hair.
,,Someone must have taken her. Cora maybe. We haven´t heard from her since the clock tower incident." observed Snow. Johanna just nodded silently scanning the cut off hair on the floor. It reminded her of what Regina told her about when she found her daughter´s cut off hair in one of her drawers back in the old world. Cora cut her hair off when she was sixteen as punishment. She didn´t know why it was cut and she never dared to ask. The old woman kneeled down and picked up the cut hair taking in the familiar scent of apples. Regina´s hair always smelled like apples.
Tears were suddenly leaving her piercing blue eyes. It had to be Cora there was no other explanation. The evil woman was the only one who would be capable of such a cruel thing. They had to find her daughter before it was too late. The word ´Mama´ echoed in her ear. Regina needed her to be strong now more than ever.
Snow kneeled down beside her and laid a hand on her right shoulder and looked at the hair too. She too thought it to be one of the cruelest things one could possibly do. There was no doubt that it was Cora. The older woman always envied her daughter´s beauty. No one ever told her that but the girl could still remember how Cora always looked at the younger brunette when she wasn´t watching. And she most certainly envied her beautiful thick brown locks.
Henry was just looking at his mother´s blood on the wall and the hair and cried too. He remembered how he heard his mother crying at night when he was small and now he knew why. After finding out about the adoption he pushed her away not caring that it would remind her of the woman who pushed her away. They needed to get her out of this!
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