I didn't sleep that night. It was one of the many nights that I've past awake.

It wasn't the first time that I asked Granny to stay in for a while, a couple years ago I had the worst fight ever with my mother and we've been tense around each other since. I do remember how things got back in place afterwards, but the cause of it all seems blurry, and there I was, back in the same room that I've been two years ago because of the same person, hoping that my brother is ok, but at least I made Emma stay. One week, she said, but I doubt it.

It was about 2 A.M. when I decided to do something other than stay in bed and stare at the ceiling. I sat by the window and started reading "Wuthering Heights" for like, the fifth time. It was one of my favourite books, so it didn´t take long for me to get lost in the story.

When I looked up from the book again it was almost 5, I had been reading for like, three hours or so. I looked out the window, it was still dark outside, but as the room had a square view, I could see almost the entire town. One funny fact about small towns, they look completely desert at downs, so there was absolutely no one in the streets. I could see the clock tower from the room, and surprisingly it's pointers were moving again, I believe I've never seen them in moviment before, they were always stuck at 08:15.

As I had spent my entire night doing basically nothing, I decided to get some homework done for school later that day; I had about three or four hours before the classes so got up, took a bath and started to get my homework done.

I decided to pick Henry at home and make him some company on the way to school, as my mother had already left to the office, so there I was, about to knock when he opened the door and almost rushed past me.

"Hey what the...?" He said as I grabbed him by the shoulder "Oh, hi Liv"

"Hey kid, what's going on?"

"She's after the last pages!"

"Of the book? Why would she..."

"Yes, she wants them to know how it ends so she can stop operation cobra!" He said uneasily "Now that Emma is back and she can save us, we have to protect our information from her!"

"Oh, right, so what should we do now that the plan is on course already?"

"I don't know"

"Okay, so what should Emma do since she's the saviour? How is she going to do it?"

"I don't know it yet" Now he was heading down the main street, great!

"Wait, where are you going you half-brained twit?"

"To find out!" He said as he turned around and kept walking.

That was the problem with him, he was too cute and too precious for this world, he could make you believe in almost everything if he tried hard enough, and he was one of the few people that I've met so far that could make me smile that easily.

After school, Henry and I headed to mom's office for his session with Archie, I didn't get in the building because I didn't want to see my mother right now, so I was heading to Granny's Dinner to grab something to eat when Henry stormed off the office crying.

"Hey Henry, wait!" I said as I blocked his way.

As I stopped him I saw Emma coming after him too.

"Just leave me alone Olivia" He said as he pushed me aside and ran to Archie's office.

I was at a loss of words, he almost never did that.

"Hey Olivia, where did he go?" Emma asked as she reached me.

"No, you don't get to ask, what happened inside?" I said as I faced her coldly.

"I don't know, your mother must have made me say something that..." I stopped her sentence.

"I already know that she's to blame for many things, but what did you say?" I asked with the same tone as before.

"I might have called him crazy, but I didn't know he was there at all..."

"Well there is the problem, you shouldn't have said that in any circumstance at all Emma, because he is not crazy, he's a kid, you should know that" As I said that I moved to the sidewalk and noticed she was following me to where Henry headed "And until you understand that, I don't want you near him"

After this I left her standing there while I walked to Archie's office after Henry.

When I stepped into Archie's office he pulled me aside and asked what happened, and I told him what Emma said to me. He nodded and told me he would take it from there and I should go home. I looked at my brother sobbing on the couch and that scene reminded me that Emma was not the only one to blame for this, and I knew where to find her.

I was sitting on the living room when I heard her coming in. I heard her stopping at the archway as my back was turned for her.

"Where's Henry" It was more a request than a question.

"You don't know?" I asked calmly.

"No, you were with him when he left my office" She was getting hysteric now.

"Well he's not my son anyway" I got up to face her "That's the thing about mothers, they should care about their kids, and not just simply ignore when one of them sleeps somewhere you don't know without warning you, or when the other runs off crying" I tried my best to not let her notice that I was angry, but my voice was shaking, I couldn't help myself.

She was angry, her hands were shaking, and I knew she hated me for saying some truths on her face once in a while.

"You didn't even call me!" I was screaming now "Anything could have happened to me and you didn't even care!"

"That's not true!" She started screaming too "Olivia look at me!"

I didn't want to hear it; I passed through her and made my way to the door.

"Just so you know I'm staying with Granny" I said as I left and slammed the door behind me.

I could understand why Henry told Emma that our mother didn't love us, it's not that she didn't, she's just cold, and she doesn't know how to express her feelings, but that didn't take away my right to be angry. So I headed down to Archie's office, at least someone cared about him anyway.

I was sitting at Henry's side while Archie talked to him when Emma entered the office

"Miss Swan, I can explain, the mayor..."

"I know. Don't worry about it. I get it" She looked at me uncertain but continued "Henry, I'm sorry"

"I don't want to talk to you" Henry said before she could even apologize properly.

"Miss swan, if she hear you're here..."

"The hell with her" She said as she looked at me again, this time I nodded and gave her a small smile.

"Henry, there is one simple reason I stayed here, you. I wanted to get to know you"

"You think I'm crazy" He looked shaken up.

"No, I think the curse is crazy, and it is" She took a deep breath before continuing "But that doesn't mean that isn't true" She smiled at him "It is a lot to ask to anyone to believe in, but there are a lot of crazy things in this world, how would I know, maybe it is true"

"But you told my mom..." He whined.

"What she needed to hear" She cut him "What I do know is if the curse is real, the only way to break it is by tricking the evil queen, making her think that we are unbelievers , this way she's not going to turn against us" She looked at me "And wasn't that what operation cobra was about? Throwing her off the trail?"

"Brilliant" I muttered.

"I've read the pages and Henry, you we're right they are dangerous. There is only one way to make sure she never sees them" Emma moved from the couch to the fireplace, and placed the pages into the fire "Now we have the advantage"

As she said that Henry leapt out of the couch and hugged her.

"I knew you were going to help me"

"That's right kid, I am" She looked stunned "nothing, not even a curse can stop me"