When we were inside I didn't really pay much attention to detail, but all you need to know is that it was huge. So big, in fact, that I stood there in a daze forgetting why I was even there. Felicity started backing toward the door.
"Well I best get going now. Have fun with Henry, Hannah!" She said. I turned to give her one last glare, but she was gone. We stood there awkwardly. Regina spoke up.
"Henry's upstairs. I'll go get him." She quickly went up the stairs like it was a relief not to be with me anymore. I looked around the house until Regina came back down stairs even faster than when she went up.
"Hannah I'm sorry but you need to go. I'm going to call your mother and she'll come pick you up." She ran to the phone. I thought about going upstairs to check on Henry, and that's when it hit me. Henry was running away and Regina just found out. I was about to tell her but she just told me my "mother" would be here soon and left.
As soon as I got home I went to my room. As expected the window was sealed shut. I went back into the living room/music room.
"I'm just going for a walk, Felicity. Is that ok?" I asked.
"Sure just be back by lunch." She replied
"Oki-dokee-Loki." I said. I walked out the door so she wouldn't suspect anything but as soon as I was out the door I started running. I ran to the sheriff's office to go see the woman I found, Emma is what Graham said her name was, but when I got there the place was empty. I stood there a second trying to figure out where to go next.
I went to Regina's house and the door was surprisingly unlocked. I went inside and ran up the stairs. I had only been in Regina's house once before but something was telling me to go up there. I stopped. That weird feeling I get when people are around came back. It was banging around in the back of my head like it was trying to escape. I kept moving until I found the room where it was strongest. I went in the room and jumped when I saw Graham, Regina, and Emma sitting at Henrys computer. They turned toward the door and by the looks of it nearly had a heart attack when they saw me there.
"Hannah, what are you doing here?" Graham asked. I figured I should probably come up with something casual.
"Oh… I'm just… uh… checking on Henry. The way Miss Mills reacted made it seem like he was on the verge of death." I replied. Yep, real casual there.
"Hannah, I thought you were with your mother." Regina said
"Oh. Um.. I went on a walk and started thinking about Henry. And then I remembered that something was wrong so I came here to check on him."
"Let's go find Mary Margaret." Emma said. They all nodded in agreement and went out of the room.
"Can I come too?" I asked. Emma and Regina ignored my question, but Graham stopped and looked at me. I remembered Graham saying I could be his "deputy in training".
"Sure." He said. Regina and Emma were listening now. "You can come along." They just rolled their eyes and kept going.
We got to school just as Mary Margaret finished up her class. We pushed through the stampede of children and Regina started confronting Mary Margaret.
"Where's my son?" She said
"Henry. I assumed he was home sick with you." She replied. I wasn't very comfortable being with Mary Margaret at this moment.
"Would I be here if he was? Did you give him your credit card so he could find her? She nodded to Emma.
"I'm sorry who are you?" Mary Margaret asked in confusion.
"I'm his... I'm his..." She mumbled
"The woman who gave him up for adoption." Regina finished. There was a moment of silence. Mary Margaret started digging in her purse.
"You don't know anything about this do you?" Emma asked.
"No. Unfortunately not." She opened her wallet. The card was missing. "Clever boy. I should never have given him that book."
"What in the world is this book i keep hearing about!" Regina was furious now.
"Just some old stories I gave him. As you well know, Henry is a special boy. So smart. So creative. And as you might be aware, lonely. He needed it.
"What he needs is a dose of reality. This is a waste of time." Regina purposely knocked over a pile of books. I had never seen Regina like that before. And frankly it was kind of creeping me out. But on the other hand it was kind of cool. She left saying "Enjoy your trip back to Boston."