Note: This chapter contains a flashback from Emma's 17th at hospital.

Chapter 3: A Note from Emma Swan

A long drive from New York to Storybrooke, Emma was glancing back to a little boy in passenger seat, leaned on the window and sleeping. She wondered how Henry grew up with his mother and how was it possible for her to realize that her child is here with her. Many questions those are unanswered. It just left there in a spin of wheel in her head. Remembering a note when he gave it to her back in her apartment. Every word on the note she absorbed. It impacted her hardly to see her child. She wished she was there to see her child growing up.

However, her thoughts stopped and she sighed. She was looking back on her memories when she was at Boston Hospital.

-Flashback-

By near 1 o'clock at morning, her baby boy finally was here at the sight. For first time, she saw a beautiful face but she knew it's time to let him go. No strings attached with her child. In her grief, she was crying aloud and barely looks at him for a moment.

"Do you want to hold him?" A nurse asked her. Emma shook her head. "I don't want to. Let him get out of my sight. And I have a note for his family. It is located on my bedside table."

A nurse walked to get her child by his arms and picked a note from her bedside table. He walked off to see the social worker to give her child and note.

Emma heard the entire conversation outside among the social worker and a nurse about her child. She knew it is a right thing to do is give her boy a best chance to live a better life.

She remembered her words by writing a note to her child's family.

Dear Mother/Father,

It's first thing to say is Thank you for adopting my baby and giving him a chance to have a better life, which I can't afford on my own. I am glad that you are here to take him in. Let me tell you about myself. I am no such like this child who would be in foster care with others. I don't want him to be like me when I was young. I know it is right thing to do for him.

He need your love and care from you. I know you are excited to have him in your life. I wanted him to have a good life and everything you can give him by your kindness and care.

Second thing, I don't want him to know that I abandoned him or can't take care of him. I have many issues with myself. I don't want him to find his father. It's just a betrayal from him because I had him while I was pregnant. I don't know where his father is. But I am sure that he is somewhere. Don't worry, he don't know that he had a child.

Please let him know that I am here for him in his heart. Let him read this note when he is ready. Don't let him get angry with me. Just stay with him until he has questions or anything to say about me. To be truthfully, I am not regretting myself about giving him up for adoption. I am very happy to see him in better care. I took care of paperwork since I was pregnant. You see the paperwork that I attached on the file.

To my baby boy, you were beautiful when I saw you but I felt sad because I had to let you go. I wanted you to know that I am here. But I don't want you to find me. Just be happy with your new family. Just live your life with your family. I know that you will be ok with them. I am sure. I wanted you to know that I still love you no matter what. I will always be with you. So, have a good life. Make your best chance to be joyful.

Thank you again for taking him in with you. That's all I wanted to let you know.

Signed,

ES

- Flashback -

Finally, they passed the sign 'Welcome to Storybrooke'. Emma woke Henry up and told him that they are here in Storybrooke. It was a long drive. By 6am, the sun is coming up. She heard Henry yawn and smiling at a beautiful quaint town while she drove through on Main Street. When they arrived and their stomachs grumbled. They laughed.

"Are you hungry?" She looked at him and back on the road.

"Yea, you are too. I heard your stomach." He beamed at her.

"Ok. Where is the place to eat? I don't know about this town but I am sure that you are raised in here." Emma searched for a place to park. Until, she heard the phrase 'Granny's Diner' from him. They found Granny's Diner by passing through on Main Street. She turned off her car and they got out then walked to get in the diner.