Gold

{26}

I FOLLOWED Emma and Regina into the other room, the room with the double sided glass. Regina wanted to witness Mary Margaret's interview, for whatever reason, and Emma reluctantly agreed. I came along for mere moral support. And the fact that my fiancé was in there as well.

The DA, Spencer kept asking Mary Margaret questions that seemed as if he wanted her to answer wrongly. It was almost like he was hired to get Mary Margaret to screw up and say something incriminating on recording.

"Of course I wanted her gone!" Mary Margaret exploded suddenly and I gasped. From the instant shame on her face, I knew she regretted saying it. Gold had an annoyed look on his face, but whether it was directed at Mary Margaret or the DA, I couldn't tell.

I glanced beside me to Regina, who had the biggest smile on her face. She really was enjoying this. I supposed, in her mind, this was justice for Daniel, but I couldn't help but want to defend Mary Margaret.

Because even if Snow White did something to Regina, something that Regina deemed unforgivable, Mary Margaret had no knowledge of it. Mary Margaret was cursed. Just as I was. If only I could remember what happened....

"Snow, how much longer will we have to travel?" I whined, readjusting my grip on the horses reigns. Snow sighed. "I don't know, sister. Father insists we travel, but what he is looking for, I do not know.." Snow told me and I scoffed.

Father had been looking for something since Mother died. I suspected it was a new wife, someone to watch over us so he didn't have to. Or more like watch over me. My father never treated me with the same adoration he gave Snow, especially since our Mother died.

I felt unloved and unwanted, but felt there was no point in saying anything to my sister. She adored our father and I didn't want to ruin her opinion of him. A shriek pulled me from my thoughts and I looked over to see Snows horse go wild, running as fast as possible.

"Snow!" I yelled, and shrieked as my horse began to run wild as hers did. "Stop!" I yelled to my horse, pulling on the reigns. Nothing happened. I could see Snow in the distance as the horse ran us across a large field. And I could see something else. A cliff. Oh no.

Then I saw something. A woman riding towards us. She was an excellent rider, I could tell that much. She rushed towards us and grabbed onto Snow. She pulled Snow onto her horse, then reached towards me. I jumped towards her hands, but lost my balance and tumbled. It seemed Snow had tumbled too as I finally came to a stop.

I sat up in time to see the woman walking towards us. "Oh dears! Are you alright?" She asked us and I couldn't help but notice how beautiful this woman was. She had long black hair in a braid and she was wearing a blue riders outfit.

She was also young, not much older than Snow and I. She helped Snow and I stand up. "Thank you so much!" I told her instantly and she smiled warmly at me. "You saved our lives." Snow said, looking shocked.

"Regina." The woman introduced herself with a smile. I smiled at her, as did Snow. "I'm Snow. Snow White." Snow told her. "I'm Claire." I told her as well. Regina smiled at us once again, and pulled the two of us into a hug. I met Snows glance behind Regina. We were both thinking the same thing. Who was this incredibly kind woman and how could we repay her?

The interview concluded then, and I surmised it was because they'd gotten what they wanted. I winced as Emma placed Mary Margaret back into her cell. The look on Mary Margaret's face was even worse. She looked absolutely defeated. I felt her defeat as well.

Maybe it was because I was her twin, which I now knew to be true, but I could feel how she felt. The connection I'd always felt to her had now strengthened.