Second Chance

67

Regina Mills-

My heart is racing quicker than the engine of my car as I bolt down the dual carriage way, my heart is in my stomach as I hold back my vomit from the worst case thoughts running wild through my mind. It's as though the baby knows something is wrong because even he won't stop kicking and flipping over in my stomach anxiously and it doesn't settle me nerves the slightest.

I can't let anything bad happen... oh right I still need to tell you all about it.

I was sat in my office proceeding with my usual mayor boring stuff and I got an office call... moments after David and Emma had just left us. This is how it went;

"Hello, madam mayor... how may I help?"

"Regina... I tried ringing your mobile but... never mind... come to the hospital quick, it's Emma!" David pants down the phone and quickly hangs up leaving me clueless. What has happened to my girlfriend? My god... Emma.

I waste no time at standing to my shaky jelly-like legs and put my coat on. And now I'm here, Racing down to the hospital to see what on earth has happened.

I pull up on the emergency lay-by, it's not like they can do anything, Emma is the sherif and I'm the mayor. So they can tow my car, I don't care. I run through the doors and straight past reception ignoring every "ma'am, please wait..." as I carry on jogging to the private room I see David.

"Regina... wait there's..." he attempts to hold me back but I fight against his clutch. "Regina she's not..."

"Let me see my girlfriend..." I argue, elbowing him slightly without any intention on hurting him, but I need to see that she's okay. "Get off me!" I yell as he winces from the pain and finally I squirm myself free.

I barge through the glass door and stumble slowly, curious of my girlfriend and shocked by the state. "Emma" I hysterically cry as I I hover over her icy cold body. Her lips are pale blue, her skin is much more pale than usual, it's as though her skin is transparent giving us the unbearable sight of her cold blood swirling through her body.

"Regina! You need to listen to me!" David huffs as he runs in after me, holding me back but I grab Emma's hand, not allowing myself to let go of her. Not again.

"Why is she so cold? What's happening to her?" I scream, whipping around to him and watching as he tries pulling me back out the room. "David! Answer me!"

"Come on, we'll talk outside" he stutters. "Mary-Margaret is almost here, I'll tell you both together" he sighs turning my around and walking me towards the door, but how does he expect me to just leaver her in this state.

I whip out of his clutch and stumble back to the bed, hovering over her and crying harshly. I cannot leave her in this state. What on earth happened? I know the weather was cold, but not nearly enough to give her hyperthermia. This is much more severe.

"Regina! She's not herself, come outside" he firmly commands this time, but his authoritative tone doesn't threaten me.

"I'm not going to leave her like this... I won't... she needs me the most right now, she needs to know I'm here and that I'm not going anywhere- so I'm staying" I fire back, arching over her and holding her tight in some bizarre attempt to warm her up, hoping my body against hers will kickstart that fiery heart. "Tell me what happened right now!"

I can tell it's really bad, and not just from Emma's state, David is stuttering and finding ways to hold me back from telling me; he's scared to tell me the truth.

"DAVID! WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED TO MY GIRLFRIEND?" I yell louder in hopes he will give in, but he doesn't. He attempts to strain me again and pull me away from her. "GET OFF ME! GET OUT..." I cry harshly, my chest in tightening. "Please.... please leave me be with Emma for a while"

"Okay... I'll be just outside, as soon as Snow arrives I will get the nurse to explain" I nod understandingly and thankfully that finally he is giving me space to breathe.

He leaves the room for shutting the door and finally I ghost over her, kissing her stone cold forehead. "Oh baby, what on earth happened? I can't leave you for five minutes without something terrible happening" I lean down and place a soft kiss to her temple and instantly wince from her cold skin. I look up to the machines she's all wired to and watch as her temperature dangerously dropping and I panic. "I can heal you, I can lift your temperature to stability and finally you can wake up and I can take you home where you belong" I coo, slowly hovering my hands over her lifeless body and watch as yellow beams travel down from my palms to her body, but it doesn't work. Nothing works. "I-I don't understand, it should have worked" I cry harder, my tears are uncontrollable as they floss over and I find it impossible to see clearly. "Emma! You're heart is shielded, who did this to you?! WAKE UP EMMA!"

"Regina hunny, come here" snow coos, hugging me from behind but this time I don't fight. I melt in her arms and cry harshly.

"Somebody help her! She needs help" I whimper. "I can't have this baby without her, I can't carry my life on without her, I need her"

"They will help her, she needs time to recover and wake up, come on sweetie, the nurse will explain everything" I don't argue, I allow her to hold me tight and lead me out to the hallway where David has already found the nurse so we meet and finally I can know what exactly is going on with my beautiful girlfriend!