The rise of the dark queen

A mother's pain

Snow sits in her new residence and feels lonely. This is her biggest fears: alone, no one cares for her, no one loves her, she can't escape, she will be locked up in all her life. No more walks in the forest, no more flowers. Just her and the walls. Insanity will come.
Suddenly she hears steps. Someone comes to visit her, probably her sister. As the person arrives upstairs her identity reveals: it's Grimhilde.
-Aren't you sweet? You already missed me? Mother?
-You can be jokester, you can use sarcasm, but you won't get out from here ever! All you got is me! Sorry for the sad news! Auretta would come but I asked her not to! I guess you still don't want to see her. Even is made your new room quite comfortable. She even gave you books to be occupied.
-Shell I thank her that she made this after she took my freedom?
-Snow come on! Get real! You tried to kill her several times for literally no reason! You made the subjects miserable, you used your husband, and never took care of your daughter. I was on your side all along all those years ago, and  you never noticed! You took my warnings as a threat, I never wanted the throne to Auretta, I was trying to prepare you to be a good queen. I always loved you as my child, but you thought I'm some kind of evil stepmother, who wants everything to her real kid, but this was just not true! We didn't have any other choices then lock you in this place, because you are a threat to every living creature. But Auretta tried really hard to put you in a comfortable place, not how you did with me! Under the palace,no light, no books, no color on walls, or a table or a chair! Just one bed! Remember? You even can see the entire kingdom and the woods if you look out! That's the difference between you and us! That's why you never get out! Your mind is sick, and we can't let you walk between people like this!
-All I wanted is to be worthy to my mother's memory! She made me promise I will become a queen!
-Your mother was a psychopath! I know, I worked for her! All she ever wanted is power! She didn't care about anyone else, then her! You should remember! You were there! How many times did I took care of you instead of her? Or Isabell? If your plan was to be like her, your succeed. Because you did the same with your husband and your daughter. But do you know what's the most hurtful thing to me? After she died I tried to do everything to give you love and change you! And in returned you locked me and tried to kill my daughter! She had to grow up without a mother!
-Just like me!
-No, you don't! That's the problem with you! I was your mother! You wasn't alone like her! Your own blood! And you tortured her instead of loving her and taking care of your only blood relative! But do you know what? Just one final lecture, even if I know you don't care about them! Just to see what is true love and acceptance! I forgive you! I forgive everything! That you killed Isabell, tortured me and my subjects, and tried to kill my daughter! I truly forgive you for everything! I will visit you regularly, bring you fresh flowers, talk to you, if you want I even listen to you! But don't get hopes! You won't get out from here, ever! And one day I hope I can send up Auretta too, and you can treat her like sister! Because she forgives you too, but won't come until you don't want her to. She respects your decision.- Grimhilde looks at Snow and sees how one single tear rolls down her cheek. She truly feels sorry for her, because loosing everyone is the biggest fear of every human. You just have to take opportunities and never say later to anyone who loves you, because it might have be the last time you seeing them in this cold world. Snow learned it in the hardest way, and no second chances her, when we talk about other human lives. - Good bye Snow! - she says and leaves her to think about her actions and consequences.
Snow sits down on her bed and looks out: she sees the forest from here. That forest where she loved to walk, pick flowers and sing when she was younger.
-Pff, that may have been my only good quality. Grimhilde is right! I did nothing else than torturing people around me! I wanted to be my mother, and I succeed. I become the same neglectful mother. The difference is I killed my own daughter! - she starts to cry - My dear Morana! I'm so sorry! Above all these things that I've done this is the most horrible! If I want anyone's apology is your's! I put you the same hell, where I want through. Never one moment when I felt sorry for you, or recognized your suffering, not even when you told me! But you were smarter and braver then me sweetheart! That's why you choose love instead of hate! And now I have to live here every moment of my life thinking of you. That I killed my own daughter! The one who loved me the most! You were trying to win me over so hard, and I never gave you one single credit! My punishment is not loneliness, or knowing that Auretta is happy, and I'm miserable! My punishment is loosing you and living with the thought I let you down, I failed as a mother! And I will never forgive to myself for that! But you will be always in my heart, my sweet child! I promise I will do better for you! To win your love over! I wish I could have been see this sooner! Good bye my dear Morana! I hope one day you will forgive me from the Haven.