Only You

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Emma didn't remember how it happened, but she suddenly found herself standing in the living room of her apartment, the sound of her cell phone ringing pulling her out of her trance. She didn't have to look at the screen to know it was Regina calling, and she was sure this wasn't the first nor will it be the last time her phone will be ringing.

All of a sudden, she heard a loud thud and felt a sharp pain in her knees. Her brain didn't have time to process what was happening before she collapsed onto the floor, her head hitting the cold floor last. It took her another few minutes to realize that she had collapsed onto the floor, tears already streaming down her face and collecting in a pool under her head.

Everything hurt. Every part of her body hurt from her head to her feet, her head throbbing with each painful sob. It was all becoming so real. Her heart was breaking as she suddenly realized that she was no longer with Regina. She knew it was for the best. She couldn't keep hurting her, she wouldn't keep hurting her. She loved Regina too much to hurt her every single day for the rest of her short life. Although at that moment, she felt like she was dying.

The rest of the night was a blur of pain. At some point, she either turned off her phone or the battery died from the constant ringing. Somehow, she made her way to bed, crawling under the covers fully clothed with her heavy boots still on, hoping the comfort and safety of her bed will help her feel a little better.

It did not.

Emma cried so hard she eventually made herself pass out, falling into a light and dreamless sleep.

She slept all day, waking just before sunset. Her throat was raw from crying all night and her chest still hurt from her tremendous heartbreak. She pulled herself out of bed, determined to take a hot shower to clear her head. She stood under the scalding hot water until it eventually ran cold, her tears mixing with the water as it ran down her body, but she still didn't feel any better. In fact, she felt worse as her stomach started to hurt with hunger pains from forgetting to eat for a few days. She dragged herself into the kitchen to make a bowl of cereal with the last of her questionable milk, causing her to realize she hadn't been spending much time in her own apartment.

After a few minutes of eating her stale cereal, she realized she should probably check in with work, given what happened the last time she worked. She turned on her computer to find an office-wide email letting her know that, due to the unfortunate events of the other night, hunters were permitted a few days off to mourn the loss of one of their own. Emma was secretly relieved that she didn't have to return to work for a few days, giving her extra time to try to move on from her break up with Regina.

She laid on the couch, drifting in and out of sleep for the next few hours, until she finally woke up, feeling incredibly dehydrated from all the lost tears. She made her way back to the kitchen to get a glass of water, finding her cell phone sitting on the counter. Once again, she didn't remember how it got there. She turned it back on to find that her voice mailbox was completely full, all with messages from Regina, pleading for her to call her back. In addition to the thirty or forty voicemails that Regina had left, she found over one hundred text messages waiting for her, ninety-eight of them from Regina. Each saying the same thing. Begging her to talk to her. Emma burst into tears again when she heard the pain in Regina's voice through the phone. She rushed back to the couch as she continued to sob, fearing she might collapse once again.

Her phone started to ring again as soon as the sun set, and she already knew who was on the other line. She rejected each call as soon as they came in, at least letting Regina know that she was still alive as the calls went to voicemail right away instead of letting it ring. She didn't want her to worry about Emma's safety afterall.