A gleam of darkness, a ray of hope

Deceived

I felt the rush of dry, cold wind blow past my face, the whistle of the trees became louder and louder as my feet carried me through the forest. My eyes could barely see and my head was spinning. I stopped to catch my breath but it felt like it only made it worse, by focusing on running I was able to push my thoughts to the back of my head, now I was faced with them head on.

How would this work? Was he only using me? Did he truly want me for me? Did I just make yet another mistake? The answer... Probably. I was so used to them it would seem likely another was bound to happen.

I didn't want to listen to those scorching words anymore, I found my clarity in the wind, by letting it over take me, letting it consume me as my legs carried on sprinting through the woods. But it stopped me as I dropped to the ground, I was no longer in control of my own body. My emotions were.

My head ached as I scream out in pain, not pain over external injuries but ones done to my heart, by the only person capable or hurting me, myself. I was used to feeling regret over what I had done but this was a a different level. I had not only done a bad thing and regret it but I had done the something I swore myself that wound never happen, I let my heart get in the way of my head. The difference was, I was okay with it, but was he?

My internal war was over when I snapped up from the noise of a child's voice, one I knew all to well. "Mom? Are you okay?"

I quickly turned around and my eyes grew as a smile danced on my face. "Henry!" I ran to embrace him but just as he was an arms length away, I was alone. He vanished in a cloud of green haze leaving me without a single answer.

Until my heart sank when a familiar laugh echoed in the trees. "Oh boy!", she said, " well wasn't that quite fun!" She slowly walked around my circumference with the slightest of a grin on her face.

I was quite annoyed and ready to blow of steam, I'd say she came at the perfect time. "What do you want Zelena?" The words came out a little more edgier than expected.

" I just thought we could have a bit of fun that's all, it's your fault for taking everything so seriously."

"Why don't you leave before your head finds its new home on the ground."

An ouch escaped her lips and I rolled my eyes. "You want me gone so soon?"

"Well what do you want, a welcoming party? I could try but it would be a lot easier to get people to show up if you just tell them its your funeral."

"Oh no. You see, we have a lot of catching up to do, after you left my house without a goodbye you really hurt my feelings, even after I treated you with my nicest guest bed. All the other prisoners didn't even get food." Now we stood face to face, I feared my magic wasn't strong enough to defeat her, so I played it cool. "Speaking of prisoners, where is the man? The one you escaped with. Should I be expecting him to pop out and save you any time soon?"

"Robin Hood? No, I ditched him as soon as we entered the forest. And I have my own ass covered, I don't need to rely on a body guard to save me from a green monster."

She let out an evil snicker again and backed away shaking her head. "Oh Regina, what do you think lying is going to help you accomplish here? Do you really think I'm that stupid?"

I was starting to get nervous but I wouldn't let her see through me. "I hope that was a rhetorical question."

"How do you think you escaped? I mean you really didn't think you did that on your own."

Now it all made since why it was so easy, she let it happen. "So you have been following us?"

"Up until you two got really cozy last night, then it was just awkward."

I rolled my eyes and began to walk off, hoping she would let me, but we I knew she wouldn't, "Goodbye Zelena."

"And where do you think your going?" I felt my body jolt backwards and heard the crack of my bones when I hit the tree, soon I was once again surronded by darkness.