Storybrooke Chronicles(editing beware)

Suprise Baby Girl

"Emily Sweetie wake up it's time for school." I get up and smile slightly. "What's today?" I ask. Mom smiles sadly "Veterans Day." I frown. I sit up and throw myself at my mother. She sighs and hugs back tightly. "I miss him." She hugs tighter "I miss him too Em." I miss my dad; I miss Marine Corp Robin Locksley. I let go and see my world is becoming blurry. Mom takes her thumb and wipes away my fallen tears. "He'll come home." I shake my head "Maybe?" My mom just hugs me again and we stay like that for a few more minutes.

After we separate I get up and go to get ready for school. I walk into my bathroom and look in the mirror. My icy blue eyes watering, my long dirty blond hair to my elbows, I laugh bitterly and take off my locket dad gave me. It's a picture of me and him last time I saw him, Last year at the Fourth of July. I turned 15 that day and I got a lot. A car since mom is letting me drive more often and a promise ring from dad and a lot more. I start crying at the thought of him not being about to attend my sixteenth birthday. I had a dinner at the most expensive restaurant in Storybrooke and all my friends came. Henry, my god brother, Violet my best friend, and Grace my other best friend planned it. The day after was my official party and I had fun but all night I was praying he would walk through the door and I would hug him tight but he couldn't.

I rub my finger over the picture as it becomes nothing but a blurry glob. I hear mom knock on the door. "Sweetie are you okay?" I wipe my tears and say in my best normal happy voice "Yeah mom!" I couldn't cry again in front of her. I do every year and she thinks I don't hear her crying at night but I do and I try to help her but she's so supportive of me... She puts me first. I curl my hair and brush my teeth and do my makeup. I walk out my room as normal as I can and put on my Marine shirt that dad got me. It looked like his. It said Locksley on it and had his serial number and stuff. I throw on my jeans and grab my backpack.

I go downstairs to find mom talking to Emma Swan. She sees me and smiles "Hey buttercup." I smile and say "Hey Snickers." Emma always found a way to cheer me up and that why I love her as my god mom. "Henry is driving you to school and is waiting in the car." She says smiling. I nod and internally thank her for her outfit. She's wearing a green plain shirt and her leather jacket. Her jeans blue and her boots green. My dad got her those boot for Christmas two years ago... The last Christmas he attended. I kiss my bye and notice my mom necklace. I whisper "He will come home mom." She smiles and waves me off. I get in the car and see Violet and Grace in the back seat.

"Hey guys." They all wave and I turn to see Henry with his arms out. "I know you need a hug." I give in and hug him briefly then off the SB high we go. I walk into first period and sit down waiting for class to start. Mrs. Lucas walks in and smiles. "Well class I hope you all have taken a moment this morning to honor your veterans and if you didn't don't worry. We have an assembly in about ten minutes." Everyone groans including me. We all talk as we wait for the announcement. Then over the intercoms we hear "Attention all students! We will be having an assembly on the multi-purpose room. Please make your way down there now. Thank you." The intercom shuts off and everyone picks up their stuff and makes their way there.

When I get there my friends are saving me a seat. I sit down and then it starts. Mr. Whale is speaking; our principal. "Today as you know it is Veterans Day and I think we all need to just take a moment of silence to honor all of our veterans and all the people still fighting for us today." The room goes slowing as everyone bows their heads. I close my eyes and think of anything but my dad to keep the tears at bay. I'm a very sensitive girl already but when it comes to my daddy I'm a baby. Mr. Whale starts to speak again "Now I would like to honor the brave families they have for supporting them so without furthermore I would like to bring Regina Locksley and Emily Locksley to the stage." I look around shocked and slightly embarrassed. I stand up and walk on stage and my mom does the same. I didn't know she was here. Then Mr. Whale says "I would just like to thank you guys for what you do and for supporting Marine Corp Robin Locksley." My mom smile and I nod.

"Now Emily you have some very special friends and family and here is their gift to you." I look at him confused until I hear gasps and I whip my head in the direction of the door. There I see my dad walking in his uniform towards me. I'm shocked for a millisecond and then I jump off the stage and sprint towards him. "Daddy," I shout as I race through the isle. I crash into him chest so hard he take a step back and picks me up. "Daddy," I say again. Tears start flooding my eyes to point where I can't see but I didn't care because my dad was here with me and not somewhere dead. He is holding me whispering I don't know what into my ears. I hold on to him like he will slip away if I let go and turn my head to see my mom frozen on the stage just looking at him.

His walks towards her with me still clung on. "Robin..." Her voice breaks and everyone hears it. It's completely silent and all that can be heard was the sniffles of girls in the crowd. Mom's hands over her mouth as tears escape her eyes. I get off of dad and see mom slowly walk down the steps and over to him. She caresses his cheek to make sure he's real. "Are you real?" She asks. He smiles "Yes I am." Mom starts to cry harder as she leans against his head. He leans his head in and stand there crying at how my dad and my mom are finally together after a year being apart. A sob escapes my mom's mouth and she hugs my dad with her everything. My dad is now crying as he hugs her back and she opens his arm for me.

I jump in and hug him tight. "I missed you Daddy." I say through my tears. My whole world was alright. I finally felt home, like I wasn't going to lose my dad, I felt safe. "I missed you too Baby Girl and your momma too." We only hug him tighter. I hear clapping and girls bailing in the background but I didn't care. "I love you." Mom says with shinning tears. "I love you too."

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Happy Veterans Day!
Dedicated to my late Grandmother Virginia Paige and my Uncle Elliot Hayes. I am going to be writing a original book soon so watch out for it! The better I get at these the longer they will be.
👑👑Autumn💋💋