Highschool Story

Confessions

Regina came back and asked, "Hey Emma, Zelena just called, she is going out tonight and I know I said I'd stay for dinner but Henry will be all alone so I have to go. I'm sorry." She starts to head towards the door.

My mom stops her and says, " I'm assuming that Henry isn't able to look after himself, but instead of going why don't you ask your sister to bring him round?"

Regina smiles and nods her head in approval

She leaves to call Zelena.

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I hear a small almost none existent knock at the door. I answer it to be greated by a small, cute and chubby boy smiling up at me and the same red head from the diner a few feet behind him.

He gives his aunt a hug before motioning for me to pick him up. I wave goodbye to Zelena and carry Henry inside.

He spots Regina and starts smiling more than thought to be possible. I put him down and he rushes to Regina who has her back turned talking to my mom.

She squeals as Henry wraps himself around her legs. The interaction between them is possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life.

My mom looks like she is going to implode if she doesn't hug him soon.

"Henry, why don't you go and watch a movie with Emma whilst I talk to Mrs Nolan."

He was making sounds that made no sense. Regina replied to the 'sentence'. "Not yet baby, but maybe Mrs Nolan will if you ask her."

Henry walked over to my mom, tapped her leg and then repeated the mumbles from earlier.

"hm ay ee"

We all looked at Regina with a questioning look. She caught on and said, "oh! He asked if you'd like to play with him."

My mom picked him up and said, "Sure little one. Emma, are Neil's old toys still in the family box?"

I nodded and then went to get them.

After I got the toys and my mom was playing with Henry, Regina and I went to talk.

"I want you to know that I won't tell anybody anything about...what you were talking about with Mr Booth. Even though we haven't been friends for long, I care about you I want you to know I'm here for you."

"so you heard everything? Even that I was...ra...raped?"

I nodded my head and she burst out in tears. I pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back.

It has been 30 minutes.
We were sat in silence enjoying the ongoing embrace.

"I was 13 when it started."
I looked down at the brunette girl before saying, "What started Regina?"

"please...just let me finish or I never will." I kept silent willing to listen to what she was trying to tell me. "My daddy died a few months before they got married, my Mother and Leo, I'd never even met him before. She was changing everything so quickly, almost as though daddy ment nothing, like he was never there in the first place. She was never the best mother to me, I was used to it. It was a Friday night and I had came in 5 minutes after curfew. I thought nothing of the glares he gave me, I thought maybe he was a nice guy, that he did love my mom. I was in my room finishing homework up so I could relax for the rest of the weekend. He came in, he shut the door and he hit me. Over and over. I couldn't move. It hurt so bad. I remember thinking I was going to die bleeding to death on my bedroom floor. I told August eventually, but by then I had suffered to much and I hated myself. I started shutting down, I was desperate for it to stop. I convinced myself that I deserved it and that it was my punishment for not being a good daughter...I...I" She cut herself off with a strangled sob. She took a deep breath and continued, "I went through the abuse. He hit me, kicked me, he carved things into me. I believed every word he told me. He told me that everything he did was because I was bad, misbehaved, that I was the cause of my mom's hatred towards me. That my sister hated me because I was getting more attention off him then she was. It lasted until I was 15 and a half. Then it stopped. I should have known it was too good to be true, too good to last. A month later he came into my room, he woke me up and then he started to hit me. When I thought he was done he started doing things to me. I let it go on. I was scared, so so scared. I fell pregnant at 16. I told my mother I was raped...she didn't believe me. She said I was a whore. That I'd probably had half the town. I had Henry and we moved closer to Zelena, we moved here. And every night I go home terrified wondering if he's there, just waiting for me. The worst part of all of this is...I would go through it all again without a second thought just for that little miracle. Henry saved me and I love him more then I have ever loved anybody else."

She continues to cry and so do I.

"your not going back there alone. Ever. Not with that sick man there. Stay here tonight with Henry and tomorrow night I'll come get your stuff and Henry's." She nodded and my mom shouted us for food.

After food I told my mom Regina is staying for awhile. I gave her a look telling her not to ask questions and she said okay.

"So, my dad has set up Neil's bed from when he was younger for Henry in my room. I have two beds from when me and my sister shared a room and you can stay in there. Granny is dropping Neil and Kat off soon but you can meet them tomorrow." She smiled and carried Henry up to my room.

I said goodnight to my mom and went up to my room. I was about to walk in when I heard her singing to Henry. When she finished I walked in and smiled slightly at her. She walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. She pulled away and we both left to get changed. We got into our beds and I slowly drifted off to sleep.
---------------Time skip-----------
I was woken up by a body getting into my bed. I turned to see Regina and it was clear that she had been crying. I shuffled over a little so she could get comfortable. I kissed her head and slowly drifted off to sleep with Regina in my arms.

To others she may be broken, but to me...she's perfection.

An
I know it's late but I've been busy. Comment on your thoughts. Regina warmed up to Emma pretty quick and even she doesn't quite understand why. Where do you think this arrangement will lead?