Truth or Bears

Chapter 3

She was staring at the screen of her laptop for minutes now, but she still couldn't believe it. Is it possible that after all this time of suffering fate has changed sides and now is on hers?

It all started with her daily afternoon routine. She turned on her laptop to have a little chat with her online best friend. She looked down at her necklace. She knew that she could have real friends, now that she could talk, but she preferred it this way. If she made real-life friends, the separation would be hard when she had to move. But an online friend? You can take her anywhere with you in your pocket (actually in your phone). She smiled at the idea of taking a little, sixteen-year- old girl in her pocket. She actually knew a Wonderland treat that could make this idea real. She frowned at the thought of Wonderland and turned back to the screen. She opened the chat window and smiled. As usual at this time, GraciousTeaspoon16 was logged on. She knew that school was over by now, and she was spending her time on the internet searching for locations that she will never get to. Poor girl! Suddenly a new window popped up.

GraciousTeaspoon16: Hey girl! Did you know that there are rainbow coloured mountains in China? They look awesome! I really, really, reeeeeally wanna go there.

GraciousTeaspoon16 has sent you a photo.

NotRapunzel25: Yeah, they look awesome! Maybe you could ask your parents to go on holiday there.

GraciousTeaspoon16: Like that's ever gonna happen! Dad won't even let me go down alone to that small diner at the end of the street! What will he say to China?!

NotRapunzel25: Yet, I think you should give it a shot. ;)

GraciousTeaspoon16: Never mind. It's not like we could afford it, anyway. Maybe I'll try it with something smaller. Something that's in Maine. I don't know why, but Papa always gets furious when I talk about travelling. He always reacts as if I told him that I wanna go to Wonderland or something. The diner is just around the corner!

Goldilocks stared at the screen in shock. Wonderland, the second time this day. It can't be a coincidence! She quickly took a map out of one of her desk drawers and stared at it. Maine... The state was circled in with a bright red loop. That's where she had seen that weird named town. Storybook or something like that... The one she thought... no, she knew that it was the cursed town. But it had disappeared before she could have marked its place on the map, and the internet couldn't help her either in finding it. Now, it was her chance to find it and save her true love! But she had to be careful... She didn't want to trick her online best friend after all these years of virtual friendship. She had to stay honest but ask about that cursed town too, she reminded herself.

NotRapunzel25: I'm sorry to hear that. L I was thinking that maybe you could visit me in New York sometime, so we could meet personally, but I guess that is out of question then.

She wasn't lying. She wanted to meet her personally but she was now more focused on saving her love than anything and she couldn't let anything distract her.

GraciousTeaspoon16: Yeah, I'm sorry too. But don't give up hope. Who knows what may happen?

NotRapunzel25: Thanks. J

NotRapunzel25: So, Maine, huh? It's not that far away for me... Maybe I'll come around sometime.

GraciousTeaspoon16: That would be great. :)

NotRapunzel25: But where do you live exactly? Even though I would be happy to travel around whole Maine maybe I should start with your city. Which one is it?

GraciousTeaspoon16: Oh god, please tell me that it's not that part where it turns out that you're a weird stalker, sixty-something creep and not a nice 22-year-old girl and all you want is to find me and kill me or something...

NotRapunzel25: Oh, please! :D I can assure you that I'm not a stalker, and I'm perfectly sure that I'm a nice young woman who is bad at making contact with humans.

GraciousTeaspoon16: Oh well, I'm almost disappointed. J I'll probably regret this later but, unfortunately, it's not a city. It's a little town with a strange name, Storybrooke.

NotRapunzel25: What a special name! :D And is life like a fairy tale in this Storybrooke?

GraciousTeaspoon16: Not for me. I'm stuck here but oh well. At least I have you to talk to.

NotRapunzel25: And I have you.

GraciousTeaspoon16: This got creepy and cheesy pretty fast. :D

NotRapunzel25: Yeah, true.

GraciousTeaspoon16: Sorry, but I have to go. I have a literature essay to write.

NotRapunzel25: Sure, no problem. I have to get back to work anyway. I need to go and buy some magazines for the boutique. Have a nice day and good luck with the essay!

GraciousTeaspoon16: Thanks. Have nice day, you too!

GraciousTeaspoon16 has left.

Goldilocks stared at the screen with excitement. Finally! The time has come! She is going to be reunited with him! At last she can tell him how she really feels about him! And she will save him from that awful town. She had been too coward to stand beside him then, but now, she was ready. She glanced at the clock on the wall. It's almost time! Her friend will be here any minute.

Suddenly, the mirror on the wall started to swirl straining her blue-black-goth reflection. A minute after, two fluffy bunny ears appeared out of the mirror. Then a head. Then a whole body and a few minutes later, the White Rabbit himself was standing on the rug of her apartment.

The White Rabbit took off his glasses, wiped them with the corner of his jacket then put it back pushing it back all the way up on his small nose. He finally opened his mouth: 'Goldilocks, what a pleasure to see you. How's life going around these parts? I brought the monthly portion of your staying fit Wonderland treats.' he said.

Goldilocks jerked with her hands. 'Oh forget the treats! We're leaving!'

'And where to exactly, may I ask?'

She smiled at him widely. 'I need you to take me to Storybrooke.'