Battle Scars

Chapter 4

Regina awoke to the sound of nothingness, she assumed it was later in the day so her son must have left. Henry probably hated her for not getting up, but everything that happened last night exhausted her. She knew it was wrong she told herself that everyday and the fact that she was still doing this made it that much worse. She was addicted and it was going to kill her but she didn't care, it made her feel good. She got up and headed for the en suite to take a shower. Once clean and hair smelling like apples and cinnamon she went to the closet to grab her outfit for the day. She decided on a blue dress that stopped mid thigh and a black blazer jacket and a pair of black stilettos, she came to the conclusion that she would go by the office because she needed to get out of the house and eventually go back to work.

30 minutes later she was walking to the office, she could have taken her car it would have been so much easier but she needed the fresh air to clear her head. She made it to the building with only a few odd looks and a couple "I'm sorry's" she felt as if no one actually cared at all they just cared about Robin, most of it was true she still had a lot of enemies in the town but still they only cared for Robin and most barely knew him. She cautiously climbed the steps to the entrance, and then up the stairs to her office. Slowly she opened the door to the room where her true love's death took place she stepped inside and looked around making sure to avoid eyeing the exact spot of the unfortunate event.

Since she hasn't gone back to work that meant there wasn't any work for her secretary or anyone else who worked in the building so she was alone. She knew she had lots to do but she didn't know if she could do it now. She walked towards her desk and sat down staring down at a stack of papers. She looked through most of it until her eyes needed a break so she looked around the room once again. Until she saw it all happen again in front of her.

Hades pointing the lightning bolt towards her and Robin jumping in front of her to save her life. Then Zelena killing Hades with the same bolt and both of them crying for hours after that.

Regina didn't realize the tears that were making there way down her face and landing on one of the papers she was about to sign. She couldn't do it, she couldn't be in this room any longer or she would loose it! She grabbed all the work and shoved it in her bag aggressively and ran out of there.

Regina made it to the entrance of the office and collapsed on the steps she burst out with unshed tears, crying what she had been holding in for too long. She cried for what felt like hours but was only minutes in reality.

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Emma was out on her morning break on her way to Granny's to get herself a coffee, she knew something was up with Regina she had a feeling in her gut and Henry knew something was up too. She couldn't let the brunette struggle through her pain all by herself, Emma had barely managed to escape that pain with the help of Regina and her family. It's hard and you make stupid decisions she just hopes that Regina doesn't make a worse decision.

As Emma is thinking about this she's walking by the mayor's office and she see's Regina on the steps, crying. She runs to her faster than she's ever ran before, she can't believe Regina would be out here she thought Regina would be at home in bed like she always was.
Before Regina gets the chance to look up to see who has miraculously come to her aid she was enveloped in a huge tight hug, she tenses because of not knowing who it is but once she smells that warm vanilla scent she knows that the blonde is her rescuer.

"What are you doing out here?" Emma asks in a concerned tone.

"I d-don't know, I-I just wanted t-to come back but i-it's too much." Regina manages between sobs.

"Hey, hey it's okay I'm here, what happened?" Emma questions, now sounding less concerned and more sympathetic.

"I don't know I started working for a bit and then I stopped and looked at the room and everything came back to me, Robin and Hades and everything!" Regina says, now calming down a bit in the comforting embrace the blonde was providing.