Finding You Always

Heartbeat Song

Finding You Always

Chapter 86: Heartbeat Song

The cell door shut with a chink, as Charming locked their thief in the holding cell.

"Is this really necessary? From the looks of what happened out there, you have bigger problems than me, Sheriff," the man protested.

"You robbed the pharmacy. Regardless of anything else going on, you still committed a crime," David replied.

"You know, I thought of all people you'd understand! You know what it's like to have nothing...to come from nothing!" he shouted. David paused and turned back to him.

"You're right...I do. But stealing won't solve your problems, whatever they may be," David replied.

"According to your Maine driver's license, your curse identity is Aldin Samar, which means you came over with the first curse. Care to tell us who you were back in the Enchanted Forest?" Emma asked.

"Of course...I was Bambi," he replied sarcastically. Emma rolled her eyes.

"Would you believe I was Mushu? No wait...I was that little crab guy that paled around with the mermaid!" he joked.

"Doubtful, because if you were any kind of animal before, it would have had to be a jackass," Emma retorted. He chuckled.

"That's a good one, princess," he complimented.

"I'm not your princess, pal," she retorted.

"You have no idea," he retorted back.

"All right...enough. You might as well tell us, because I'll find out anyway when I look you up in the Census," David said.

"Yeah, so talk now or talk later," Emma added.

"Why steal from the pharmacy?" David asked.

"I needed stuff," he replied vaguely.

"The tent...that where you're crashing?" Emma asked.

"That's what you do when you get evicted from your apartment," he snapped back.

"No job?" Emma questioned.

"Had one...was one of Medusa's bartenders during the curse. Woman was as sleazy as she was rotten, but it paid good. Then she croaked and Stromboli moved in. Fired her whole staff and hired his own," he explained.

"We have a shelter. It's too cold to sleep in the woods," David mentioned.

"He's right. And we also have programs to help people in your situation," Emma added.

"I don't want your charity!" he spat in return.

"I'll do my time and then I'm leaving this town," he spat.

"You want to leave town?" David asked.

"The sooner the better," he replied.

"Things aren't any better outside Storybrooke. In fact, they're probably harder. You'll have no one," Emma warned.

"Got no one here either so what's the difference?" he spat.

"The difference is that at least my parents try to take care of their people. It's not charity and my superpower is telling me there's another reason you want to skip town," Emma deduced.

"I'm done talking. Don't I have the right to a lawyer or something?" he spat. She shrugged.

"I'll call Mitchell Herman and have him send the public defender if that's what you want," David said.