Once Upon a Time

Chapter 56

Hope slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a room. Hope got out of the bed and walked to the door. She opened it and walked down a narrow stairs. There she ended up in a little living room.

‘Ah good morning dear.’ she heard behind her.

Hope fast turned around and then she remembered what happened.

‘Want some tea?’ the Evil Queen asked with a smile on her face, but the smile gave Hope shivers.

‘No thank you.’ Hope said.

‘Sit down then, make yourself comfortable.’ she said.

Hope did what the Evil Queen told her.

‘Why did you need me?’ Hope asked.

‘I happen to know that you found out about our link.’ the Evil Queen said from the kitchen.

The Evil Queen walked back into the living room with a steaming mug, sitting down on the sofa across from Hope.

‘Yes.’ Hope said.

‘That means we’ve got a strong connection.’ she said.

‘And your point is?’ Hope asked.

‘That I need you.’ the Evil Queen said.

‘Why?’ Hope asked.

‘You’ve got strong magic inside of you.’ the Evil Queen started.

‘If you’re going to ask me if I want to join the dark side, then I can tell you, I’m not joining.’ Hope said.

The Evil Queen laughed.

‘Silly girl.’ she said.

‘I’m not asking anything, when I tell you to do something, you’ll do it.’ she said.

‘I don’t think so.’ Hope said.

‘So what’s the reason that you came?’ the Evil Queen asked.

‘You said there wouldn’t be any dead bodies after I would come to you.’ Hope said.

‘Haven’t your parents never taught you to not trust me?’ the Evil Queen asked.

‘I happen to trust people easily, yes and that’s a huge problem.’ Hope said.

‘But that doesn’t mean that I won’t give you the chance to proof them wrong, that you aren’t such a bad person as they think you are.’ Hope said.

The Evil Queen laughed again.

‘Maybe you should’ve listened to everyone.’ the Evil Queen said.

‘Maybe.’ Hope said.

‘Little bit too late for that now, isn’t it?’ Hope said.

‘Oh dear.’ the Evil Queen said after sipping her dear.

‘There are a lot of secrets out here and I happen to know every single one of them.’ the Evil Queen said.

‘Probably because you’ve got to do with most of those secrets.’ Hope said.

‘Perhaps.’ the Evil Queen said.

‘And you’re planning on telling them to me, otherwise you wouldn’t have brought that up.’ Hope said.

The Evil Queen smirked.

‘Witty person you are.’ she said.

Hope shrugged.

‘Just like your father.’ the Evil Queen said with disgust on her face.

‘You know, I don’t need you to come to my side willingly, I can make you come to my side.’ she said.