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Chapter 4

Yesterday

Regina swirled the contents of the vial absentmindedly her thoughts never drifting far from Robin. The genuine feeling of love she felt when she was with him, something she thought had died with Daniel. She closed her eyes and shook herself. There was no point in drowning in the past, she would just have to suck it up and trudge on if she wanted a better future.

She looked down at the potion in her hands. It would create new memories for her so when she crossed over the town line, she wouldn't wander around aimlessly. Instead, she had the chance to make a new life for herself. She would forget Storybrooke and everyone in it, and it nearly broke her heart that it would also make her forget Henry. She would forget she was from the Enchanted Forest and that she was a queen. However, she would remember all the spells she had learned from Rumpelstiltskin and that she could perform magic. It might come in handy.

Along with making a potion for new memories, she made a potion to gain back all the lost memories. Though she didn't think she would ever want to remember any of this, all the pain, it was better to be safe than sorry.

And before she clicked her suitcase shut, Regina reached into the chest and yanked her heart out. Her suffering eased considerably, she still a dull sensation of pain in her. She looked down at her heart in surprise as though she almost didn't recognize it. Save for a few veins of black that was still woven in, her heart almost looked normal. Tucking it away in a small chest, she snapped her luggage shut as she said goodbye to Henry, plane ticket and passport clutched tightly in her hand.

Today

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE- SMACK!

Reina rolled over in her not-so-comfortable bed with a groan, her head pounding from jet lag and her hand stinging from hitting the clock too hard. Having newly arrived from Maine to Oregon, there weren't very many options in places to sleep. But the motel she was currently at wasn't so bad and the rent not too expensive. She ran a hand through her hair and walked into the bathroom.

Wrapping her towel tightly around her, she pulled her suitcase from underneath the bed and zipped it open. Pulling out a nice blue chiffon blouse and black pencil skirt, a small blue vial tumbled out. She picked it up and noticed it was labeled "memory potion." She shrugged and placed it on the nightstand. Digging deeper in her suitcase she takes out a small wooden chest. She lifts in open and shrieks, falling to the floor. She throws the box on to the bed and scrambled backwards.

Holy shit, there was a heart in there! She places a hand on her chest and feels the faint thump thump and sighs in relief. It's not hers….but then whose is it? And how the hell did she get it? She gets back up and cautiously lifts the lid of the box. The heart glows brightly and she shivers, slamming the lid shut. She didn't have time to deal with it right now. If she had any chance of moving out of this motel any time soon, she needed to get a job. And soon. Burying the box underneath all her clothes, Reina slips into her outfit and gives herself a once over before grabbing her bag and heading out the door.

Just a couple of blocks away she sees a small "waitresses wanted" on the door of a bar. She walks in.

Ah, NOW the description of my story makes sense right?

Yup, that's definitely her heart in that box.

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