There are moments where one feels as though time should stop. Or perhaps, speed up. In those moments, the crashing feelings of despair or denial seeps through. It is then that one is left bare to their inner pain unable to hide from it.
Regina couldn't make out what was actually going on in her head when she awoke this morning.
She was eager for time to speed up because tomorrow Eduardo was being crowned as the Emperor. She was immensely proud of him and looked forward to standing beside him as his empress.
Yet a part of her wanted to run away as swiftly as she could. She was incredibly nervous about taking on the weight and responsibility that comes along with wearing the crown.
Everything was just too much.
She sighed, keeping her gaze fixed on the single rose she had plucked from
