Chapter One
Erik could hardly breathe he felt, as he slipped threw the mirror, looking back at his "life". He didn't want to breathe though, for there was nothing for him to live for.
"It's truly over now, the music of the night!" he thought. "What shall become of me? What shall I do?"
As he escaped from his lair, he had the greatest temptation to run back, and let the angry mob kill him, but something seemed to tell him to go on.
He had no earthly idea of where he would live, but he knew it had to be away from there, no where near an opera, no where near Paris.
It seemed as if the long, dark pathways, which he had come very accustomed to, would never end, but just go on, and on.
He had tears streaming down his face, as he walked in darkness, and he didn't try to hold them back.
He tried to force every thought of her from his mind. But after walking for some time, he remembered seeing her, standing, with tears streaming down her cheeks.
He fell to the dark floor, and let out a mournful cry. "What kind of person am I? How could I hurt her? No, I am no person, I am a monster!" he cried out of loneliness and solitude.
"No one loves me, no one ever will! Who could love a monster with the face of a demon!" He thought.
He slowly, sat up and leaned against the cold, dark wall, and tried to calm himself.
He thought it would be best to think of where he should go now. He longed to go far, far away immediately. After thinking of places that he could go, the thought hit him that he should go to America.
America was plenty far enough for him. He would just go, and live in solitude.
But then the thought hit him. I would have no more music. Music was his life, and how could he play music without his organ? He decided that it would be best for him to stay away from music, if it had caused all this suffering for him, then it surely can't do him any good. But he couldn't forget about it, or he surely would die.
" I won't leave my music, I can't." he decided. He could just write songs, at the least.
While he sat thinking he placed his hand to his face to try to help relieve the headache he had, and then remembered he did not have his mask. He knew he must have his mask. He thought he would try to go to Madame Giry and see if she had it, or could fetch it for him. So he slowly got up, and ventured down the gloomy pathways.
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He finally reached her room. He guessed that no one would be there, because of the fire. So he slowly opened the door, and ventured in.
While looking around on her dressers, he saw the familiar face of Madame Giry, as a child. He remembered the day they first met, which brought tears to his eyes.
He went on looking, and happened to see something on one dresser.
He was relieved to see it was his mask. He quickly picked it up, and put it on.
He then noticed the note that was sitting underneath it, that read:
Dearest Erik,
I knew that you would come in search of this. My daughter, Meg Giry, found this in your lair, and brought it to me. I am sorry it had to end this way. Whatever happens to you, I hope you end up happy.
Love,
Madame Giry
Erik felt so much guilt. He had failed her, he knew it. He somehow wished he could find her, and tell her how grateful he was.
He put the letter in his pocket, and looked around for a stray piece of paper.
Once he found one, he wrote:
"Thank you for everything you have done for me"He knew he couldn't leave a sign that he wrote it, for he feared it would just start trouble.
He knew she would know it was he, anyways.
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Erik ventured threw his belongings, grabbing only the important things.
He was trying his best to hurry, for he knew he would not be there alone for long.
Erik had waited long hours waiting for everyone to leave, before he could go in to his "home".
He grabbed a bag, and started to put things in it that were dear to his heart.
Once he had everything, he ventured down, once more, the dark pathways, leaving the "world" he knew behind.
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Author's Note:
Well, there is the first chapter. I hope to keep a steady update on this, but reviews would encourage me to! Please review and tell me everything you wish to say. Though it seems dull, it will get interesting soon, I believe. God blesses!
