The
Phantom
Of The Opera
Love And Music Are Forever
By: Sarah E. Phelps
Special Thanks To...
Erik "Ice" Destler
Gill
Britney
Erik Defluer
CD
Christine D
EK
Chrissy
Erik D
" Love and Music are FOREVER"
Preface
" We had a bargain..Forever remember!"
" Not forever!" ,I cried stabbing the letter opener in to Erik , I watched him fall against the wall in pain. I could see the heart break in his eyes , But I turned from him and took his music . Not looking at him I then ran from the room . "What had I done?", I asked my self .
" What you had to ..."
My mind chimed back to me , but I had an aching feeling in my chest as I knelt by the gutter .
" Do it you have to or you will never be free."
My mind practically screamed at me , but I hesitated . What will happen if I do this ? Will I be free ? I shook my head and griped the papers in my hands . Finally I ripped the pages twice before dropping them in the gutter . I shuttered at I heard the echoing cries coming from his window as I dropped the floppy disk in to the gutter as well . Slowly standing I sighed ," It's over now …." , I thought to my self .
Shaking away the ache in my chest I walked down the side walk , as I walked though I saw a man playing the violin . " He is vary good ", I say to my self .Smiling I took a five from my pocket and dropped it in to his Violin case . He nodded to me as I walked away , but as I walked I heard him start playing a different song . I stopped dead in my tracks ." No... It can't be .." , I whispered. That was Erik's music !
" You are mine!"
Chapter :1
" NOO!" , I cried sitting up in bed, I quickly looked around in fear he was here . But I was alone there was no one here with me , Erik was gone … I had killed him . Still why did I dream about that night ? Even in death Erik haunted me . I sighed , what was this feeling in my chest ? It was the same feeling I had that night , that ache in side me . Was this guilt I was feeling ? Had I done the right thing that night ? Or was it because I …." No Chris don't think like that he killed people ,He killed Richard , you could never love a murderer .",
I sighed again looking at my clock , "9:30 AM..." , I whispered. I had the day off today , it was Friday and the Opera House was under construction . What was I going to do all day ? I did not want to go back to sleep , so I stood up and walked to my closet . Opening it I cringed thinking he would be there , I relaxed once I looked in side " I'm loosing my mind ..." , I say rubbing my eyes . Yawning I looked through my cloths and decided to take out a simple black blouse and blue jeans . Quickly dressing I slipped on some black tennis shoes and grabbed my coat . Not wanting to be alone I went to my phone and called Meg . It rang a few times before I hear her answer with a sleepy.
" Hello?"
" Hey Meg it's Chris , you still asleep?" , Meg yawned and replied .
" Not any more i'm not ."
I smirked slightly and said ," Sorry Meg I had a ruff night and couldn't sleep , so I thought since I got the day off we could do something fun ." I could hear Meg shifting and getting up from her bed .
" Like what would you want to do Chris ? "
I thought for a second ," Hmm... We could go walking down town ."
" It's not even Ten yet Chris ...But i'm up now so...fine ill be there in like Ten mins ."
I smiled ," Sounds good Meg see you in ten ." , I replied before I hung up the phone . Yawning again I looked out the window and gasped . Walking closer to the window I could see a figure standing on the side walk with a Violin . This guy he looked just like the one from the night I killed Erik . Closing my eyes I counted to ten and said, " there is no one there , no one there ..." , Slowly I opened my eyes again and looked out over the side walk . Sighing with relief when there was no one there . I closed the blinds and headed out the door .
I had to walk down a corridor and down a flight of stairs to get to the front door . I lived in A three story apartment complex , and I was on the second floor . Walking down the corridor I saw the figure walking towards me . " Oh god no..." , I said to my self . But as the figure got closer I saw it was not the same guy . It was just some random look alike , and plus he just walked right past me so it couldn't of been the same guy . " Then why did I feel a chill run up my spine when he brushed past me ?" , I whispered .
Shrugging it off as just me being paranoid I walked to the stairs . As I walked down them I heard a car pull up ." Well that was fast ." , I thought as I opened the double doors of the complex .As the doors clunked shut behind me I saw Meg's clunker of a car waiting . I smiled her car was so beat up and worn down , that you couldn't tell what it was when it was new . Chuckling I opened the door and climbed in . Meg smiled as I closed the door and it shut with a rusty creak .
" Hey Chris ."
I looked at Meg ." Hey Meg ready?"
" Yup , Hey you OK ? You look flustered ."
I nodded ." Yes I'm fine ." I lied ", " Meg raised an eye brow and replied .
" Come on Chris I have been your friend for a long time now , and I can tell somethings up . So spill it what's wrong ?"
Sighing I told her about my dream and how I was starting to feel guilty or something . She listened like I was not a crazy person . But I told her about the night after I woke up on stage and he took me to his place . Even then she believed me , they did not even find a body when they went to his place . There was not rely any sign he was there to begin with. His little make a face room was gone , but his equipment like piano and computers were still there . When I was done talking Meg sat back in her seat and said .
" Well Chris if I didn't know better … I say you have a thing for a dead crazy person who skinned people . "
" Don't say that Meg …. Ya he did bad things , but …. most of them were because he loved me . And I killed him..."
" Hey Chris just don't think so much about it , I can't have you going crazy on me . Then there would be no one to keep my craziness in line ."
I smiled at Meg and nodded , she smiled back as she pulled the car away from the curb . It screeched as it tried to get on to the road , but it managed to get out on to the road leading down town . I did shiver though yes it was my idea to go down town , it was also were it all happened . " No i'm not scared ..."
" What Chris ?
" I... Nothing ..."
" Chris come on tell me ."
" OK ,OK … See that building there ? " I asked pointing the the complex were Erik had lived . Meg stopped the car in front of it and looked out through the wind shield .
" Ya I see big old creepy building in middle of down town , Chris what's this all about ?"
" Meg that is the place were it all happened remember ? It was all over the news . Crazy girl says Phantom lives in down town … They never found his body , no faces , blood , nothing ."
" Ya I remember but, that's the place? Rely ! Oh ya we are so going in ."
" What ! Meg ! No! What if hes still there ?" Meg looked at me and said .
" Come on Chris , it's been ten years . If he was not dead , and had been the guy on the side walk . Don't you think he would of come after you by now ?"
I thought for a second at what Meg said , she was right if he was not dead and had been on the side walk that night … " OK , but still it's too creepy ."
" Come on Chris this could help you get over all the fear and guilt . Face your demons and move on ."
" OK fine …." I say getting out of the car I froze looking up at his window .Just then I clenched my chest feeling that pain again. Meg came around and started to walk to the building . She turned back though at me and said .
" Well come on Chris ."
I Gulped down the fear and started walking with her to the front doors of the complex . I glanced once at the gutter that had his music rotting away , it made me sad . People should have heard his music , but I destroyed it out of fear of him . I wiped away tears that threatened to fall from my face as I fallowed Meg . I stopped in front of the doors looking at them as if I touched them ,I would freeze or worse …. Meg put a hand on my shoulder just then and said .
" Hey i'll be right here with you I promise ."
I nodded and took a deep breath as Meg forced the double doors open . I Gagged as my hands flew to my face covering my mouth and nose . Once the doors were open a smell that resembled rotting something wafted out . Meg did as I did covering her mouth and nose as we walked in . I could hardly see through the musty dust and grime that filled the air . , but I could make out the stair case that would lead to the second floor . " There that's were we need to go ." I say slowly making my way to the stairs . Meg fallowed holding my hand so she would not lose me in the engulfing darkness .
