Chapter 27:

It had been a month, Elysia had finally reached Paris. Marcus had disowned Fleur, who had gone mad amidst her jealous rage. She was now in an asylum, alone with no love. Marcus had taken Elysia in, this ordeal hard on them both. But Marcus continued to simply try to make things better.

Elysia had no such luck. She cried each night, her mind swirling on. It was like quicksand, she was not capable of moving on, she could only sink in her sorrow. Christian. Christian. Christian. How precious his name had been, how she missed his eyes, his scent, his warmth. She knew it was selfish to want his presence with her again. But she had never taken, she'd never been wrong, she did all she could to be right. Why could she not have the tiny piece of heaven that had become her world?

She had gone back to the woods briefly. It rained that night, but she cared little. She had to find it. Elysia dug through the dirt, until she was covered from head to toe in it. She was soaked by the rain, feeling so very disgusting. And there was the box. she opened it gently, only peaking inside. There was the dress, in all of its glory.

Elysia returned home quickly, back to the laire within the Opera House. She took a nice warm bath, she warmed herself up. And her mind continued wondering back to Christian. She felt her heart thump, and then briefly stop. She remembered the moments they had shared together. The ice skating in the woods, the time they played in the water in the park, and when he proposed. The night they had made love. She felt a single tear fall. To distract her tears, she got up from the bathtub and wrapped herself in a towel. She then let her gaze fall to the box where the dress was.

Elysia stepped from the bathroom, wearing the lovely gown. She held her hands infront of her, fumbling with the material. Christian. Like a cry of an animal she screamed out, and fell against the couch, falling into it, weeping. The moon shone coldly down upon her, not beautifully like it had before. Elysia looked up to it,

In my hands
A legacy of memories
I can hear you say my name
I can almost see your smile
Feel the warmth of your embrace
But there is nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Sweet darling I worry too much, my love
See the sadness in my eyes
I just feel alone in life
Although I hold you in my heart

Never thought
This day would come so soon
We had no time to say goodbye
How can the world just carry on?
I feel so lost when you are not at my side
But there is nothing but silence now
Around the one I loved
Is this our farewell?

Sweet darling I worry too much, my love
See the sadness in my eyes
I just feel alone in life
Although I hold you in my heart


So sorry our world has tumbled down
I'll remember it through these nights
Rest my head and go to sleep
Because my love, this is not our farewell.
This is not our farewell.

She laid on the couch weeping for hours. But her heart would not let it go. "WHY?! WHY?!," she criedd, "We were never wrong, we were never bad, we were such good people. All we wanted was to love each other! It wasn't good enough to leave us be?! The world had to destroy us because we were not filled with the hate they were. But now I know that hate, and I too want to destroy!!! But I know better, I loved once... and I'd rather have loved once than hate forever."