Chapter 28. Not the Villain.

Christine pushed me aside then said. "I'll answer the door if you're going to be a coward."

"Christine…" I began but she had opened the door.

The Fool Boy grabbed her and spun her around then said. "Christine! My Dear Christine! I'm so sorry I left! I was foolish!"

"Raoul!" Christine said. "Put me down before I get sick!"

He put her down and said. "I can't believe I left you! get your things at once and we will leave this bloody country and return home!"

"I can't just yet…Erica started school here and Eric…."

"Dear lord he has you under his spell again! Christine I promise you'll never have to see him again! I'll stop drinking, I'll stop making bets and I'll even stop pestering Erica about her bloody piano!"

Speak of the devil, Erica walked up to me and said. "Oh no he's back! Papa I don't want him to make me leave!"

"I won't let him take you." I said and picked her up.

"He threw Angel in the river, and I jumped in after her so he made me go to my room and not come out and I got sick, and he just kept of gambling and drinking as if I weren't even alive. And he yells at me every time I play the piano. He doesn't hurt me but I can tell he wants to."

I kissed her head then heard Raoul shout. "You're what?"

We looked at them both as Christine said. "Raoul I…"

"Christine you let him put you under his spell with the same result as last time! I can't believe you actually had sex with that demon!"

Erica looked at me and said. "Did he just say…."

"Pretend you didn't hear it. Wait how do you even know that?"

"I don't. I just know it's a bad word."

"Good."

"Papa can you take me to school now?"

"Get your things."

She nodded then I put her down and she ran to her room.

I stepped into the living room and said. "Is there a problem here?"

The Fool Boy looked at me said. "You monster!"

"Oh I'm the monster? You scare the child you believed were yours and you're calling me the monster?"

He took his knife out and ran at me, but I stepped out of the way and he ran into the wall, getting his knife stuck in the wall.

"Oh now I have to get someone to fix that!" I said. "More things to keep me from Christine and Erica."

He tried to pull his knife out but it was stuck, so he decided to leave it then tried to run at me again, but I stepped out of the way again and tripped him, causing him to fall onto the table.

"Stop it both of you!" Christine said then pulled Raoul up and shoved him out the door and said. "I'll speak to you later."

"Christine…" He began but Christine closed the door.

She looked at me and said. "Oh Eric must you behave like that?"

"What did I do?" I said.

Erica walked out and said. "I'm ready for school."

"I'll speak with you later." Christine said. "It's your turn to walk Erica to school and I'm going to talk with Raoul."

"The Fool Boy." Erica said.

I looked at her then at Christine and said. "I swear I did not know she would repeat after me."

"Just go!" Christine said and opened the door, The Fool Boy was gone.

Erica and I walked out the door.