Chapter 51 (Hell)
Lavender looked at her arm in shock. It was all coming back to her now. She was once again kidnapped by Raoul. She had not seen sunlight for two days, but it did not matter since she had lived with Erik and sunlight had become foreign to her. The thought of Erik was cruel to her, tormenting her mind and stabbing at her heart.
Kelly was civil to her, often asking how she was, and offering Lavender her portion of food.
"Come on, don't worry. We will be able to get out soon enough," said Kelly, patting Lavender on the back.
The room was really modern, with rows and rows of lanterns. No amount of history is going to help you now, thought Lavender sadly. That was true, for the walls were covered with parchments and notes. Maybe Erik would come for me? Lavender thought with a hint of hope. No, he will not, he has being convinced that I am dead, Lavender thought again, hope evaporating as fast as it came.
Raoul came in to check on them ever so frequently. There was no bed in the room, so Kelly and Lavender had to sleep on the floor. It was winter, and the temperature in the room had dropped so drastically over night that Lavender awoke in the middle of the night, breathing mist out of her mouth. Raoul had not bothered to lit a fire, so the two girls froze. Lavender's thin dress was not able to keep her warm enough, as she cowered in fear at the corner of the room, trying to keep the cold out of her bones. Still, winter was merciless as it blew through the cracks in the old wall. Kelly was kind, she put her own cloak around Lavender in an effort to keep the girl warm. On the fourth day, Lavender began to feel a fever coming.
"Do these fevers come often?" Kelly asked anxiously, putting her hand on Lavender's forehead. Lavender nodded.
"Yes, it is terrible," Lavender said.
Still, as the weather got colder, Kelly began to worry that Lavender might not pull through the hash winter to spring.
"Kelly, what did they want to capture us for?" Lavender asked weakly before bed once.
"Well, for you, they wanted to change your mindset, by faking your death, the Opera Ghost would never er… 'pollute' your mind," Kelly said doubtfully.
"Then what about you?"
Kelly hesitated. "I was kidnapped for money."
Lavender nodded, staring into a corner of the room. what unfair world I am staying in, she thought.
