Chapter Thirteen
Until the end of time
Harold had joined Jade at the curtain; the show was already late getting started.
"Where are they?" He asked, frowning as he looked out into the restless audience.
"We're going to have to start the show with out them." Jade muttered.
"But who will play the penniless sitar player? He's in the first scene."
Harold asked.
"We'll have to make it up as we go along." Jade answered.
Harold rose the curtain and the lights and music began to play; Jade sang the
"Hindi Sad Diamonds" song as the dancers danced to the music. After that scene ended
-without the penniless sitar player- Harold dropped the curtain again and called Jade back
to him.
"The sitar player has got to be in this scene, what do we do?" Harold
asked.
Jade shrugged and peered behind the curtain again. "We can't stop the show now.
We can always just tell them what was supposed to happen." Jade suggested.
"Looks like that's what we're going to have to do." Harold muttered, straightening
his Maharaja hat. Harold raised the curtain again and he and Jade stepped out.
Harold explained about the sitar player and Jade's song as though he was telling a story.
He finished with telling the audience that the sitar player had left the singer for
another girl.
"You see, the sitar player doesn't love you. Now you will come with me back to my
kingdom and forget that penniless sitar player." Harold said in his booming Maharaja voice.
Jade bowed her head and pretended to sob, like she was "sad" that the sitar
player left. In her heart Jade really was broken hearted that her own penniless sitar player
had left her.
The "Maharaja" took the singers hands. Before he could say the next line,
the doors to the entrance of the theater opened and Alex walked in followed by Roxanne and
Christian.
"Alex." Jade whispered.
Harold stayed in character; the audience turned to followed the "singer's" gaze.
"The penniless sitar player!" Harold said, dropping Jade's hands.
Peter saw Alex enter the theater and his face became twisted with jealousy and anger.
Jade and Alex stared at each other. "Never knew I could feel like this; like I've
seen the sky before. Want to vanish inside your kiss; everyday I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart can't you hear it sing: come back to me and forgive everything!" Alex
sang, his voice rang through the theater.
"Come what may; come what may! I will love you until the end of time!" Jade sang back.
Alex really did love her; he had come back to the Moulin Rouge to tell her so.
Alex ran up the stage -which was a real stage, not a makeshift one- and joined Jade's
side. The faced each other. "Come what may! Come what may! I will love you; oh I will love
you, until the end of time! Come what may, I will love you until my dying day!" They sang
together.
Alex leaned forward and kissed Jade; she kissed him back, wrapping her arms
around his shoulders. He pulled her closer; they embraced.
Roxanne and Christian smiled at each other; Roxanne's "plan" had actually worked.
Jade and Alex were back together and both her happy; it was the prefect end to Spectacular
Spectacular.
Back in the audience Peter was so jealous that he couldn't stand it.
Jade and Alex broke their kiss; Christian and Roxanne hurried to join them on the stage. As
Christian passed Peter he saw him draw something out of his coat pocket; Roxanne joined
Jade and Alex on the stage but Christian stayed to see what Peter had in his pocket. It was
a silver pistol; Christian went wide-eyed, as he knew what Peter intended to do. Peter ran
closer to the stage; the pistol pointed at Alex, his finger on the trigger.
Peter took prefect aim at Alex and right as he was about to pull the trigger, Christian
tackled him to the ground. However, Christian's attempts to keep Peter from shooting the
gun failed because when Christian tackled him, Peter's finger pulled the trigger. The
prefect aim on Alex had been switched to Jade; Alex heard to gun shoot and pushed Jade out
of the way. Jade landed roughly on the ground; the pain in her head returned as did the
bright light. The light disappeared fast enough for Jade to see Alex lying on the ground
clutching his chest; through his fingers seeped crimson liquid.
"No!" Jade cried and jumped up. She ran to Alex's side. Roxanne, Christian, Peter
and everyone else in the theater grew silent as Jade knelt beside Alex.
She cradled his upper body in her arms as tears fell down her cheeks. "I'm sorry Alex,
so sorry." She sobbed, knowing it was her fault that he had gotten shot.
He looked up into her face -his face was a mask of pain but he managed to smile at
her. "Jade, you have so much to give. Become a singer; you must go on." Alex said, looking
into her eyes.
Jade shook her head. "I can't, I can't go on without you." She sobbed.
"Come what may...come what may; I will love you until my dying day." Alex managed to
choke out.
Jade sobbed and managed to say "Come What May."
Alex slowly leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. "I love you." He said as
his head dropped back into her lap.
"Alex." Jade sobbed and shook him. He remained still and limp in her arms. "Alex."
She sobbed again and buried her face in his chest. Her sobs could be heard echoing through
the theater; Roxanne wiped tears from her eyes. Christian's eyes began to well with tears
as he thought about Satine; he thought about all the pain Jade was going through right now
and knew how she felt. Peter and Christian silently stood up; without looking back Peter
left the theater, he would go back to London and never come back to the Moulin Rouge.
Jade lifted her head from Alex's chest. "And there's no mountain too high;
no river too wide, sing out this song and I'll be there by your side. Storm clouds may
gather and stars may collide. I'll love you until the end of time. I will love you until my
dying day." She whispered, tears still falling down her cheeks.
Until the end of time
Harold had joined Jade at the curtain; the show was already late getting started.
"Where are they?" He asked, frowning as he looked out into the restless audience.
"We're going to have to start the show with out them." Jade muttered.
"But who will play the penniless sitar player? He's in the first scene."
Harold asked.
"We'll have to make it up as we go along." Jade answered.
Harold rose the curtain and the lights and music began to play; Jade sang the
"Hindi Sad Diamonds" song as the dancers danced to the music. After that scene ended
-without the penniless sitar player- Harold dropped the curtain again and called Jade back
to him.
"The sitar player has got to be in this scene, what do we do?" Harold
asked.
Jade shrugged and peered behind the curtain again. "We can't stop the show now.
We can always just tell them what was supposed to happen." Jade suggested.
"Looks like that's what we're going to have to do." Harold muttered, straightening
his Maharaja hat. Harold raised the curtain again and he and Jade stepped out.
Harold explained about the sitar player and Jade's song as though he was telling a story.
He finished with telling the audience that the sitar player had left the singer for
another girl.
"You see, the sitar player doesn't love you. Now you will come with me back to my
kingdom and forget that penniless sitar player." Harold said in his booming Maharaja voice.
Jade bowed her head and pretended to sob, like she was "sad" that the sitar
player left. In her heart Jade really was broken hearted that her own penniless sitar player
had left her.
The "Maharaja" took the singers hands. Before he could say the next line,
the doors to the entrance of the theater opened and Alex walked in followed by Roxanne and
Christian.
"Alex." Jade whispered.
Harold stayed in character; the audience turned to followed the "singer's" gaze.
"The penniless sitar player!" Harold said, dropping Jade's hands.
Peter saw Alex enter the theater and his face became twisted with jealousy and anger.
Jade and Alex stared at each other. "Never knew I could feel like this; like I've
seen the sky before. Want to vanish inside your kiss; everyday I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart can't you hear it sing: come back to me and forgive everything!" Alex
sang, his voice rang through the theater.
"Come what may; come what may! I will love you until the end of time!" Jade sang back.
Alex really did love her; he had come back to the Moulin Rouge to tell her so.
Alex ran up the stage -which was a real stage, not a makeshift one- and joined Jade's
side. The faced each other. "Come what may! Come what may! I will love you; oh I will love
you, until the end of time! Come what may, I will love you until my dying day!" They sang
together.
Alex leaned forward and kissed Jade; she kissed him back, wrapping her arms
around his shoulders. He pulled her closer; they embraced.
Roxanne and Christian smiled at each other; Roxanne's "plan" had actually worked.
Jade and Alex were back together and both her happy; it was the prefect end to Spectacular
Spectacular.
Back in the audience Peter was so jealous that he couldn't stand it.
Jade and Alex broke their kiss; Christian and Roxanne hurried to join them on the stage. As
Christian passed Peter he saw him draw something out of his coat pocket; Roxanne joined
Jade and Alex on the stage but Christian stayed to see what Peter had in his pocket. It was
a silver pistol; Christian went wide-eyed, as he knew what Peter intended to do. Peter ran
closer to the stage; the pistol pointed at Alex, his finger on the trigger.
Peter took prefect aim at Alex and right as he was about to pull the trigger, Christian
tackled him to the ground. However, Christian's attempts to keep Peter from shooting the
gun failed because when Christian tackled him, Peter's finger pulled the trigger. The
prefect aim on Alex had been switched to Jade; Alex heard to gun shoot and pushed Jade out
of the way. Jade landed roughly on the ground; the pain in her head returned as did the
bright light. The light disappeared fast enough for Jade to see Alex lying on the ground
clutching his chest; through his fingers seeped crimson liquid.
"No!" Jade cried and jumped up. She ran to Alex's side. Roxanne, Christian, Peter
and everyone else in the theater grew silent as Jade knelt beside Alex.
She cradled his upper body in her arms as tears fell down her cheeks. "I'm sorry Alex,
so sorry." She sobbed, knowing it was her fault that he had gotten shot.
He looked up into her face -his face was a mask of pain but he managed to smile at
her. "Jade, you have so much to give. Become a singer; you must go on." Alex said, looking
into her eyes.
Jade shook her head. "I can't, I can't go on without you." She sobbed.
"Come what may...come what may; I will love you until my dying day." Alex managed to
choke out.
Jade sobbed and managed to say "Come What May."
Alex slowly leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. "I love you." He said as
his head dropped back into her lap.
"Alex." Jade sobbed and shook him. He remained still and limp in her arms. "Alex."
She sobbed again and buried her face in his chest. Her sobs could be heard echoing through
the theater; Roxanne wiped tears from her eyes. Christian's eyes began to well with tears
as he thought about Satine; he thought about all the pain Jade was going through right now
and knew how she felt. Peter and Christian silently stood up; without looking back Peter
left the theater, he would go back to London and never come back to the Moulin Rouge.
Jade lifted her head from Alex's chest. "And there's no mountain too high;
no river too wide, sing out this song and I'll be there by your side. Storm clouds may
gather and stars may collide. I'll love you until the end of time. I will love you until my
dying day." She whispered, tears still falling down her cheeks.