Erik
I watched Christine leave then poured myself a glass of wine. I was sitting on the divan deep in thought when Christian's voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Why do you wear that mask?" My head snapped up to look at him. He was leaning against the frame of the door to the bedroom. How long had he been there? Had he seen Christine? I cleared my throat and finished my wine.
"Why do you want to know?" I challenged. He started to walk towards me.
"I just wondered. It's just kind of unusual," he stated. I stared at him dumbstruck. No one had ever asked me about my mask before. I folded my arms across my chest and looked down at the floor. A few moments later, I looked up to say something. When I did however, I saw Christian reach towards my face and felt my mask come off.
"Curse you boy!" I screamed, and I fell to the floor covering my face with my hands. "Give it back! Give me my mask boy!" I heard it drop to the floor and I put it back on as quickly as I could. I stood up, a blinding rage taking hold of me. "Did you see?!" Christian's face was pale but he made no effort to respond. "Answer me! Did you see?!" He took a few steps back from me and I lunged at him. My hands closed around his neck. He clawed at my arms trying to get me to release him. "Answer the question!"
"Erik please," he whispered. I immediately thought of Christine and released him. He fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"Christian answer me," I said calmly yet forcefully. "Did you see?" He looked up at me and his face said it all.
I watched Christine leave then poured myself a glass of wine. I was sitting on the divan deep in thought when Christian's voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Why do you wear that mask?" My head snapped up to look at him. He was leaning against the frame of the door to the bedroom. How long had he been there? Had he seen Christine? I cleared my throat and finished my wine.
"Why do you want to know?" I challenged. He started to walk towards me.
"I just wondered. It's just kind of unusual," he stated. I stared at him dumbstruck. No one had ever asked me about my mask before. I folded my arms across my chest and looked down at the floor. A few moments later, I looked up to say something. When I did however, I saw Christian reach towards my face and felt my mask come off.
"Curse you boy!" I screamed, and I fell to the floor covering my face with my hands. "Give it back! Give me my mask boy!" I heard it drop to the floor and I put it back on as quickly as I could. I stood up, a blinding rage taking hold of me. "Did you see?!" Christian's face was pale but he made no effort to respond. "Answer me! Did you see?!" He took a few steps back from me and I lunged at him. My hands closed around his neck. He clawed at my arms trying to get me to release him. "Answer the question!"
"Erik please," he whispered. I immediately thought of Christine and released him. He fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"Christian answer me," I said calmly yet forcefully. "Did you see?" He looked up at me and his face said it all.