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Chapter 16

Quiet murmers seeped under the door and reached Ally's ears as she was straining to hear what they were saying. She was undeniably confused.After her encounter with the masked man, a doctor had suddenly appeared and had drawn her blood and asked her a few questions that she shamefully had no answers to. Her mindwas like a unsolved puzzle.

She couldn't find all the pieces and it was all in a huge mess. She had seen alook of mild surprise on the doctor's face as he checked her. He was very mysterious and wouldn't answer her questions. What the heck was going on? She closed her eyes. She began to have second thoughts about wishing herself out of the lonely, cold darkness.

She longed to hear the angelic voice that saved her from being consumed by her own sanity. She heard the door creak and knew somebody had entered the room. She kept her eyes shut. She felt a slight burst of air rush to her face as someone passed by her side.

Then, uncomfortable silence. She itched to open her eyes and see who the intruder was but controlled her sense of sudden dread. "Oh, Ally. You don't know how happy I am that you're alive. You mean so much to me." the voice whispered sadly. Instantly after hearing the strangely familiar voice, dread disappeared instead blessed joy filled her heart.

She had a feeling he was not going to hurt her and actually felt safe with this person whoever he was.

She, then, felt warm, soft lips press down on her forehead. She was surprised by her reaction. Where the man had placed a kiss, the skin was tingling with wild desire and she had a sudden impulse to wrap her arms around the man's neck and kiss him with all the mad, raw passion she had hidden within her until she left them both breathless.

She savored the sweet sensation. She heard his footsteps retreat to the door, his clothes rustling as he moved. She opened one eye slightly and saw who the person was. The masked man she had met earlier!

She saw him open the door and close it quietly. She was hit by a sense of loss as soon as the door was closed. She began to sob silently, tears streaming down her cheeks as she cried herself to sleep.

Erik heaved a sigh, running his hand through his dark hair. It truly was a miracle Ally survived. He didn't even think miracles existed. Nothing good had ever happened to him when he was born. God had cursed him with a horrid deformity. After Christine had left with her childhood sweetheart, he had grown a heavy heart vowing never to love again. Then, Ally had come along.

He had no choice but to fall in love with her. She looked so much like Christine. He got to know her better. He found that she was more stronger than Christine. Christine was too weak and gullible. He felt awful and guilty about having thoughts about Ally's death. He couldn't believe he thought that she was so vulnerable but she skillfully had managed to escape the evil clutches of death. He didn't know what he would have done if he lost her.

He heard the doctor's footsteps right behing him. "Monsiuer?" he asked," there is some peculiar news I must tell you." Erik waved a hand, gesturing for him to go on. The doctor cleared his throat and began. " I had drawn a blood sample from my patient and I have seem to find morphine in her blood stream. I was wondering if you had anything to..." Erik cut him off, rage filling his whole body.

He clenched his hands into fists." How dare you accuse me of trying to kill her! You think I'm really that kind of monster? Maybe if you think I'm such a murderer I shall let you become another one of my victims!" he said, his voice low and dangerous. He took out his Punjab lasso with a deadly gleam in his eyes. The doctor's eyes filled with fright and quivered.

"Monsiuer, I was only suggesting. I was asking because the morphine was very risky to insert insideof her she could have survived it or simply die. The morphine luckily was strong enough to awaken her but a very rare side effect took place. The morphine had caused her to lose her memory. It may be permanent..." he finished shakily. Erik stiffened in place and his face grew blank and pale.

Slowly, he put back the lasso in his coat. Erik gave him a curt nod ,motioning him to leave. The doctor left hurridly taking his bag, not wanting to anger the man once again. Erikfell onto his knees and burried his hands into his face. Sobs entered and wracking his body violently as he cried for him and for Ally and for their lost love. Tears ran down his face and he cried until he couldn't cry anymore.

Brooke slammed her fists on the desk. Damn it! Damn her to hell! She ran to the bed and placed the pillow on her face and she screamed as loud as she could. Madame Giry had visited Erik this evening to check up on him and Ally.

She came back with news. Her cheeks were flushed from running and she had told Brooke that Ally had survived. She had woken up around eight. The morphine had actually awakened her instead of killing her right off the bat like she wanted to.

The smile had eventually creeped up and plastered itself onto Brooke's face. Then again, she thought, she suffered a major memory loss. Hmmm... I might still have the chance. Obviously, she had the advantage here. All she needed was a well crafted plan. She closed her eyes and began to plot all the details of her evil scheme. She had to do it with no interuptions.

Erik watched Ally while she slept. Her chocolate curls were spread across the pillow like a fan. Her chest went up and down in slow, steady breaths. She's beautiful, he thought He caressed her cheek. Do you really don't remember me? Is your memory loss so powerful it is possible you forgot our love? He kissed her cheek and layed back upon the chair ready for another sleepless night.