Author: Sparkling-Diva
Rating: PG-13 (possibly more later)
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairing: Christine/Erik
Feedback: Yes, please! Also being nice would make me happy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gaston Leroux's Phantom or anything I might refer to based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of it. I also do not own the song "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle.
Summary: Christine makes an important decision that could forever change the lives of many…
Author's Note: Yeahy! More reviews! Anyways, a somewhat long chapter if you consider the long monologue…Anyways, enjoy!
Chapter 4Christine had run off to the graveyard that was nearby. That was where her father had been buried.
The area had faint and misty fog all around that consumed and blocked out the sun. It appeared it to substitute the darkness of the night.
An owl screeched and a bat flew past. Christine felt her heart jump as she thought about her father who was somewhere resting six feet under.
May he rest in peace, she said thinking to herself about him.
At last, she saw her father's name on the tombstone. Slowly she kneeled down and place some roses on the grave. She made a silent prayer before breaking down into tears.
"I'm so lost father," she said, "I'm confused. How can it be that this has happened? I never realized how serious this could be. I'm in love. I'm not in love with the man I should be with but with the one I should fear. Yet I don't fear him. I can't fear him. I know he is not who I thought he was but still he's always been there for me, cared for me, and helped me through some of the difficult points in my life," she paused before confessing, "I…I love Erik. I feel something special with him whenever we are together. It's indescribable. It's not exactly how I feel with Raoul. With Erik…I feel safe. With Raoul…we just aren't the same we were before. We've grown up. It's no longer the same. I tried to understand him but now I realize how could I possibly fall for someone who doesn't understand me. Yet, Erik does. He loves me and…I believe that through truly caring for me he does indeed really love me back and very deeply. He's proven it in so many ways…some awful…some so gentle….like the roses he leaves behind for me. I just can't help but fall more in love with him. Now, I just feel so lonely. I don't know what to do. Forgive me father. Please help me. I love him…" she said lowering herself to his grave.
She lied herself down and cried to herself until she fell fast asleep.