What Lies Beyond

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Chapter 2: The Dress

Mary's POV

I looked over the dress one last time before taking off my clothes and slipping it on. The dress looked about my size so I thought it would fit. However, it was very snug in the waist. I looked in the trunk again and noticed something I had missed. Great, Just great. I looked in horror at all the strings and laces to the dreades corset and slowly but surely out it on. Once I thought I had it on right, my eyes felt like they were going to burst out of my head! I could hardley breathe. Much less sing. I then put on the lovely dress and made my way to the mirror.

I looked like I had just stepped out of "Gone With the Wind". The rainy weather had made my hair wavy and my skin was a snowy shade of white with a touch of pink in my cheeks. I looked at myself approvingly before I began to sing," Think of Me":

Think of me

Think of me fondly

When we've said goodbye...

I would have sang more but I began to feel light-headed. Before I could go downstairs to sit-down, I fell unconsious to the hard wooden floor.

Erik's POV

I sat at my organ playing a slow, sad song I had just composed. Ever since my dear Christine had left me, none of my songs were as beautiful as they once were. They had been filled with love, passion, and seduction. Now they were all sad, depressing, and hate. My inspiration had left me. Just as she left me.

The mob had searched for me that night but found nothing so, they called off the search. Stupid fools, i thought, did they really think they had run me off?

My thoughts were interupted by a splash behind me. I turned around to face my intruder, lasso in hand.

What I saw made my jaw drop.

There was a woman in the lake, face down. She obviously must be alive because she was splashing water everywhere. I ran into the water to get this woman out and get some questions answered.

Mary's POV

I all of the sudden felt myself falling. Then the cold rush of water. I opened my eyes to find I was face down in cold water. I tried turning myself over but failed, because of the lack of flexability of the corset. So this is how I'm going to die. I stopped my attempts at moving and just let the coldness overtake me.

All of a sudden, two strong hands wrapped around by waist and felt myself being lifted out of the water. I felt myself being shook until I slowly opened my eyes.

What I saw made me fall deep into unconciousness.

A white mask.

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