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The Persian

"Well, what do you want?"

Erik's voice pierced the silence and if I had jumped any higher my head would have hit the cold bricks on the ceiling. I bent down and grabbed my hat, which had fallen into a puddle. I did my best to hide my surprise but I knew that under that mask he was smirking. Always able to hide away. How old was he again? at the moment he seemed far to young.

"I was hoping you would tell me Erik. You called me here."

he walked past me, kicking at a small chunk of rock in the water.

"oh...that..."

"so your over it? And if your not I'd prefer it if you told me what's bothering you and let me leave."

I continued to wring out my hat, Erik was still pacing the floor

"Well, I'm not exactly over it.."

Suddenly a rat ran across my foot and into a crack in the wall. it surprised me and I dropped my cap. Into a puddle. the same puddle. My frustration was growing when Erik grabbed me by my arm and pulled me back down to his house. He started talking again as he navigated through the maze.

"You see, its not something emotional, no, its...well..."

And pulling me up to a small hole in the wall to his house he whispered,

"That."

"She back."

"Why yes, I can't see how else she's be here."

"Erik."

"Yes. Yes. but I'm a little...stressed at the moment..."

"Who is that?

"her daughter. de Chagneys daughter"

"Hmm, she couldn't have been born to much longer after miss Daa'e left. weres her husband?"

"What husband?"

"Erik you didn't!"

I jumped away from him and he stared at me puzzled and then, after figuring out what I meant said,

"Oh! Of course not! How could you accuse me of that! I didn't kill him! He left her...that...He left her, I don't know how I could have let her go with him."

His turned away from me, his usual anger had melted into misery and guilt. Why did he have to say that? didn't he trust me? no, he probably didn't trust anyone.

"Erik...don't blame your self."

"I'm fine Daroga. I'm fine. Why don't you stay. I was going out...Christine needs better food then what little I have sitting around my house."

I agreed. maybe it would be good for him. a better meal. four people. but then again he probably wouldn't eat a thing because he wouldn't want to lift his mask. but he was feeling better then he's been. I felt good about that.

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P.S. I went and saw Sweeney todd last night. yay for musicals!