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Chapter 4:- The accident

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The masked ball, a brilliant event and one that should be held in the highest regard yet I do not. That was the day that my life turned upside down…

It was on that fateful day, the twentieth of September I believe, that the accident happened. Christine and I were getting on well since we met for the final time and I was to be her partner for this masked ball dressed in the costume made especially for me – the Red Death costume (AN I know, I know not very romantic but I'm following both story lines here!) It was made of the finest red silk and velvet and the mask was shaped as a skull… I've always had a fascination with the human body (much to my mothers distain!).

I walked down the stairs and spotted her at the very bottom dressed in a fine blue satin dress and glass slippers. (AN don't ask…) She looked magnificent. Little did I know that in only a few moments from now she would be stolen from me.

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I don't know how long I was waiting at the bottom of those stairs but it was all worth it… he came down the stairs with his long velvet cloak trailing behind him. When he reached the bottom I reached up and hugged him quickly before hooking my arm through his and moving to the ballroom floor.

We started with a waltz… I stepped on his feet quite a few times in that but finally there was a slow dance Erik and I immediately pulled close to each other and started dancing. When that song had finished the main song for that evening started up.

"Masquerade, paper faces on parade masquerade hide your face so the world will never find you…"

we looked into each others eyes, smiling and then joined in.

"Masquerade every face a different shade masquerade look around there's another mask behind you!" I sang joyfully. When the song had finished Erik said "Arrange the marriage". I was shocked… we hadn't talked about this! "STOP" I shouted and at his what I asked "Why? Why do you want to marry me?" I had to know that he loved me "What reason do you need?" he said. It was the answer that I had been fearing. I gave a small sob and ran upstairs to the roof.

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She ran away from me as though I was a monster! I didn't understand, did it mean she didn't love me?

Why would she run away? All of these things ran through my head as I followed her up to the roof. It was dark and I had brought a lamp with me… an action that I would soon regret. I found her sobbing at the foot of a large sculpture of an angel. She didn't look up and, before I could do anything a beast suddenly appeared knocking me over. I fell and the lamp smashed throwing burning oil onto my face, then he picked Christine up and left me there crying out her name and writhing in agony as the oil burned my face. Leaving the scars there that ruined my life.

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