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Chapter 10 "Innocent Crime"

It had been about a month or two since I saw you last and I had managed to not fall into depression.

I sat in the living room in velvet chair by the window. The sunny morning had turned into a rainy afternoon. I was reading All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare. Since I was not allowed into the music room, reading was all I could do. I had also read other novels by Shakespeare, I tried to read all the comedies, to keep my spirits up, but some how Romeo and Juliet had snuck into my daily readings a time or two.

Other then a stray tear every night ,in hopes some how I could return to you, I was some what content living here. I avoided Le Matire and only saw him for dinner, he would talk to me but I would sit silent. I had made friends with Marie and a few other maids who I saw regularly.

If thou be'st yet a fresh uncropped flower,
Choose thou thy husband, and I'll pay thy dower;
For I can guess that by thy honest aid
Thou keep'st a wife herself, thyself a maid.
Of that and all the progress, more or less,
Resolvedly more leisure shall express:
All yet seems well; and if it end so meet,
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet

I closed the book and looked out the window. One of the maids ,Jackie, was returning from town. I stood up and went to the door to greet her. I opened the door for her and she entered with a basket full of fruits and vegetables.

"Mademoiselle I have something for you." She handed me and envelope that read:

To be given to Mademoiselle Christine Daae.

The envelope was covered in dirt and mud, you could barley make out the letters. I quickly opened it. Inside was a letter that said:

My darling Christine,

I did as you requested and did not follow you, but I have quickly learned that I cannot live with out you. You are everything to me. If you will just tell me where you are I will seek you out and help you to escape the place that has held you captive. Darling if it is I who caused you to cancel our wedding I deeply apologize.

Love Always,

Raoul

I closed the letter and tried to keep the tears from falling from my eyes. Just hearing from you caused me to go into hysterics. Jackie looked at me with a worried look.

"Christine what is the matter dear?" I handed her the letter, not willing to explain, and she read it quickly. She gave me back the letter and I asked:

"What do I do?"

"Just be kind to the Master, his heart isn't all cold."

"Who is he? What is his name, his real name?"

"Henri Rowley" she answered after a moments silence. Henri? I had thought his name was something like satin or demon. Nothing that normal. But I had to realize that like Erik he was just a man nothing more nothing less.

"Oh my I may have said to much. Now if you'll excuse me I should take these," she motioned to the basket "into the kitchen. She hurried out of the room and down the hall.

I sat down in the same velvet chair, and held the letter close to my heart. Maybe I should try to be nice to him. Maybe then he would let me go free.

I was so caught up in my thoughts I did not even notice someone walk into the room, that is until I felt the letter being snatched from my hands. I looked up and saw Henri's eyes following the words on the page. All I could think to say was:

"Please do not harm him. He did not know, and I have not written him either."

He looked at me devilishly and said with a sneer:

"He shall not be harmed Mademoiselle, but I can not say the same for you." With that he grabbed my wrist and began to drag me out of the room and up the stairs. I screamed in pain as I tried to stand up so that I could lessen the sting around my arm. He seemed not to care, and clutched the letter tighter in his hand.

We reached the top of the stairs and I finally made it to a stance. He continued down the hall, as I tried to grab on to every available thing. He took me down the hall of the music room, but stopped at the locked door. He took out a key from his pocket and unlocked the door. The door swung open to reveal a bedroom. All the windows were covered by curtains, and there was barley any light at all. He pushed me on to the bed and ripped off my dress. Not was it until he started to untie my corset that I came to full realization to what was happening. Tears flew from my eyes and down my cheeks. I cried so hard my hands started to shake. I wanted you to be the one to take away my innocence, someone I loved and cared for. Not some man who knew this as the only way to punish me for loving another.

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