Disclaimer: I only own Phantom of the Opera in my dreams. However, the characters Corrine and Alec are mine.
Chapter 3
Is it a ghost or an imaginary friend?
He couldn't believe it. Here's a girl that wasn't afraid of a little boy's deformity. She actually kissed him. If only...
6 months later...
"Cori, Cori" Alec shouted as he ran down
the corridor.
"What is it?" Corrine answered as Alec came
bursting into the room.
"I made a new friend."
Corrine
picked up her little brother and sat him on her lap. She could tell
he was really excited.
"Do you want to tell me about this new
friend?" Corrine asked.
"Well... He wears a mask..."
Corrine
had heard the ballet girls tell dark stories about a ghost that roams
the opera house and murders people. They were the best ghost stories
she'd ever heard. Now here was her brother talking about this same
ghost.
"He must've heard these stories as well," Corrine
thought to herself.
"Are you listening Cori?" "Yes, I'm
listening. You've heard stories of the Opera Ghost and now you've
decided to make the ghost your imaginary friend."
"No, he's
not imag'ary. He's real and he's my friend. My best friend,"
Alec said with a couple tears running down his face.
"I'm
sorry Alec, I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm glad you have
found a friend. You deserve to have lots of friends, but I guess one
will do for now."
"I got to go find him. I want to talk to
him some more," Alec said while jumping down from Corrine's lap.
"Love you Cori."
"Love you too Alec."
Corrine
smiled after the boy. He had a friend even if this friend was only
real to him and no one else. She still believed it was all in his
head.