Chapter 7: A Long Forgotten Friend
She stopped. Why was she here? Certainly not to cause anyone more pain, but it seemed almost impossible to heal a wound without opening it once more. "Angel, I do not know why I am here. The only thing I am sure of is that I must be here. I don't know if I am to end up with you, alone, or with Ra-" she stopped, knowing it was a bad idea to mention him in front of her other love. "-him." She finished. "All I know is that I had to return."
"Oh, well, please forgive me for asking" He snapped sarcastically, "I never knew you had feelings for the both of us." Now he changed his tone from sarcastic to abnormally serious. "You and I both know I gave you up because I thought there was something better for you, now it seems you are just here to make my life miserable. Oh, yes! 'Let's make great fun of poor, unhappy Erik! I just love to watch him cry!' How dare you come back to me?"
"No, Ang-Erik, it's not like that! I love you, but I'm torn between two worlds: the one I should be living in, and the one I want to be…"
"You made your choice a long time ago, now go live it out!"
"No! Please!"
"YES"
"
NO! ERIK I WILL NOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU!" she screamed through tears. "I will not let go of you again! I can no longer bear the pain of not having you with me."
Now she was pleading as she serenaded him with the best possible singing voice she could manage. Say you'll want me with you here, beside you. Lead me save me from my solitude…Angel, that's all I ask of-
"NO! GO NOW! GO NOW AND LEAVE ME! FOREVER!" He hollered, forcing back tears.
"Are you happy now? I'm leaving! You can be back to your oh-so-happy self living in solitude!"
"YES! I'M JUST GIDDY! NOW GO!"
Christine ran out of the room, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to go to Meg and Madame Giry, but they resided in the Opera House, and more than anything, she needed to get out of there as soon as possible. She continued to run….all the way to the cemetery, where the Daae family plot awated her visit.