Stories Like This Can't Come True

by Phantomstar07

Four girls explore a basement and find Christine's dressingroom mirror on the wall. They find Erik, and a host of crazy happenings ensues. This one's as finished as it's gonna get, I'm afraid. Apologies to anyone who willed it differently.

9. Down Once More

Disclaimer: Okay, I shall say it once again: I own the girls, the storyline, and that's IT. Not Erik (sniff), not Zorro (sniff sniff), no hott masked guys.

Sam

Chapter 8 – Down Once More

I got to my feet slowly. For some reason, I felt a lot more nervous now than I did last time, when I actually found the mirror.

We shoved the old boxes away from it and pushed – Kendall had brought her violin downstairs as her contribution to all our stuff.

The dream began again…

When we got to the boat this time, I was struck by a sudden thought.

"How is the boat supposed to stay floating with all of our stuff? Last time it was only us, but with all this…" I indicated Kayla's and my bags, "I think it might sink."

Kayla gave me a Look and jumped in. "Well, if it does, then we'll just swim," she said sarcastically.

We stepped in very cautiously, and the boat rocked wildly. "Cut it out!" Josie cried.

I wasn't about to admit that Kayla had scared me, too.

"I was just making sure we'd stay floating," said Kayla innocently. "Let's go already."

As we floated down the passages, I thought I heard music. "Did somebody leave their CD player --?"

"Shhh!" All three of them cut me off.

"I think he's home tonight," Kayla whispered over the quiet splashes of her rowing pole.

"Music of the Night…" Josie sighed. "It's so beautiful, better than in the movie."

I didn't want to believe this. I would have slapped myself, but Kendall grabbed my hand. "If he hears you," she hissed, "you don't know what could happen."

I nodded and whispered back, "Then I'm glad Josie's in front of me."

Most unfortunately, she heard that.

"What's that supposed to mean?" she whispered loudly.

"Nothing," I said hurriedly, pointing ahead of us. "How are we supposed to get in without him hearing us?"

Kayla pulled the lever. "We're not."

Okay, a bit of a cliffhanger there; I'm still working on my cliffhangers – some of them aren't as good as I want them to be, but… sigh that's just the way it is. I'll leave personal replies for next chapter, since I'm updating with 2 tonight!Please R&R, greatly appreciated!