"What, What did you say?" Erik let go of the lasso.
"You heard me Erik. I love you more than I could ever love Raoul and I want to stay."
"But you were just telling me that you hated me."
"I was as you said brainwashed by Raoul. I could not really love him. He was giving me promises that I didn't know if he could keep. It was stupid of me." She held out her hand, "I love you Erik. And I will stay. But you must do as you said and let him go."
Erik took her hand. Tears were forming in her eyes. He knew she was just saving the boy. He untangled Raoul like she told him to do and showed him to the door. He was crying like a baby. At the door to the outside world Raoul said,
"You monster! You took the only person I ever loved away from me! May you burn in hell!"
Erik went back to the door of Christine's room. He heard her crying. HE knew what he had to do.
"Christine?"
"Yes Erik."
"You don't love me do you?"
"Of courser I do! I wouldn't have chose to stay with you if I didn't."
"I know you're just saving the boy. You didn't have to do that."
"Yes I did or else you would have killed him" She stood up and went to him.
"Now stop talking about Raoul. I'm here with you that's what you wanted isn't it?"
Erik started to cry. He knelt down before his Christine. Then he felt something drip on his head. It was a tear. Christine was crying too. He lifted his head. Her tears ran down his face and into his mask and mingled with his tears. He took off his mask to make sure that every tear would mingle with his. She wasn't scared. In fact she seemed calmer than ever before. He stood up and looked at Christine. Finally he sang softly to her,
"Christine I love you."
Christine was shocked. She had never heard him say that before. She cried even harder at this. Then she said,
"I love you too Erik."
They embraced. Erik had never felt so much love. It was almost too much for him to take. After about a minute Erik broke the embracement and looked at her. Then he leaned in too kiss her. She didn't move! They kissed! A long and passionate kiss. Then he said to her.
"Go. Go to your lover. He deserves you more than I do. After all I am just an angel stuck in hell. Leave me Christine. Go! But stay in Paris for at least one more week. You will know why within days and know what to do. Leave!"
After five minutes of protesting Christine kissed Erik one last time. They went to the door to find Raoul crying on the steps. Erik watched them as they rode on the boat to the out side. Then he sang louder and more beautiful than ever,
"YOU ALONE CAN MAKE MY SONG TAKE FLIGHT…ITS OVER NOE THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!"