Erik Gingerly took the
letter out of my hands and read it. I studied his features as his
eyes scanned the page. His eyes grew a upset glow as he read on, and
then he finished the letter and looked up at me. He said,
"We
have to get her out of there," and he handed the letter to
Madame Giry, who's hands flew up to her mouth. Then Madame Giry
handed me the letter and I read it, and I gasped.
"So that
is where those cuts came from, the ones on her head and arm," I
said.
"What cuts?" Erik said sharply. So I
explained,
"When she arrived at the manor last night, She had
6 deep cuts on the left side of her body. Four on her shoulder, and
two on her left temple," she said, and Erik took a deep, angry
breath. Then he sat down and wrote a note in italian. he handed it to
me and said,
"Can you give this to Ms. Daae? Please read it
to her, as I noticed, you seem to know Italian, and I know that she
doesn't. I'm also pretty sure the Viscomte does not know how to speak
it either. So It should be safe.
Cara Christine,
non teme,
io li otterrà assenti dal viscount. Verrò stasera
ottenerlo. Lasci un di rosa fuori della vostra finestra non appena il
viscount cade addormentato. Attenderò sotto con Ceasar per
portarlo via. Dica a nessuno, non un'anima di questo programma.
Jaclyn li leggerà questa nota e due la manterrete segreto fino
a stasera, Si? Li vedrò stasera, La mia angela.
Amore,
Erik
In my head, I translated the note in my head
Dear
Christine,
Do not fear, I will get you away from the vicomte. I
will come tonight to get you. Leave a rose outside your window as
soon as the vicomte falls asleep. I will be waiting below with Ceasar
to bring you away. Tell no one, Not a soul of this plan. Jaclyn will
read you this note, and you two will keep it secret until tonight,
Yes? I will see you tonight, My angel.
Love,
Erik
I
nodded to Erik and he told Madame Giry,
"Take this girl back
to the Vicomte's house, with a few of Christine's posessions from her
dressing room, so not to look suspisious," and with that he
turned back to his music, and we rowed back across the lake.
Christine's POV
Jaclyn arrived back with my "Think
of Me" dress from my first gala. When raoul asked why I wanted
that, I told him, "Memories," and Jaclyn went with me up to
my room and read me the note that Erik had so cleverly written in a
language that I did not even know that Jaclyn knew. I understood
completely.
Around 10:30, Raoul was finally softly snoring in his
room, and I placed a red rose outside my window. Minutes later, there
was a knock on my door. I knew that knock. It was Naiomi, bringing
someone with her. I opened the door and saw that Naiomi had Erik in
tow. Jaclyn had obvously told her that this man was to take me away,
for she hugged me and told me,
"Good luck," So I let
Erik enclose my hand in his, and lead me away. He lead me through the
front door, and I saw the large ebony form of Ceasar. Erik helped me
up onto Ceasar's back, and then mounted behind me, encircling my
waist with one hand, and grabbing the reins with the other. Ceasar
was off immediately. We, Ceasar, Erik and I, looked like a black blur
flowing through the night sky. Erik held me tightly yet gentle,
afraid that I would fall off, unlike Raoul, who just held me tight.
But to my surprise, Erik headed into the countryside instead of to
the opera. When I asked him where we were going, he answered,
"I
own some property in the country. Raoul will never find you there. I
don't want to see you hurt, mia angela," We rode up a dirt path
and Through a gate. He rode past a large 3-story house and to a
stable, where he obviously intended to put Ceasar. He stopped just
outside the stable and he helped me down off of the horses back. He
led him into the stable and then came back out, and put his arm
around my waist, and led me back to the house that we had passed just
minutes ago. He led me inside into a grand entrance foyer. The lavish
designs on the wall showed people singing, in many different
costumes. The largest portrait of all was of a girl with chocolate
brown curly hair in a dress with a black bodice with white sleeves
and a bloodred skirt. It was handdrawn beautifully. I knew that it
must be me, and that Erik still loved me. Now I knew that the right
choice was this. The right choice was Erik.
