Chapter 20

(Erik's Point of View)

Tears still fell to the ground as I walked away from Christine's house. I didn't know what happened to her, but I had a feeling it had to do with Raoul.

What could have made her do that I thought to myself until suddenly I heard an ear piercing scream come from the far distance. I knew that scream. Usually it was Christine in sheer and utter passion, but now, now it sounded like she was being hurt.

Without giving it a second thought, I began to run back to her house.

I threw open the door to the house and yelled out her name. No sound was made. I quietly walked up the steps to her bedroom to see if she had made the sound. Just as I stepped into her room, a man jumped me and brought me to the ground. Christine lay on the bed, screaming and bleeding. My attentions returned back to the man who I now saw was Raoul. I kicked him in the side and tried to get to Christine, but he brought me back down to the floor.

"Erik!" she screamed as Raoul pulled out his knife again to Erik.

Erik stepped back up until he hit the wall.

"No Raoul, please don't kill him!"

"Shut up little bitch!" he screamed to Christine.

Suddenly, rage filled my body. Without warning, my leg kicked the knife out of his hand and I pushed him through the open window where he fell to his doom.

I watched to see if he was going to move, and when he didn't, I turned back to Christine.

"Christine..."

She was crying, full of blood, and fully naked, just shaking on the bed.

"He tried to rape me..."she cried.

"Oh Christine, it's going to be alright. I'll protect you."

I grabbed her a robe and immediately called 911. This was hopefully going to put an end to all our problems.

Once the police came, they inspected Raoul's body and took hm away to the hospital. As they finished with him, they began interviewing Christine and I.

"Now, please tell me in your own words, everything that happened Miss Daae."

"He forced me on the bed and threatened me with a knife to tell Erik to leave the house or he would kill him. When I refused, he beat me. Once I said alright, I told Erik, and then he dragged me upstairs and tried to rape me. But I screamed very loudly and Erik was still near so he heard and ran back. Then once he got inside, Raoul jumped him and Erik fell on the floor. Then he pulled out a knife but Erik kicked it out of his hands and pushed him out the window."

"It was all in self defense, sir." I replied.

"Well, of course Mr. Destler. I understand. Well, unfortunately, from what the paramedics tell me, Raoul is still alive even after that fall. They aren't sure if he will make it, but they know he still had brain waves."

"Oh dear God." said Christine.

"But don't worry miss, he will be behind bars quite soon."

Christine looked relived and I held her tighter.

"Now miss, we are going to have to take you to the hospital to check you as well."