HA! Two chapters at the same time! Enjoy!
Chapter ten
For the next few weeks Erik sent Christine flowers every day with a little envelope containing a little poem or quotation about his feelings that how sorry he was and how much he missed her company. But as the day passed Erik started to have a feeling that this wasn't enough to soften Christine. So he took every possibilities into account about how could he made Christine believe him. A pretty list was collected together and right in that moment he started to make preparations to consummate them. He was sure that Christine will be surprised that how many things would he do to win her back.
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When Christine arrived home from work she was surprised to see that the usual bouquet of roses were missing from the threshold. She was about to burst out crying that Erik gave her up when she saw a little box hanging from the door handle. When she opened it she almost fainted. In it there was the most beautiful pair of earrings she had ever seen. It was made of white gold and diamonds adorned it. She was afraid to think about how much would it cost.
Closing the box she went into the house and sat down on the sofa. Tears formed in her eyes looking at the little velvet box in her hand. Raoul had never given anything like that to her. She smiled and pressed the box to her heart.
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"Erik it's unattainable!" cried Nadir frustrated. "Can't you understand that?"
"Look, I don't care how you'll manage to have it done but do it" Erik said as if he hadn't heard his friend's previous sentence.
"It's insane Erik! I can't just call up the director and ask him to do it."
"And why is that?"
"Why, why?" Nadir yelled "Just because it is the biggest television company in the whole country! That's why!"
"Well, surely with the sufficient amount of money it can be arranged."
"Oh, yes, surely. But I advise you then to sell every possession of yours and maybe that way you'll have the sufficient amount of money."
"Nadir?"
"Yes?"
"Sometimes you're quite useless" Erik said picking up the phone and dialing a number.
"What the hell are you doing?" Nadir asked terrified.
"Just what I have to, my friend. Just what I have to."
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"I still can't believe that he gave you a present like this!" Meg beamed looking at Christine's ears.
"Oh don't worry. I touch them in every minute just to make sure they're real."
After getting over the first shock what the earrings caused Christine ran to a mirror and put the jewels into her ears. They fitted perfectly. When Meg arrived home some time later and realized them on Christine she nearly tore them out from her ears to have a better look at them. They were really unique.
"Yay, finally!" Christine cried as 'Sex and the city' started on the TV. She and Meg watched it every night. This was their favorite.
The episode was around midway when suddenly a sign appeared on the screen reporting a special announcement. Meg and Christine looked at each other. It really had to be something very important if they interrupted the most viewed series in the whole states. Moments later the sign disappeared and a man was showed who turned out to be the director of the TV company.
"We are sorry for interrupting but a very special and important message must be sent to Miss Christine Daaé."
"What!" Christine squealed.
"Mister Erik Destler wants you to know that he is very sorry for causing you pain and he begs for your forgiveness. He did not want to hurt you and hopes that soon you will forgive him.
Again, sorry for the interrupting, have a nice evening."
The man disappeared, 'Sex and the city' went on but Christine neither heard nor saw. She just sat on the sofa watching the TV mesmerized. Then slowly she came out from her trance-like state and looked at Meg. But that didn't help much since Meg was as dumbfounded as she was.
"Wow…" Christine managed to say. "That was…"
"Yes" Meg agreed knowing what she meant.
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Next day Christine was bombarded with questions at the office where she worked.
"Who is this man?"
"What has he done to you?"
"Are you going to forgive him?"
"He's quite the romantic, isn't he?"
"Where did you meet?"
"Why didn't you talk about him earlier?"
"And what about Raoul?"
Christine felt like her head was going to explode so alluding to a headache she went home. But as soon as she arrived she wished she hadn't came for a very uninvited guest was standing in the doorway.
"What are you doing here Raoul?" Christine asked disdainfully.
"Who is this man Christine?" Raoul hissed.
"That's none of your business" she said sternly then chuckled. "But I see then that you've seen 'Sex and the city' yesterday. Well at least this reminds you of me."
Christine thought back for a moment for the time when she and Raoul were together. From Christine's influence Raoul fell into the habit of watching the series from evening to evening. They were so happy then… Christine quickly shook the thought from her head and opened the door to the house intending to leave Raoul outside.
"We're not finished Christine" Raoul said grabbing her arm.
"Well perhaps you're not finished but I am. So would you please let go of my arm so I can go?"
Christine looked at her soon-to-be-ex-husband with pure scorn so Raoul let her go and watched her go into the house.
"Oh and Raoul" Christine said turning back from the doorway. "I would really appreciate if you didn't come here again. I'm better off without you." And with that she closed the door leaving a very upset Raoul on the threshold.
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That evening Meg went out with her newest boyfriend to have some fun so Christine was alone at the house. First she watched some TV then decided to read something instead. After an hour or so she became sleepy and she was about to go to bed when he heard music from the street. She went to the opened window and almost fell out when she saw where the music came from.
Erik was standing under her window with a little orchestra behind him and he was singing a serenade to her.
On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore
In the glow of those twinkling lights
We shall love through eternity
On this night in a million nights
Fly away with me
I never dreamed that a kiss could be as sweet as this
But now I know that it can
I used to wander alone without a love of my own
I was a desperate man
But all my grief disappeared and all the sorrow I'd feared
Wasn't there anymore
On that magical day when you first came my way
Mi amor
On this night
On this night
On this night of a thousand stars
Let me take you to heaven's door
Where the music of love's guitars
Plays for evermore
Tears were streaming down on Christine's cheeks and she laughed down at Erik. He was smiling up at her with a strange glowing in his eyes and asked "So am I forgiven now?"
"Yes" Christine laughed through her tears. "You are forgiven."
A huge weight was lifted from Erik's heart when Christine said those words to him. He kissed his palm and blew the kiss to Christine. He was unbelievingly happy when he saw her catching it and placing it on her lips. They stood there for long moments, just watching each other but finally Erik slowly turned around and walked away with the musicians. Christine watched the road for long even after he was out of sight and in her heart she was totally sure that she was in love with this man.
YAY! Christine forgave him!
And before you ask, yes, I like Evita. So what?
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Your loving authoress