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Chapter 2: Meg's Helping Hand

Meg Giry had stayed with Erik, until she heard the faint roar of the mob getting closer. Meg knew it was only a matter of time before they discovered herself and the phantom. Suddenly a brilliant idea formed in her mind.

Meg walked over to the small wooden table she had placed the mask on and gently picked it up. Erik saw this and looked at her curiously "My mask" he said surprised. Meg only nodded in reply before she headed for the door.

"Meg, No!" Erik sounded with worry as he grabbed her arm. Meg turned around and looked him straight in the eyes "I have an idea" she replied grinning.

Before Erik could even speak, Meg had pulled herself from Erik's grip and began walking out to the far side of the lair, so she was looking across the underground lake. Then she waited.

She could hear people thundering down the steps and their voices getting louder until finally a mob of about seventeen men were on the other side of the lake. "Meg Giry" said one of the men she recognised as a repairer of the rafts in the opera house. "Have you seen any sign of the phantom?" he asked hopefully, his eyes glinting.

Meg looked around at them and with all the courage she could muster she called "The Phantom of the Opera is dead, I found this floating on the surface of the lake". Meg held up the ghostly white porcelain mask.

The mob exchanged gleeful glances. "The monster must have drowned during the battle with the viscount" said one of the men; "Yes the viscount must have killed him, and then he left with Mademoiselle Daae" said another. "Finally" said the man facing Meg, "That evil filthy devil is gone, forever". He roared with laughter and the others joined in with him.

Meg made a mental note that she would have loved to smack each and every one of them right across the face. "The Opera House owes you its thanks Mademoiselle Giry" said the man gratefully. "Thankyou Monsieur" she replied with false politeness, he nodded. "Come on men, jobs done, time to head back up and get out of this disastrous opera house" he said contently. There was a large murmur of consent and the mob left, spiralling back up the stair way that they had entered from.

Meg watched after them with a content and victorious smile on her lips, when she felt two arms slide around her. Meg whipped around to see Erik gazing at her.

"Thankyou" he said softly, holding her tight. "Anything for The Phantom of the Opera" Meg replied, smirking playfully. Erik laughed.

Suddenly Meg remembered something and she brought the mask up and gently held it out to him. "I believe this rather magnificent object belongs to you" Meg said courteously, smiling.

Erik took the mask from her hands and placed it on his face. "The Phantom of the Opera thanks you young Giry" he replied in a playful manner. "For everything" he added this time more softly.

Meg gave Erik a penetrating smile. "I am glad I could help" said Meg honestly. Erik gave her a pleasing smile before saying "Your mother will be worried about you, perhaps you should head back up".

Meg nodded. "Take the passage way back the way you came, so no one will see you" said Erik firmly, pointing to the narrow passage way on the far side of the lair. Meg glanced around to see the passage way she had passed through from Christine's mirror, and she nodded once more.

Meg then turned around expecting Erik to be there, and bid her farewell, but the phantom had mysteriously disappeared. How? She did not know. But she did know that this wasn't the end, it was merely the beginning.

"I'll be back Erik, you'll see" Meg whispered softly as she journeyed back up the passage way and back into the famous opera house.