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The next morning I woke up to what sounded like a distant moan; I sat up in bed and strained to listen; but never heard it again. I got out of bed and walked down to Erik's room and looked inside. There laid Erik sleeping peacefully; not making a sound, I pondered over this for a moment and then quietly went back to my room. I laid down on the bed and tried to get some more sleep, but I heard it again! I sat up and listened… there it was again! Then I knew that I wasn't dreaming! I got up and followed the sound; it led me out of the house and down toward the lake.

I walked along the banks and looked around, trying to decipher where the noise was coming from. It got louder as I started to go down one of the many tunnels down here, and it led me to a place I've never been before. I screamed as a couple of rats scurried passed me. How I hated rats! But not as much as I hated the dark, so I stood there rooted in my spot, wishing that I had brought a lantern or something. As soon as my eyes were about to see in the surrounding darkness, I made out what looked like a door at the end of passageway. I quietly, fearfully, walked toward it, not knowing what was inside.

But when I tried to open it, it wouldn't budge; I then realized it was locked. I then heard a sound coming from inside the room, it sounded like a man groaning.

I then heard the stranger call out; "so what do you plan to do to me today? I know you're behind that door Erik! I know you can hear me!"

I gasped softly; it couldn't be! Could it? I then heard what sounded like the rustle of chains as the figure in that darkness tried to moved, he then collapsed cursing.

"Damn it!"

I then heard footsteps coming down the passageway. I ducked down in the shadows and watched as a dark figure passed me. As soon as he was gone, I rushed out of the tunnel and back to the house, consumed in my thoughts about the stranger. (Little did I know, Erik's musical spell on me was starting to fade.)

When I finally got back to house, I noticed that Erik wasn't there! So I decided to wander around the house. I walked into the room where that beautiful wedding gown was still hanging.

As soon as I saw it, I sighed; was this what I really wanted? Did I want to marry Erik, and stay down here for the rest of my life? And then I asked myself the biggest question of all: Do I love Erik? The moment I asked myself that, something seemed to snap and I felt like I was walking up from a long dream. I looked up at the gown and asked myself the question again: Do I LOVE Erik? Tears came to my eyes as I realized the true answer. I then whispered in a soft voice: "I love you…"

I then said in a louder voice, with growing confidence in myself. "I love you."

I then felt like shouting it to the world! "I Love You-"

"Christine!"