A/N: This chapter is gonna focus more on Christine, but don't worry E/M fans, there's gonna be more E/M later. I promise you.
I gasped; it was Erik! I rushed out of the back room and looked out the window and saw him trudging up to the house. I looked down at my muddy hem and rushed into my bedroom to change my gown and run a brush through my hair.
"Christine! Where are you?!" He shouted.
I stuck my head out the window; "I'm in my room!" I shouted back as I saw him bounding up to the house. I sighed as I went out to meet him.
"Hello, Erik." I greeted him as he came through the door.
He had a funny look on his face as he said; "Christine, you look frightened. What's the matter?"
I quickly regained my composure and smiled. "No dear, nothing's wrong, I…was just worried about you!" I finished quickly, trying to convince him that I was still in love with him. I wondered how long I could pull that off…
A few weeks later, I grew sick of the charade. I didn't love Erik, I loved Raoul, but he was gone and there was nothing I could do about it. I was sitting in my room one evening, trying to think of a solution to my problem. Then a thought suddenly came to mind. Madame Giry had told her once "that if you have a problem and can't solve it, get away from it." So after thinking it through, I decided that the only thing to do now was to run away.
Late one night, I waited until Erik was asleep before I got out of bed. I quietly gathered my things and went towards Erik's room. I looked in and saw him sleeping soundly. I breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the front door. I then silently began to turn the locks, once the door was open; I snuck out and quickly walked to the lake. I was just about to get into the boat when I heard a faint voice calling out to me.
"Christine, Christine…"
I had to bite my tongue to avoid from screaming out. I frantically looked around me and then realized that it wasn't coming from the house, but from the tunnel that I was in a few weeks ago. I took a deep breath and walked back in there, unaware of what was going to happen…
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. Please review though!