Chapter Three
About a week ago, Erik reached America. Ways were quite different there, he thought.
He noticed that fashions were the same though, with the "mushroom" dresses, which reminded him of Carlotta.
After searching for days, for a place to live, he finally found a place.
The place he found was far back, in between two buildings, where it was dark, and never disturbed, which he made sure of. It was built inside the walls of one of the buildings.
He bought it from a man who was moving out of the country.
After fixing it up, he moved in, and rarely went out, for he was so bruised from his past, and had no hope for his future.
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Diana was enjoying her walk. She took one of the paths, which were never disturbed, as usual. She found great interest in the "dark" places, for it was her only escape from the "horrible" life she lived.
She longed for the fresh air that she lived in, with her Uncle. She felt her heart ache as she remembered when her Uncle took her threw the woods, and they played like they were on a voyage, to find a secret garden.
The memory brought great sorrow to her heart, but she tried to think of more pleasant thoughts.
As Diana was walking, she reached a place where she felt completely alone.
She stopped and sat on the ground, and read her book.
After a reading for quite some time, Diana felt like she should go, for it was becoming late.
As she stood up, she walked past the corner of a building, and gasped, for she ran straight into someone.
"I-I am so sorry Sir" she said, still shocked, "I didn't see you."
She took a look at the man, and thought he looked normal, except for the black clothes he wore, and the strange white mask he wore on the side of his face.
Erik was as shocked as she was. He was going out for some fresh air himself, after staying indoors for days. He was surprised that the girl didn't stare at his mask.
Erik thought he should say he was sorry, but thought it would be best not to.
After a few seconds, Erik simply turned around and walked away, which surprised Diana.
She was tempted to follow him, but had a strange feeling she shouldn't.
So she went home, thinking about him.
When she reached home, she was scolded the rest of the night, and Madame Clark gave Diana a long speech about how that evening had gone.
As Diana lay in bed that night, she couldn't help but think about the strange. She prayed for him that night, for she felt the need to.
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Author's Note:
Sorry it took a while for the update. It is kind of a short chapter, sorry! Well, I hope to update this story again soon, so please check it out when I do! God bless!