Chapter 17. Beauty and the Beast?
I feel horrible for being scared of Mr. E. Momma said that he was born like that and can't help how he looks, and that he may have a bad temper at times but he's not a monster but a person.
I heard many stories or people who are hideous but kind of heart, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, and The Princess and the Frog, and something that they say happened not long ago about an opera ghost who wore a mask, and was in love with a singer named Christine. Raoul hates that story and won't let me hear any more than a short summery.
I sat at my window looking out at the sky that looked like it would burst with rain soon, and I thought of the stories, then I thought of how Momma and Mr. E looked at each other, and then giggled realizing that was the look people get when they're in love.
Could Momma be in love with someone other than Raoul? That was a stupid question, should have asked if Momma could be in love with Mr. E. When she looks at him it's like she can't see anyone else, and kind of like she's expecting to marry him in a few days.
And when Mr. E looks at Momma, it's like there's tons of other people keeping him away from her when he needs her.
I ran into the room Momma was in and said. "Momma! I need to talk to Mr. E! I have to say I'm sorry!"
Raoul stood up from his chair and said. "Now Erica you are never to see that demon again…"
"He's not a demon! He's human! Maybe even an angel! I need to tell him I'm sorry! And Momma needs to talk to him too…"
Raoul turned to Momma and said. "Christine what is she talking about?"
"She saw his face and was scared." Momma said.
"He showed her that thing he calls a face? How dare he do such a…"
"I don't have time for this!" I said and grabbed my sandals and ran out the door.
"Erica…." Raoul began but before he could finish I got to the stairs and ran down.
I ran to the building where I was last night, then realized I wasn't sure what to say to him, but before I could even think about it, he stepped out from the side door.
"Mr. E?" I said.
"Come back to see the monster?" He said, stopping.
"Well I was going to say I was sorry, but if you're going to be like that…"
"You're not sorry, you just pity me."
"I'm sorry I screamed at you and I'm sorry that, you, um, look like that."
"No one feels sorry for me. They all just want to stare at the monster behind the mask."
"I broke a promise when I screamed at you. I promised myself if I ever saw someone like from my fairy tales who wasn't some handsome prince, I would treat them nicely and see if they became one."
"I don't have some curse on me, not one that can be broken. And I'm certainly not a prince."
He began to walk off but I followed and asked. "What's your real name?"
He stopped then turned to me and said. "Eric Parmar."
"That's a lovely name."
"Says a girl named Erica."
Hello, i know i'm not sticking to Love Never Dies plot, but hey, i'm not Andrew.