Chapter 6: No One Would Listen
Erika was unaware of the notes. She didn't see any change in attention from others, so she carried on normally. Since no one looked close enough at her, they would not notice that she walked with a particular bounce in her step as she made her way through her personal world of night.
It seemed as if her life was changing. Even James was calling on her. They talked many times when he came over to talk business with Raoul, and she grew fonder of him. He started coming over not only for business, but to visit. She began sketching him, or writing songs while she thought of him. She was changing. And just like her father, she was quick to give away her heart.
The Phantom also had a change inside of him. He had been alone since Christine had left him sixteen years ago. Now he had a daughter. It was still almost incomprehensible to him. He was unsure how to proceed. He had no idea of the responsibilities of fatherhood. Never the less, both felt equally about each other. And, as the apple does not fall far from the tree, their hearts were also filled with a similar song:
B: "No one
would listen.
No one but her/him,
Heard as the outcast hears.
P: Shamed into solitude.
E: Shunned by the multitude.
B: I learned to listen.
In the
dark, my heart heard music.
P: I long to teach the world
E: Rise up and reach the world
B: No one would listen
I alone could
hear the music.
Then at
last
A voice in the gloom
Seemed to cry
'I hear you!'
'I
hear your fears,
Your torment and your tears!'
P: She saw my loneliness.
E: He shared my emptiness
B: No one would listen,
No one but
her/him
Heard as the outcast hears.
No one would listen
No
one but her
Heard as the outcast hears..."
Their lonesome and empty lives seemed over at last. Erika was ecstatic. And her favorite time of year, the masquerade ball was just around the corner.