Chapter 26
"There he goes." I said as Raoul left the house, not locking the door.
"Why don't we just go through the door?" Marie asked.
"With all the maids and the butler? I don't think so." I said as I started to walk towards the side of the house I knew Gustave's room was. "There should be a shed around here somewhere." I said more to myself then to anyone.
Once I found it, I pulled the door open, took the ladder out, and put it against the side of the house.
"Come on Erik." I said.
Erik started to climb up the ladder and Meg and I held the ladder.
"Is he in there?" I asked.
"Yes. Just walked in." Erik said tapping on the glass.
The next thing we heard was the window being pushed open.
"Father! What are you doing up here?" We heard Gustave's voice coming from the window and I felt tears welling in my eyes.
"We're here to get you out. Meg's even come back to help."
Erik crawled through the window and closed it again and I ran to the front door.
"Christine. Be careful!" Meg whispered to me.
I opened the door and there, holding Gustave was Raoul.
"What a nice surprise!" Raoul said.
"Mother!" Gustave said reaching out to me.
"Gustave sweetie, I'm here, it's okay." I said.
"You aren't getting him back. Nor is he." He said pointing a gun at Erik.
"No." I said under my breath.
I saw out the corner of my eye Meg walking up behind Raoul. She must have come through the servants entrance.
"I don't want any fighting Raoul please." I said stepping forward. "I just want my son back."
"Take another step and the monster gets it." He said cocking the gun.
I looked over his shoulder slightly at Meg, who was now holding a pot plant. I guessed she was going to hit him over the head with it. I just wish she would hurry up.
"Raoul please. I'm so sorry for everything I've done. Please forgive me." I had gotten close enough that he had put his arm down and I could latch onto it. "Please forgive me." I said, running my hand slowly down his arm towards the gun.
I knew I was going to regret it in the morning but I kissed him on the lips. It distracted him enough that I got a hold of his hand and gently pulled at the gun. He soon realized what I was doing.
"Oh no you don't." He said, kicking me in the stomach and I feel to the ground.
"No!" Erik said moving to help me when the gun went off.
Gustave, Meg and I all screamed and I looked over at Erik. He was holding onto his leg and shouting in pain.
Suddenly, Raoul fell to the floor.
"He's out cold." Meg said, moving to the phone and calling a doctor and the police. I ran over to Erik who was still yelling in pain.
"Shh, my darling." I said as I cradled his head. "Gustave give me your jacket."
He passed me his small jacket and I pulled the tie out of the hoops. I put the tie around the gun wound and tied it as tight as I could.
"Is he okay?" Meg asked.
"I'm sure he'll be okay." I said, wiping away a tear awkwardly because of the blood on my hands.
"Mother." Gustave said hugging me. "Is father going to be okay?"
"I think so sweetie." I said hugging him tightly.
"I'll be fine. Are you okay Christine." Erik asked, putting his hand on my cheek.
"I don't know. I don't feel anything." I said moving an arm from Gustave and putting my hand on my stomach.
"When the doctors come and get Erik they can look you over. Wait, where's Marie?" Meg asked.
Marie came running in, with a police officer.
"Oh my god." She said.
The rest of the police came with the doctors just in time. Raoul woke up and got taken away just moments after they turned up. One doctor attended to Erik and one to me.
"Excuse me sir." I said to one doctor, Gustave not letting go of my hand.
"Yes Miss?" He said turning and smiling at us.
"I was wondering if you could help me, I'm a few weeks pregnant and - "
"I'm gonna be a big brother?" Gustave asked.
"Hold on darling." I said. "As I was saying I'm a few weeks in and Raoul, the man that was taken out of here, kicked me in the stomach. I don't think I miscarried but I just wanted to ask if there was any way of knowing if I had?" I asked.
We talked for a while, asking and answering questions before the other doctor said it was time to go to the hospital.
As we sat in the ambulance, I realized we would have to stay here for a little while for Erik to get better. I would have the chance to come back here, get some of my stuff and say a final good bye to my father.
We got to the hospital where they took Erik off and took me to get some tests done.
I was fine. Gustave was going to be thrilled when he found out as was Erik.
When I saw Gustave, he came running at me and I dropped to my knees to hug him.
"I was so scared mother. I didn't know what to do, I didn't know if I would ever see you again and… Mother, why are you cry?" He asked.
"I'm just so happy you're okay and, guess what, in 8 months, you'll be a big brother."
"Really?" He asked.
I nodded and he hugged me tighter.
"I love you so much Gustave." I said.
"I love you to mother. Meg!" He said, running over and hugging her to. I smiled at him and Meg. It was so sweet.
"Oh Christine. Is he okay?" Meg asked hugging me.
"He's fine. He'll be out soon I think."
She nodded and started to cry a little. "Are you okay?"
"Oh I'm fine!" I said.
"The baby?"
"Fine."
"Thank god." She said hugging me again.
"Ms. Daae?" A doctor said.
"Yes?" I asked.
"You can come and see him now."
I half ran to his room and watched him as he slept. Meg and Gustave came in to the room and Gustave hugged me again.