8. I must never play with Erik's Punjab lasso.
"Well, I'm hoping I can trust you, or you might meet a certain, ahh, fate, with which I am sure you remember from your friend." He gave one of his infamous death glares to the air, gripping something hidden beneath his cloak. "And if I find out you touched any of music, I swear, a disaster beyond your imagination will occur." With that, Erik twirled his cape, and was gone. I stared at the spot where he vanished, and realized he had left something behind. I walked over to it, and bent down to examine it closely. "What the..?" I murmured. It appeared to be rope or something, and it was like a noose.
I had quite a lot of fun with that piece of rope. I hung some of my pillows, but then got bored, and looked for something more human. I found it in the kitchen, hidden beneath the sink. It was a life size replica of Raoul. I thought it would be an appropriate time to insert an evil laugh, worthy of Erik's love.
I then found another doll, this one like Christine. I hated her for leaving my not-so-secret-dream lover, so I hung her too.
I never knew how much fun playing with Erik's Punjab was! That is, until he came home.
"Haley? Where are you?" Erik poked his head into my room, and saw me sitting there, with various things hanging from the rafters.
"Haley, why are there pillo- Did you hang my Raoul doll?!" He burst out laughing when he saw that. "And here I was, thinking you were not that bright… I think I might hug you!" And that's what he did. He wrapped his arms around me, and started laughing in my ear, whispering, "Oh, my dear, sweet, lovely, Haley. You truly are more like I am than I thought at first!" Like all good things, though, it had to end. All to soon, Erik pulled away, wiping his eyes, and smiling at me with what almost looked like love. Unfortunately, that look turned to hate when his gaze landed on the Christine doll. The last thing I remember was Erik's long hands enclosing around my throat.
Ah well, at least I got a hug from him!
A/N: Yes, I am still alive! I have finals coming up soon, so it's been a lot of review. I was also in Anything Goes for my community theater, and we only just finished. *puffs out chest proudly* I was girl number 1! Mmhmm, Erik would've been proud.