Under The Spell Of A Phantom.
Six: Unforgetable.
It had been several days since that night where Ruby met Erik and awoke in the morning to discover a shocking secret about him.
She was punished by Eleanor by remaining in her bedroom until there was a real explaintion of why she suddenly disappeared.
But Ruby could never tell her mother about it what happened, the thought of him reappearing in her life chilled her bones.
So why couldn't she forget him? The way he sung and played the organ to her, those eyes never shifted from her haunted dreams.
Grabbing her pillow, Ruby muffled her loud sobs letting the loose tears fall down her face. What had he done to her?
The notes come to live before me, it's melody caressing my body just like her gentle touch on my shoulder.
Though I wanted to capture Ruby, her image seemed to never disappear from my mind or even my dreams.
She had replaced her way too quickly, becoming the diva I always wanted her to be and sing my operas I've written.
I stopped playing, my hands hovering over the keys while my thoughts were buzzing constanly like they always did.
What if I could find where she lived and write a note to her offering singing lessons in a apartment I bought three years ago?
The idea made me smile, I was half way through my opera so it would take a good long while to finish it and study her more carefully.
Standing up from my stool to grab my cloak that laid on the still unmade bed, I lingered to sniff the sheets to try and gather her scent.
Yes, it was there but slowly starting to fade away which distressed me for a reason I quickly buried, this time my feelings won't win.
I walked out of my rooms, heading up the staircase, went towards the door, opened and shut it ever so quietly so that he won't listen.
Pulling up the hood to mask my face, I began to walk along the streets just like a normal gentleman that minding his own business.
Ruby breathed out a another heavy sigh, sleep once took ahold of her with no escape from her constant dreams of him.
This was getting out of control, feelings of illness started to appear and that was making her fear of how much more she can take.
Slowly removing herself from the bed, Ruby placed her feet on the floorboards and walked towards the windows to open them.
A cool, refreshing breeze blew on her. She shut her eyes to breathe it in then let it out with a contented sigh from her lips.
Suddenly when she moved her eyes forward, a dark cloaked figure was looking up at her revealing that white mask before her.
She gasped out loud, backing away in horror of what she just saw right before her own eyes.
"It couldn't possiably be him. Please God above, don't let that man be Erik!" Ruby pleaded to herself.
With every slow step, she crept towards the window to discover the figure had disappeared like thin air.
Tears started to fall down her face as she sank down to her knees, would she be ever free from him?
I entered this fancy neighbourhood during my walk to find Ruby's house, it was giving me the shivers.
Women were dressed in outragous and too many coloured dresses while the men wore very posh suits.
Peaceful and beautiful to a artist's eye, I could see myself living here only if I wasn't hiding in the darkness because of my face.
As I reached a elegent house with plenty of trees, flowers and freshly cut grass, my eyes fell on a stunning creature.
It had to be her, no-one could mistake her auburn hair blowing against the calming breeze and those searching eyes.
Once they fell on me, she backed away with terror written across her echanting face. I wasn't surprised at her action.
But a sly smile went across my face, I had finally found her home so now all I can do is return and write my letter to me.
I dashed to hide against the bushes, watching her reappear at the window to see if I was still there staring at her.
Watching her fall to her knees and crying pulled me to gather her in my arms and reassure her that what she saw was all a nightmare.
But it wasn't, this was reality and not one person could ever accept my face in this uptight society that denied me the right to life.
Turning my heel, I could still her cries while I walked on until they faded away to nothing as I left this perfect neighbourhood.
Ruby studied the moon up above the clear night sky. How she longed to be up there away from everyone inculding him.
She couldn't forget that sudden shock of seeing him here where she lived, what was her safety now is a dangerous place.
Though she was afraid, she couldn't deny her forbidden feelings that were running wild all because of him.
Shutting her tired eyes, she igorned the loud rumbling of her stomach and let sleep once more take ahold of her.
