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The morning came very quickly. Christine awoke to banging on her door. Christine rose and pulled the cover up around Gabe face. She went to the door donning a robe then she opened the door to the face of Madame Giry. Madame Giry walked into the room. Christine sighed then closed the door.
"Madame" Christine said
"I have two things to say to you. One is be on stage in ten minutes. Two is I hope you know that this changes nothing." Madame Giry said
Madame Giry leaf the room leaving Christine with her thoughts. Christine quickly started to get dress. Gabe awoke half way through Christine changing.
"Maman" Gabe cried
Christine rushed to his side still half dressed not caring for a moment. Gabe crawled into her arms. He rested his head on her chest just to listen to her heartbeat. Christine rubbed his back as he cried into her chest.
"What wrong baby" Christine asked
"Bad dream" Gabe said
"It ok it nothing but a dream." Christine said
"Maman it seems so real, I thought all of this was nothing but dream. And I was back in my cage" Gabe cried.
After Christine calmed down Gabe she finished getting ready. Christine walked over to Gabe and helped him get dress. Then Gabe sat down on the bed.
"I have go the stage for a while I try to back as soon as I can." Christine said
She kissed his head then left the room. Gabe looked around the room. His eyes focus on the mirror in the room. The mirror to him looked somewhat off. He ran his hand along the edge of the mirror finding a switch. The mirror glass open into the room knocking him down. Gabe looked back to the door where his Maman just left from. Then looked to the carven which the mirror opened to then in moment he was up he completely forgot his mask. He explored the cave through many twisted and turn final ended up by a lake but also being completely lost and scared. He started to cry and sat down and hopes someone would hear him.
Meanwhile Erik was waiting for Nadir to arrive when he heard and cries of some child. Erik started to head in the direction of noise. When he rounded the bend he saw a three year old boy sitting in the dirt with wavy brown hair. Erik froze in place when the child turn and look at him. Gabe heard someone approach and turned and looked at the area the noise was coming from. It was man nearly six three in height but was caught Gabe attention was the white mask on the man face. Erik was stocked when the child did not scream or run at the sight of his mask. Erik walked close to the boy. Then he kneeled by the child. Gabe stopped crying and slowly reached for Erik mask. Erik froze when the boy did so. Half of Gabe face was hidden by the shadows. Gabe completely removed the mask. Gabe eyes light up at the sight of Erik face.
"You are like me" Gabe exclaimed.
"What are you talking about" Erik asked.
Gabe turned his face more so the light hit the other half of his face. Erik eyes widen at the sight of child that look so much like himself but also somewhat like his precious Christine.
"What your name" Erik asked
"Gabriel but you can call me Gabe my Madman does, what your name" Gabe said
"I have many names but you may call me Erik. Where is your madman" Erik said
"Which one" Gabe asked.
"What are you talking about" Erik asked
"One is evil and the other is an angel she saved me from a life in a cage."Gabe said
Meanwhile Christine walked back from the meeting to her room and found Gabe missing. She then noticed the mirror was open. Christine grasped and quickly locked the door then took off down the tunnels. Hoping to find Gabe before something happen to him, she was nearly to the dock when she rounded a bend.
Gabe and Erik were talking when the sound of foot falls got their attention. Erik stood up and pick up Gabe. When Christine came into view Gabe started to struggle to get out of Erik arms. Erik placed him down and he ran over to Christine. Erik was in a state of shock.
"Madman" Gabe said
Gabe threw himself into her legs. She nearly lost her balance when he did so. She sweeps Gabe up into her arms.
"Gabriel you scared the living day light out me" Christine said
"I sorry madman please don't send me back" Gabe said
He had tears started to well up in his eyes. Erik moved closer to them. Christine had yet to notice him at all.
"Baby nothing you do could every make me want to give you up. And I know if you are anything like the man I knew who you so remind me of you are going to be a handful but a child and do not know better. I love you and nothing can change that" Christine said.
"A handful" Erik said
That caught Christine attention. She looked at the man that held her heart from the start.
"Madman do you know him, He my friend his name is Erik" Gabe said excitedly
"Yes, Gabe we know each other. You remind me of him." Christine said
"Again a handful" Erik said
"You are at time. You know everything. He is what I think you were like as a child. He wants to know all that he gets his hands on." Christine said.
Erik placed his arm around Christine and started to guide them back to the surface. Gabe fell asleep on the way back mostly because he had too much excitement for one day. Once nearly the entrance to Christine dressing room she turned and looked at Erik.
"I know there is no way to make up for what I did to you. I want you to know I have left Raoul and I only hope you will forgive me in time. I will be here for two months after that I do not know where me and Gabe will be but I hope I can make it up to you before then." Christine said
She walked back into the dressing room. Erik closed the mirror. He started to make his way back down to his home. In his mind he was devising a plan. Fate had given him a second chance he was not going to blow it now. This was his chance to win her back. And woo her properly. And from Gabe face it seemed to Erik that he had more effect on Christine then he could ever known. It looked to him as if Christine had grown up in the course of a year. He only hope God was on his side this time.