Christine, That's all I ask of you

Chapter 14: Erik's Ancestors

Madame Giry told Christine that the gypsies probably took Erik from a small town near Paris. People from there were a bit old fashioned and
superstitious. If Erik was born there it was obvious that his mother hated him. She took a carriage ride and got off right in the town. She stopped a random person. ,,Excuse me... Are you from here?" ,,Yes, I am" the man said. ,,Do you know if here lives a woman named..... " she stopped... She didn't know Erik's mother's name. ,,What woman?" the man asked. ,,There is a man named Erik Destler... I am looking for his mother" Christine said. ,,Destler... I don't know such a woman. But I know a man named Destler... He's a carver. He made some of my furniture" the man said. Christine was amazed. That carver could be Erik's father... ,,Where can I find him?" she asked and the man smiled. ,,I can take you to him if you need" he said. Christine agreed. The man accompanied her through the town right in front of a house and said goodbye to her. Christine knocked on the door. Nothing... She knocked again. She heard some sounds. The door finally opened. It was an older man around his 60s. He wasn't similar to Erik at all. ,,Can I help you, young lady?" but his voice was very similar to Erik's. It was probably really Erik's father. ,,I have to talk to you about your son..." the man was surprised. ,,My son? It must be a mistake. I have two daughters" Christine was confused. ,,When I think about his age I think you could have him around your 20s" she felt awkward. Wasn't it rude or indecent?
,,Come in... " the man said. Christine went to the door and the man invited her to sit down. ,,Don't you really remember anything from youth?" she asked him. ,,When I was young I was very free and volatile... I had a lot of very short but romantic relationships with young women" he admitted. Christine took all of her courage to ask him... ,,Don't you remember any of them getting pregnant?" Mr. Destler thought a bit. ,,Oh yes... One" he said. ,,It was a beautiful young woman. She was even very similar to you, miss. Long curly brown hair... She was beautiful and optimistic. She desired to find a true love, to marry and to have a family. I liked her so much... And she fell in love with me. We were so in love. Our six months of relationship was so passionate and romantic. One day she told me that she expected a baby... My baby. I wasn't ready to become a father. And I did the worst thing I could ever do. I left her..... How young and stupid I was" he admitted. Christine was shocked. ,,Do you still remember where she lived?",,Of course" Erik's father said. ,,I need to talk to her... Really I need it" Christine said.
That man was really willing and took her by a horse right in front of a small modest house. ,,Such an old memory... " Mr. Destler sighed. ,,We are here. Can I leave you, young lady?" he asked. ,,Yes..." Christine said. ,,Thank you very much" she said. She came over to the door alone. She sighted and knocked. After a few moments the door opened. There was a good looking lady in modest dress. She was younger than the man. Probably in her 50s. She was really similar like Christine. In her long brunette hair was a bit of grey shadows. But her eyes... They were Erik's eyes... ,,Are you looking for someone?" the woman asked. ,,For you" Christine said. ,,I'm a wife of your son" The woman looked surprised. ,,I have three sons and a daughter... But I don't know you" ,,I'm a wife of your firstborn son" Christine said. The woman got shocked and her eyes were full of tears immediately. ,,Erik... " she whispered quietly. ,,Erik is.... alive?" she really cried. ,,He is... He is alive and he didn't forget you" Christine felt angry. This woman was the main reason of Erik's crimes and she cried now? ,,He isn't able to sleep calmly. He remembers how you've been beating him up because of his face... How you hated him and wished him to die... You told him many times that you hated him, that you wished he'd never been born... He is hurt. When he ran.... The gypsies captured him and took him to the circus. They beaten him and absolutely destroyed his kind nature....Do you know that the opera ghost was him?" she said and almost cried herself. Erik's mother was shocked and cried too. ,,I tried to forget him when he disappeared... But I felt strange. I thought that I hated him with my whole heart. But I was worrying about him... I realized that somewhere deep inside I loved him...my Erik...Tell me... How is he?",,Amazing... I couldn't ask for a better husband" Christine said. ,,He would do everything for me" ,,Does he still write music?" the mother asked. ,,Yes, he does... Very beautiful music..." ,,I wish I could... " Erik's mother tried to say something but she couldn't. ,,What?" Christine asked. ,,Tell him to forgive me... "

Hello readers! I really enjoyed writing this chapter. I hope you enjoy it too!

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_another_phangirl