A Song In The Dark

Distraction

Erik stood tall and proud in Christine's dressing room "my Christine" he whispered his voice smokey full of love and passion. "I am not your Christine!" She spit in reply. "Christine I love you, save me from my solitude." Erik begged falling to his knees and clutching her dress. "No! For 6 years I thought you dead!" She cried turning away from him. "I am, Christine, I am dead without you!"
Erik moved toward her his arms outstretched, "please, my angle." Christine moved away shaking her head.

A knock sounded on the door. "Christine are you ready for dinner?"
She turned to Erik her big brown eyes blazing. "You have run my life for years I will never let you do it again." Erik was shattered as she turned and slipped out the door.
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Ada sat in her parlor fighting every urge to fall apart. "So Christine is back." Denis mumbled sitting down beside her with a glass of brandy. "Can we please not talk about Christine?" Ada whispered beginning to cry. "Oh little sister I didn't mean to hurt you."

Ada sighed leaning her head on his shoulder, "He still loves her." She cried into his shirt, "you should have seen how happy he looked it was afoul."
"You love him?"
"I think so."
Denis stared into her green eyes, "don't lose him, I don't personally agree with his morals and still think he's dangerous but I think he cares for you."
"How can I be sure? He loves Christine, I can't compare to her in any way."
"You are kind and loving, you have seen him at his lowest and you didn't leave him."
Ada wrapped her arms around her brother he always knew what to say.
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"You disgust me." Nadir growled curling his lip his eyes squinting. "You went to her! Over six years later, Erik you have someone who cares about you!"
"Christine is all who ever cared." Erik mumbled taking a sip of wine.
Nadir threw up his hands in anger, "You ignorant swine! She doesn't deserve you, why she has bared you for so long I'll never know." Erik shot a glare at Nadir his blue eyes Icy, "no she doesn't deserve me but that rich boy doesn't deserve her either!" Erik growled throwing a glass against the wall.
Erik fell against the couch his head in his hands. Nadir leaned over and smacked the unmasked side of his face. "I'm talking about Ada you idiot."
Erik looked confused. "Do what you want Erik, but don't come crawling to me when you get your heart broken and you get back on the drugs." Nadir yelled storming out of the flat.

Nadir snuck out of the box and trotted down the stairs, "Nadir! Is that you?" Nadir froze, "Christine!"Nadir gasped plastering a fake smile in his age worn face. "How have you been?" She asked giving him a hug. Nadir just smiled he really wasn't in the mood to act right now. "I'm sure you know he came to me again." Nadir bit his lip. "Raoul will kill him if he knew, I can't let that happen." Nadir was tempted to roll his eyes how did he get screwed up in this complicated story yet again?
"Christine, just stay away from him. You are not going to hurt him again." Nadir snapped "I am not going to see him wind up in despair again." Christine was called away and Nadir let out a sigh. it wasn't that he didn't like her he admired her she was kind and innocent she fell for Erik and left him flat when Raoul came on the scene. Erik was crushed, Erik had tried to kill him many times but even through that Nadir cared about him. Nadir could not let him suffer again.

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"Erik?"Ada whispered walking down the hidden halls. Ada could hear voices from the prima Donna room a man and a woman who she recognized as Christine Erik was watching through the mirror. "Erik!" He lunged toward her before she could react and covered her mouth with his gloved hand. "Shhh" he sneered. "Christine! I know he's alive I can feel it now tell me has he talked to you?" The man asked. "Yes Raoul he has."
"Ugh! I should have killed him! Well trust me my Christine I will this time!" Raoul growled leaving the room. Erik shut the door that allowed him to see and hear the conversation, slowly he stood up without paying any mind to Ada. Ada watched him leave. "Why are you so obsessed?" She cried to him. Erik didn't listen he just kept walking, Ada crouched down, "why do I love him?" She whispered to herself Tears beginning to form.