Love never dies

Chapter 16 : the truth

Christine's POV

" ahhhh !!! " I heard a scream. I knew that voice . It's Gustave . Oh my god what has Erik done ? I ran to the voice and saw Gustave running towards me . He hug me and buried his face to my stomach .
" It's horrible , horrible ! " he said with a voice of someone who saw something so horrible .
" Shhh Gustave , it's alright now . " then I heard Erik's voice from behind .

" How could you think I wouldn't guess ? How could you think I wouldn't know ? Do you have something to confess ? I want the truth right now if so ! "
I saw his bald head so it must meant he took of his mask to show Gustave his face . But what is he saying ? It cannot be . He knows ? He already knows ? Gustave was pulling my hand indicating we should run away . I turned to him
" Listen darling , I want you to go back to hotel with Miss Giry alright ? I have to talk to Mr Y alone . " just then i saw Meg trying to comfort Erik
" Meg ! Please . Please take him . " Meg turned to look at me and nod . She took Gustave away . Then I look at Erik .

" Once upon another time , you loved me .. yet left me alone . But that's not all you did . You left me with a son . "
Erik's expression shows it all . He cannot believe it . He broke down to his knee and cover his face with his hands . He then cried . He look so heartbroken .
" Ever since that other time , I wish you could somehow have known . I kept the secret hid . The secret my marriage forbid . What else could I have done ? "
I never told anyone about this . I kept the secret for 10 years . I walk slowly towards him .

" Just love "
" A son " he cried
" Just live "
" My son " he look at his hand and could not believe it .
" Just give what I can give . And take what little I deserve . " I touch his head . He took my hand and put it on his soft cheeks .

" Forgive me . " he begged .
" He sees me and shuns me as you did once . " he let go of my hand and turn his face away from me . I wanted to comfort him and hug him telling him everything's going to be alright. He let go of my hand
" Take him now . Take him and go . Go now be free ! But swear one thing to me , he will never ever know . "
I could not understand what he was trying to say . Did he just let me go ? Let us free ? Was he so broken that he's willing to sacrifice his hurt and pain for Gustave ? I brought him this pain . I caused him this pain . I need to help him . I love him . I could not bear to see him in so much pain .

" I swear it . Believe me . You know you have my words . And I swear that this music won't remain unheard ! "
I picked the book that was on the floor because I threw it when Gustave ran to me . I held the book and walk towards him . He look up to me .
" This music , your music will live again "
I have to sing . Sing for him so that it will ease his pain . He gone through so much . He needed this as much I did .
" One last time just as I swore . "
He walked up to me and hold the book together with me . Then our voices combined .
" And soul to soul we will once more be whole ! "
" when I hear you sing "
his voice is so attractive . Just hearing those words makes me melt . I just want to kiss him and say it's alright and that I'm here . I just want to hold him like how I did that night . Then I realised I have a husband and a son . A son who fear him . God Gustave , u made the same mistakes I did . I pulled my hand away from Erik .
" Once more .. " then I look at him one last time and walked away .

Erik's POV

What have I done ? Gustave is my son . Yet , he screamed and ran away . Just like what Christine did . I never should have left her . Now I miss the first 10 years of Gustave's life . How can I repay for being gone for so long?

From out of ugliness, such light .From out of darkness, such a flame . In him my wrongness is made right . And yet he loathes me all the same . So let him shun me in disgust .Let him flee this cursed face. If I must hide from him I must . Yet shall he be my saving grace . For Christine, my Christine . If it's true I've no reason to live . Then Christine, then the boy shall have all I can give . Ah Christine . All I create on this earth . All that I'll never be worth . All shall be his!

That is it . That's what I can do to repay for being gone for 10 years . I don't deserve this much . I should give all that's mine to him . All that's on Coney Island , all that I created is his .