That night before the performance Christine sat in the dressing room that was all hers for tonight seeing as how the lead had gotten sick and she was the only one to know the part besides the woman. She heard a voice say "remember what I have shown you" before she left for the stage.
Raul was required to attend every show as long as he was living in the opera house, he was for the time being the public face. This is where he first saw Christine again. They had know each other as children by the sea, before Raoul had had to move back and leave his childhood love.
After the performance Raoul slipped away to Christine's dressing room. When he opened the door he saw her lighting a candle. "Little lottie let her mind wonder" he said, she looked up and said "you remember that tune" "little thought am i founder of shoes" he continued "or of riddles of thought" they sang together "or chocolate" he finished. "It's wonderful to see you again" he said with a smile "you look well" "i am thank you" she said, "I have missed you sweet lottie" Raoul said with a tender smile " now we go to supper" he said getting up and heading for the door "no Raoul i can't, you remember the angel my father spoke of? he is very strict" she said trying to get him to leave "then we won't be out late" he said and left. Christine sighed and walked to change, "do you truly wish to go with this slave of fashion?" a voice said from the darkness as all the candles went out "of course not" she said with disgust "he has been a thorn in my side since we were children, always following me around saying he would marry me when we got older!" "sounds like a childs infatuation" the voice said with a laugh "he only got worse as the years past, constantly asking me out trying to kiss me every chance he got, his brother never cared he thought i would come around and love him in return someday, then i moved her and was free till now" she screamed into the dark, not caring if any could hear her. "Why cant i see you?" she begged "look at your face in the mirror" the voice said. Christine whipped around to look in the full length mirror, she merely saw herself but as she kept looking the figure of a man began to appear, as he got closer she could see the the striking eyes and strong jaw held up by a very muscled body. He had stopped moving and held out his hand through the mirror for her, she couldn't look away, as she took his hand there came a loud bagging from the door followed by the yells of Raoul. "Come with me and be free" the man said and she followed him through the mirror.