Chapter 2- The First Encounter
When I get to the top my father is holding the door open waiting for me impatiently; he shows me this by tapping his foot against the marble cement. Once we get inside I am greeted by my new managers. They are happy, my father is happy, which means I have to be happy, really I have to be happy I have no choice if I am not happy my father will suffocate my hand. My mangers start talking about how they are pleased that I am joining. My father talks to them just to humor them so; they will give me a better salary. Soon my father has had enough of their talking and start talking business. My managers tell my father that they want to hear me sing. My father tells them that I will need a costume and a room if that is going to be happening. My mangers agree and show my father and me to my dressing room, which my father says is too small so, they lead me to another. This one is bigger and has its own bathroom and bedroom, my father is pleased with this dressing room. Soon I was dressed in a costume and ready to perform for my managers. The maestro started playing and soon I was sing. In the end, my mangers loved me and said that they would love to have me. My father was happy, but I wasn't. My mangers show my father and I back to the dressing room. Soon after we settled in my father grabbed the wine that was in the room and went to my mangers to discuss my salary. I was left all alone or so I thought. Since I was alone I decided to go explore my new home. I learned that there were 40 more rooms similar to mine somewhere smaller and a few were bigger. Soon I found out where the stage was it was big, but as my father would say," it will have to do for now." Then I went back stage where I saw a lot of costumes and props. I could hear my father in the background debating on my salary with the managers and also getting drunk at the same time. Then I heard a man's voice sing, "Come to me my child, for I have seen your misery, I have taken pity on you." "Who are you?" I asked confused. "I am your savior, follow me my child "said the strange voice. A door opened a couple feet from where I was standing. I felt compelled to go to the door. It seemed as if I was hypnotized by this stranger's voice. Then I hear another voice it is my father, drunk. My father comes over to me and slaps me across the face. I hold my now sting face and try not to cry. "Answer me, when I call you," he says angrily because of the alcohol. My father then grabs my waist, hard and starts dragging me to my wardrobe. I get dressed and soon I am ready to perform. I take this as the sign that my father and my mangers got to agreeing terms. My father says that we will be staying here for at least a year maybe even more, but only if they give us more money. Soon I am performing every night, each night I play the role of the main character's best friend. After about a month, it is the almost the end of this opera and soon we will be doing a different one. It is our last night, I do a stupendous job even the managers are impressed. The crowd threw more flowers to me than to the main role. When I was collecting all of my flowers I came across a peculiar flower. The flower was just a rose but tied to it was a black ribbon. One of the maids took all of my flowers except for the one I was holding. A voice coming from behind me saying," I see that you have gotten the phantom's flower, "said the voice from behind me quietly, and yet worried. I turn to see my most favorite manager; his name is George. I have become quite fond of George since I have come and he also helps hide me when my father is drunk. "Yes, but I don't know why I am so special," I say. "Well, the phantom must think so," he said worried. "You see, the phantom has been bruiting about Christine for eleven years, "said George. "Who is this Christine Daee that everyone has been raving about all I have heard since I came, people keep saying that I sound just like her?" I ask. "WHAT, you have never heard of Christine, the phantom's lover, "said George astonished. "No, I haven't, I didn't even know who the phantom of the opera was until a month ago when I first came and a man stopped my father and I and told us about him, "I say. "What happened with Christine and the phantom of the opera that was so tragic?" I ask. "You don't know what happened, "He said. "No, I don't know what happened I just know what the strange man told me, that there was a girl named Christine Daee that had a beautiful voice because of her beautiful voice the phantom falls in love with her, but she is in love with a guy named Raoul" I say agitated. "You know about Christine and Raoul, but you don't know much about the phantom." "The story is about a man who has a disfigured face; some people called him the devil's child. One day Madame Giry helped him escape and let him hide in the opera house. Soon the disfigured boy started calling himself the phantom of the opera and falls in love with music. He also finds music as his escape from the cruel world that he must suffer in. When the phantom of the opera got older he fell in love with a girl named Christine Daee. Christine falls in love with a boy named Raoul. Raoul falls in love with Christine. Phantom tries to make her fall in love with him by threatening Raoul. The Phantom ends up not getting Christine because he lets Raoul go. After that the phantom leaves the opera house for four years. He returned the day that the opera house was reopened. Ever since then all he has done is mope until…. That is when my manager's voice is cut off by another person's voice. It is the same voice that I had heard the first day I had come here. Only this time the voice is not singing instead the voice is just talking and this voice seems angry. "Get behind me," says my manager shaky. " Sara, get behind me," this time my manager seems to be more confident. I do as I am told and get behind him. Right when I get behind my manager I hear a thud. A strange man with a mask lands a few feet away from us. "Now Mr. George," says the strange man "let's not do anything stupid." "Give me the girl, George, and I will let you live, "says the strange man with an evil little grin. I can't help, but gulp. "NO, I will not let you take her "says George defensively and then he puts his body in a defensive state so the man knows he is serious. "Bad choice George, "says the mysterious man shaking his head. The man pulls out a sword with a gold handle at the end. I know what he is going to do even before he starts moving his sword towards George. I do the only thing I can think of I step in front of George. Once, I do this man stops his sword. He stops right away, but he doesn't put his sword away. "Please strange man do not kill this man, I will do whatever you say just please don't hurt this man, "I say pleading to him on my knees. I see the anger in his eyes has vanished instead his eyes soften to my pleading. "Alright, "he says softly almost in a sing voice. Then I see the anger in his eyes come back at first I thought it was because of me, but then I see that he is staring behind me. "Why are you still here George, "says the mysterious man. "I won't let Sara do this, she should know who you are before she makes a decision," George says. "My patience is wearing thin for you Mr. George, leave now, "says the strange man. George looks as if he is going to protest, but I see him go pale white when he sees the man coming towards him. "I am sorry, Sara," says George who then runs away.
