When i woke up, i was supriesed, but then i remembered what happened last night. I heard a beautiful music coming from a music box . It played a song ,that i remembered from movie The phantom of opera. I sat on bed and pulled a rope. Curtains slowly lifted up and i saw a mirror and a small table. I stood up,put slippers on and came to mirror . As I looked at my reflection , iIsighed and saw a box with piece of paper on it . It said : ,, To miss Bolcina from O.G. „
I put the paper away and opened the box. There was a beautiful silver brush and on it were words Always look with your heart and believe . I looked at the mirror as i combed my hair . After I got ready, I went out of bedroom and saw howl,who was humming a melody ,before he turned to me and said: ,, Good morning. Did you sleep well ? ,,
I nodded in replay and went to table. There was a bowl of fruit and i took an apple and ate it. Howl came to chair and sat down . He looked at me and said : ,, Miss Bolcina,there is something you should know .,,
I was surprised and he said: ,, I`m really sorry for acting like a crazy man. I didn`t mean to hurt you and scared you. ,,
I looked at him and said : ,, I`m sorry for shouting at you and taking your mask off. You scared me and were hurting me ,so i decided to fight back. You know,your face is beautiful like angels .i think that stories about your face are wrong . ,,
Howl blushed and asked : ,, Really ? ,,
I smiled and said as i looked at his saphire blue eyes : ,,Yes. I have never seen more beautiful face . I know how it is to be different . Im not beautiful or pretty.,,
Howl stood and came to me. his gloved hand stroked my cheek as he said: ,, No,Briana . You are beautiful and also have beautiful name . I have seen many young ladies,but no one was as beautiful and special as you. Do you like the brush,that i gave it to you ? ,,
I blushed and said: ,, Yes,it is beautiful. Thank you.,,
Howl smiled and said as i stood up: ,, I heard a beautiful song from bedroom. Where you singing it? ,,
I looked away as i blushed ,then i looked at Howl again and said: ,, Yes ,it was me . I like to sing.,,
He smiled and said: ,, You sounded like angel,because your voice is beautiful. You will need to practice,but im sure that it will good for theatre . I could teach you and you will make my song fly. ,,
I was supriesed and remembered my strange dream. I said: ,, That is wonderful,but how will i get there? I can sing and dance ,but i have nowhere to go. ,,
I saw that howl was holding a letter with seal in a shape of skull. He said with smile: ,, You will be good chours girl . I will sent a message to madame Grady and she will help you get into chour. ,,
I was happy and blushed as i took my new brush and went with my music teacher to the gondola. He helped me step in and i sat down. We went through old catacombs ,before we reached the stairs and he helped me out of gondola. After long walk through tunnels ,we finally came to one of secrets entrances . I looked at Howl and said with smile: ,, Thank you ,sir Jekins . ,,
He smiled and said as he let go of my hand : ,, Remember your promiese . You must keep the secret about my at any cost. No must know about me .,,
After i was allone, i looked around the stage . I wasn`t paying attenion,where i was going and I acidentlly hit in one of danceres. A young lady looked at me as i said: ,, I`m sorry madame . I wasn`t carefull.,,
She said : ,, No, mademoiselle . It was my fault. Can i help you? ,,
I looked at young lady with long blond hair ,cute face and brown eyes and said : ,, Yes. Could you tell me where can i find madame Grady ? ,,
Young lady smiled and said : ,, Yes,go down the hall and turn right. Her office is there . Are you new here ? ,,
I said :,, Yes, i arrived here in the morning mademoiselle …. ,,
She smiled and said: ,, Jolanda .just called me Jolanda. If you get lost, ask Daren Gringoire. He will help you, because he is one of stage cast . Good luck.,,
I thanked Jolanada and followed her instuctions to madame Gradys office. As i knocked on door ,a voice said: ,, Come in.,,
I opened the door and looked at woman,who said as I closed the door: ,, Are you Briana Bolcina?,,
I said as i bowed before her :,, Yes,madame . ,,
Madame Grady came to me and took a closer look. She looked at me and said: ,, I got letter from phantom. You want to be a chour girl. Can you sing or dance mademoiselle ? ,,
I looked at her a bit shylly and said: ,, I can sing and dance madame . I have been dancing since my childhood and i like to sing. I preformed in four plays as child . ,, madame said: ,, You come from Austria,right? ,,
I didn`t want her to tell her that im from future,so I said: ,, I was born in one of lands of Austria and grew there with my younger brother. My mother wanted for me to get good education,so she sent me to Paris. It was her wish for me to study theatre .I always dreamed to act in theatre or opera house. ,,
Madame Grady looked at me like i remeberd her on someone. I was unsure what to do ,but madame Grady said: ,, I read the letter from told me what happened to you and I know him from my childhood. The whole thing will stay between you,me and Howl.,,
I blushed as i said: ,, I met howl and he is handsome ,but needs someone to like him. Someone, who can see behind his mask .,,
Madame Grady took my hand and we both went to dressing room . She found a white dress and a pair of ballet shoes. I took the dress and shoes as i went to change . After i got ready, Madame Grady asked me to show my dancing skills. I was a bit afraid, but I remembered Howls words . I did streches like a real ballerina. Madame Grady smiled as she said: ,, That was good. Now, I wish for you Briana to dance a ballet. You can choose a dance. ,, I
went to the center of stage and took deep breath. I thought of Odette, the swan princess from ballet The swan lake. She was cursed by evil wizard Rothbarth and only true loves vow could break the spell. I danced to music of overture from Swan lake . At the end of the dance, I bowed down while madame Grady applauded. She looked at me and said:,, You danced like a nymph Briana. Welcome to the opera house mademoiselle. Do you like ballet Briana? ,,
I smiled and said: ,, Yes, I do. It is beautiful and romantic. ,,
Madame Grady told me more about opera house as she gave me a small backstage tour. After the tour i met with composer Monsieur Reyer and manager Monsieur Lefevre. They both welcomed me with smile and kind words. I followed madame Grady backstage, when we came to a group of dancers. Madame said:,, Ladies, I would like to meet a new choir girl. She arrived from Austria, so please welcome mademoiselle Briana Bolcina.,,
I was a bit afraid, but Jolanda came to me and said: ,, It is good to meet you, Briana. ,,
I smiled, then a girl my age came to me . She had beautiful long light brown hair and said as she smiled: ,, Welcome Briana. My name is Ester Grady. Madame Grady is my mother. ,,
I said : ,, I'm very pleased to meet you Ester. ,,
I also met with Sophie Hatter ,who was singer and dancer , Madeline , Lovina and Bella. Sophie told me about audition for roles in performance of Hannibal. Before I could say more, a voice was heard: ,, I'm here ! The coach was too slow. I will get the lead role, right ? ,,
I looked and saw a woman with blond hair, a purple ribbon tied in a bow and covered with make up. She wore purple dress and shawl. Four servants followed her and one of them held a white puddle in her arms. I looked at prima donna, who came stage and said : ,, No one is better for lead role than me . ,,
I turned away to hide my giggling . Prima donna was acting like a spoiled little girl. She looked at me like harpy and asked: ,, Who are you little miss, this is funny? ,,
I bit my lip as she called me with bad name and said: ,, My name is Briana Bolcina. I'm from Austria. ,,
I smiled and bowed, but she gave me high look and said: ,, I'm prima donna Christine Ranshelli, star of the opera. I must warm up and I'm not interested in small kid like you. ,,
After she left I felt anger growing inside me . I turned to Ester and said: ,, Christine is so full of herself and selfish. I really don't like her. She called me names. If only Phantom was here, he would taught that bitch a lesson. ,,
As I mentioned phantom, everyone were surprised and one of singers came to me. He was Antonio Fernandez Carriedo, a handsome young man with chocolate brown hair, a bit dark skin and emerald green eyes. He said to me: ,, Well,signorita. I agree with you. I hope phantom won't kill seniora Ranshelli. She is not worth it.,,
I looked at Antonio and smiled. I thought as I looked back at show off prima donna: ,, I would like to give her taste of her bad medicine . ,,
Then auditions started and everyone were allowed to sing. Antonio sang beautifully, but when Christine started to sing, I had to cover my ears, because she sounded like the worst tempest. I turned to Jolanda and said: ,, That voice would make loud monkeys cover their ears . ,,
Jolanda, Antonio and Madeline started giggling. Jolanda said after she stopped giggling: ,, It would be better without this tempest . ,,
After Christine went to sit down, I came to the piano. I was a bit afraid, but I remembered how Howls words made me stronger. Monsieur Reyer asked me if I was ready for solo from act II . I nodded in replay and as i heard music playing my favorite song, I sang:
Dancing bears, painted wings. Someone holds me safe and warm.
Things I almost remember,
And a song, someone sings.
Once upon a December.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully,
Across my memory
I stopped singing as music stopped and composer said: ,, Merci, mademoiselle Bolcina. ,,
I bowed and went to Ester and Sophie. They told that I sang beautifully. Sophie like the song and as she asked where I learn it have, I told her that I grew up listening to that song. I learned it by heart and it was one of my favorite songs that I like to sing. After the audition, I went to change my clothes in dressing room. After I changed my clothes and took my brush, I saw a letter for me. It was from Phantom of opera. I could feel him watching me from shadows, even though I didn't see him.