The rehersal went as all the others; the ballet girls constantly missing
ques, Jaque (the new Tenor) continually singing the wrong notes, and
Carlotta making rude comments on Christine every five minutes. After long
hours of rehersing, the day's work was done. Christine was about to leave
when she remembered she wanted to visit Erik and see if he was dead or
alive and hopefully have a wonderful conversation like they used to. Back
when he was her teacher. Her angel. However, Isabelita and Antoinette, twin
girls from Spain, approached her. Antoinette was tolerable and sometimes
even sweet. Isabelita, on the other hand, thought she was Senorita Prima
Donna. She treated Christine much like Carlotta, though La Carlotta had the
dignity not to call Christine extremely insulting names during the
rehersals.
"Hola senorita. I add that you will stay SENORITA longer than you think!" Spat Isabelita.
"What do you mean, Isabelita?" Christine asked. Perhaps for once Meg hadn't lied to her.
"Raoul DeChagny is marrying MY sisterin three months instead of YOU! He doesn't like you because ANTOINETTE is prettier."
Antoinette just looked sad and sorry, and Christine honesstly felt sad about it. The twins walked away, and Christine decided to have a talk with the Vicomte.
Fartunately, finding Raoul was not a problem. As usual at this hour, he was in the maganers' office.
"Raoul?" Christine asked sweetly, "may I talk to you for a moment? alone?" Raoul looked stricken.
"Monsieur De Chagny, if she's interrupting at this time of night, the news MUST be good." Said Firmin.
"All right Christine. Let's go." Raoul said. he seriously sounded dead. " All right, Chrissy," Raoul started once they were in the hall. He used Christine's childhood name of Chrissy every now and then.
"Raoul, I talked to Isabelita and Antoinette earlier this evening," started Christine. Raoul paled, so Christine continued. "And Isabelita was bragging about Antoinette marrying you. Is this true? And Raoul, please do not lie to me, I know when you do."
"Raoul thought about what Christine had said. It was true, she did know when he lied to her, but in the same sense he didn't want to lose their close friendship.
"Christine, please forgive me, please! I don't want it to be like this, I swear it. But her family-"
"Is still alive and willing to pay you to do so. I suspected it." Inside, Christine was crying. It was so unfair. She loved Raoul. Raoul loved her too...or so she thought.
"I'm sure you never stopped to think about how it would affect ME!" Christine cried out.
"Christine I-"
"Raoul, stop. I do not wish to hear it. I do not wish to see you again as long as I live, for all the pain you have caused me. Goodbye forever, Monsieur De Chagny." Christine finished icily. Raoul walked away with a cold hard feeling. For some reason, he felt he had done the wrong thing.
"Hola senorita. I add that you will stay SENORITA longer than you think!" Spat Isabelita.
"What do you mean, Isabelita?" Christine asked. Perhaps for once Meg hadn't lied to her.
"Raoul DeChagny is marrying MY sisterin three months instead of YOU! He doesn't like you because ANTOINETTE is prettier."
Antoinette just looked sad and sorry, and Christine honesstly felt sad about it. The twins walked away, and Christine decided to have a talk with the Vicomte.
Fartunately, finding Raoul was not a problem. As usual at this hour, he was in the maganers' office.
"Raoul?" Christine asked sweetly, "may I talk to you for a moment? alone?" Raoul looked stricken.
"Monsieur De Chagny, if she's interrupting at this time of night, the news MUST be good." Said Firmin.
"All right Christine. Let's go." Raoul said. he seriously sounded dead. " All right, Chrissy," Raoul started once they were in the hall. He used Christine's childhood name of Chrissy every now and then.
"Raoul, I talked to Isabelita and Antoinette earlier this evening," started Christine. Raoul paled, so Christine continued. "And Isabelita was bragging about Antoinette marrying you. Is this true? And Raoul, please do not lie to me, I know when you do."
"Raoul thought about what Christine had said. It was true, she did know when he lied to her, but in the same sense he didn't want to lose their close friendship.
"Christine, please forgive me, please! I don't want it to be like this, I swear it. But her family-"
"Is still alive and willing to pay you to do so. I suspected it." Inside, Christine was crying. It was so unfair. She loved Raoul. Raoul loved her too...or so she thought.
"I'm sure you never stopped to think about how it would affect ME!" Christine cried out.
"Christine I-"
"Raoul, stop. I do not wish to hear it. I do not wish to see you again as long as I live, for all the pain you have caused me. Goodbye forever, Monsieur De Chagny." Christine finished icily. Raoul walked away with a cold hard feeling. For some reason, he felt he had done the wrong thing.
