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A New Beginning
Chapter 2
A New Manager
Phantom POV
"You ran Firmin and Andre out. We have a new manager."
"I know. Will you give this to him?" I hand her the letter.
"Of course."
I took her back and she stopped me before I left.
"May I know my angel's name?"
I felt like I had been shot, but responded anyway.
"Erik."
"Erik. I like that name."
I left for the rafters to watch them.
"Please, everyone, gather around," I hear Andre shout.
They all gathered around the three men.
"As you have probably all heard, that damn Phantom has driven us out. Here is Monsieur Joseph, your new manager."
"Finally."
We all laughed at the outburst. Emilie had to push her way through to them.
"Excuse me, Monsieur Joseph?"
"Yes, Mademoiselle?"
"A note for you," with that, she held out the note.
Firmin and Andre went white as sheets when they saw it.
"Could you please read it for us, Mademoiselle?"
She opened the note and started reading.
"Fondest greeting to you, Monsieur. In this letter, I have written a few instructions about the way my theatre is to be run. You shall follow these, unless you wish for a few disasters. If I instruct you to put Emilie in the lead, I expect to see her singing the lead. Box Five is to be left open at all times for my personal use. Finally, you owe me a monthly salary, which those imbeciles Firmin and Andre refused to pay. Follow these instructions and you will not have any trouble from me. O.G."
Joseph started to speak to Emilie, but I couldn't hear.
"Paying him is a wise idea. The manager before them paid him 20,000 francs."
"If it will stop the chaos, I will pay him and follow his rules."
"Good choice, Monsieur."
"Are you the Mademoiselle Emilie he speaks of?"
"Yes."
"Can you give this to him?"
"How much is in here?"
"About 30,000 francs. I trust you to give this to him."
He started to talk to everyone now.
"Seeing as I must get settled in, no practice today. I wish to see you all tomorrow morning," he shouts as Firmin and Andre leave.
They all went their separate ways and Emilie headed for her room. I beat her there just in time.
"Are you there, angel?" she calls out to me.
"I am always here."
"Could you come out? I have something for you," she has me curious as to what Monsieur Joseph gave her.
I stepped out of the mirror as she asked.
"Your money from Monsieur Joseph," she hands me the bag she was holding.
"How much?"
"He said about 30,000 francs," I simply stared at the bag for a second.
"And he says as long as you don't give him trouble, he will follow your rules."
"I will make sure nothing happens. Come, it's time for your lesson," and with that, once again, I led her down to my lair.
a/n: Yes, this is a little shorter, but it was part of another chapter that was too long. Alright, five reviews and I update. Later, my dears.