Christine turned around quickly to see who the intruder was. She hoped it was "him" but her heart sank and rose at the same time when she saw her old childhood friend standing in the doorway. " Raoul" Christine said brightly.She rose from the ground and wiped her tears. She than ran to her friend and gave him a bear hug. Raoul smiled down at her and kissed her on the forehead. " Hello Little Lotte, I have come to see how you are doing." Raoul said. Mde. Giry gave a hard and cold leer as Raoul took Christines hand and kissed it. Christine hesitated at first but then relized that this was all a friendly act. Christine smiled and sat on the edge of her bed yawning and wiping the tears from her face. Mde. Giry also sat on the edge of the bed besides Christine. Raoul noticed the insecurity of Madame Giry and decided to sit in the arm chair next to the bed. "So Christine, where is your lover? I suppose he is the one who left you like that in the cold." Raoul said with a amusing frown. Christine looked up at Raoul harshly. " Raoul, don't ever say anything like that! He would never do anything to harm me." Raoul gave a look of love and said " Remember I'm always here for you Christine and if he ever hurts you I will kill him" Raoul said with sudden anger. Christine sighed and took Raoul's hand. "My dear friend, do not fret because I trust him with all my life." Christine looked him in the eyes sadly. " Raoul I told you that I will always love you. Please move on in life and find someone else you will love even more." Christine tilted his head upward and smiled. Mde. Giry moved uncomfortably in the bed and coughed. " I'm sorry to interrupt but I think Miss. Daae should get some more rest." Christine turned and looked at Mde. Giry. " No really, I'm fine. I need some company any ways." Christine said with confusion with the fact the Mde. Giry wanted Raoul to leave. Raoul looked up from the ground and smiled. "Would you like to go to dinner Christine" Raoul said like a gentlemen. Christine thought for a couple of seconds and then decided not to because of the discomfort Mde. Giry was showing. " Sorry Raoul, but I'm not feeling well all of a sudden." Christine lied. Raoul gave a look to Mde. Giry then to Christine. " Are you okay Christine, I mean he did just leave you out there in the cold." Christine began to feel an angry stir inside of her but then decided not to fault. " Raoul, please don't talk like that. I really don't feel good and wish to be alone." Raoul gave another look of concern and began to hug Christine but she turned away. " Really Raoul, I don't won't you to get sick to." Raoul frowned and whispered " What ever you wish Little Lotte." He slowly walked out of the room and turned and smiled and then left.
Madam Giry and Christine were the only ones in the room now. Christine and Mde.Giry were both silent for awhile until Christine broke the silence. " Why do you look at him like that" Christine asked. Mde. Giry sighed and looked into Christine's eyes. " My dear, I do not know if I'm the one to tell you so I will keep my mouth shut. But please be careful with him." Madame Giry said with concern. " Why" Christine began to say but Mde. Giry put her finger to her mouth. " You need rest my dear." was all she said and then walked out the door. Christine looked bewildered as she left the room and started to think about what she might have meant. She leaned against the pillows and sighed. She began to cough and then soon drifted off to sleep.
Christine woke the next morning feeling 100 better and just waking from a wonderful dream. She had dreamt of the phantom and her and the first time they had first touched each others lips. Christine felt like nothing could have gone wrong that morning after that dream and feeling better. She looked out the window to the see the sky was crystal blue and the sun basking down on her face. She smiled as she saw the active life of so many people down below her. She stared at the busy people below her until she got bored and decided to explore the home that the Giry's had rented. Christine began to look around the room watching all the tiny instruments of miniature ballerinas music boxes. She noticed that must either looked at Madame Giry or Meg. She smiled as she picked one up and wound it up watching the figure begin to spin and play beautiful music. She felt cold tears run down her cheeks as the song reminded her of the phantom. She placed the music box down and slowly walked to the bed where she slumped down. She missed him so much. If felt like now that the moment down in his lair felt like a dream, some beautiful dream that would only come true in fairy tales. It had probably been two weeks since the inncident. She looked up at the ceiling and began to cry even more. "Where are you my angel" she sobed. Christine then heard a creek at the door and turned to see Meg standing there. Meg smiled and walked towards Christine. " How are you doing this morning Christine" Meg asked as she put her hand on Christine's forehead. She smiled as it was now back to normal and took a seat at the end of Christine's bed. "Why do you look so gloom on such a beautiful day like this" Meg said troubled. Christine gave a look to her friend and began to weep. " I'm sorry to look so glum Meg, its just my heart is at two places at once. One is here with me in this depressed body and the other is with "him". Meg looked sadly at her friend. " Christine, Raoul is probably somewhere near here. Do not worry your lover will probably be here soon. " Meg smiled. Christine gave a expressionless face and laughed. "Meg, Raoul is not my lover he is nothing but a friend." It was Megs turn to be confused. " But" " Meg, you have never met my lover in person before. Yes, I know that Raoul and I were engaged to get married but I finally see how love really feels." Meg smiled. "It's him isn't it. The phantom of the opera is your lover." Meg started to laugh along with Christine. Christine wiped her tears. "Meg I haven't taken a shower in two weeks and I must smell. Do you have a shower" Christine began to laugh. Meg chuckled along with Christine.
Christine felt so refreshed after her shower. She was wearing a clean dress and smelt like wild flowers. Mde. Giry had cleaned the wedding dress for Christine and had hung it at the end of her bed. When ever Christine felt depressed she would just look at the dress. Christine put her hair up in a bun and walked out to the hallway of the small apartment complex. This would be the first time she had been out in a long while and she couldn't wait to get out and breathe the fresh air. She smiled as the manager nodded at her. " I'm glad you are feeling better Mlle. Daae." he said. " Thank you." she said as she beamed . Christine first inconter with the outside world was very strange indeed. People would whisper and point at her as she walked towards the shopping center. She soon relized that the innsodent at the " Opera Populaire" was everywhere in the papers. Christine tried to ignore the passing stares and glares that were set apound her. She decided to go somewhere where it was unurbaned and decided to go to the park. She found a small stream with a willow tree and sat under it. She sighed as this was the first time she could truly relax. The grass was soft as cotton and the stream sang quietly to her. The wind would breeze against her face which carried the sweet smell of flowers. Christine felt so relaxed and tourtured at the same time. She then looked up at the sky and began to sing to herself. " Who is that shape in the shadows, who is the man in the mask" Christine began to cry to herself. But then all of a sudden she heard something which seemed to sing to her with the wind. "Wondering child I shall come to you." Christine turned around to see if anyone was there singing to her in her ear. But no one was there she was all alone. Christine then smiled as she thought of who sang to her.
