2018 July 4
Am I going crazy? I do not know! For all my life, my eyes have been blue-black, yet today, when I looked into my mirror, they shown yellow in the dim morning light in my room! I never noticed that before. What's more, when I turned the light on, it went away, but my eyes were not the same as I've ever known! They were mismatched! Somehow, this did not strike me as odd. In fact it seemed almost natural. Why?
Slowly the pieces of the puzzle of my past are revealed…
--- Angelique
1889, September 20
The twins are just about a year old and it looks like there will be no stopping neither their development nor their growth! At only four months they were walking, and at five, talking! And I was right. The incessant questions about the lack of mirrors in her room, about why she must stay in her room while her brother, Charles, does not when company is in the house.
I know I should not feel this way, but I do! (And it drives me mad!) What can I do, though? I don't want to do it, but the time has come when neither Raoul nor myself can hide from the truth nor hide her…
Is he even alive still?
--- Christine de Chagny
2018 October 30
I followed my instincts and came to France. Paris, to be exact. Why? The rumors of course! The legend! But, is it really just a legend, as many say it is, or is it the truth, with a few changes to make it seem legendary.
Something tells me I will find answers at the Opera House. We shall see…
--- Angelique
1889, October 31
It breaks my heart to see her go, even though others, including, at times, my husband, see her as a monster. Poor thing, she has never been anywhere but our house.
She protested violently, but with a stern warning, she reluctantly cooperated. I told her that she would never go outside again, if she did not cooperate. I wrapped her with a large, dark cloak. Her head and face was cloaked in shadows.
"Maman, where are we going?" Her voice, when she speaks, is sweet and melodious, in a word: heavenly.
"For a little walk, my dear. The destination is a surprise."
It is the last time I believe I ever really heard her speak. Oh what a fool I was!
--- Christine de Chagny