Christine
Several months passed in calm and silence. For some reason, the Phantom was not heard from for a while. He did not even send notes to tease the other dancers. Raoul asked me to marry him and I accepted. The ring was absolutely stunning. I put it on a chain around my neck.
"But why is it a secret? What have we to hide?" he asked, when he saw me tucking it into the top of my gown. It was the night of the annual masquerade, and I was clothed in a beautiful pink gown, and Raoul was dressed as a soldier.
"You will understand in time," I replied, and then we whirled out onto the dance floor.
As we spun gracefully around the room, I noticed that Christian and Meg danced together. I thought that they made a cute couple, and was happy for them. In these last few months he has really lightened up, and stopped moping around all the time.
Suddenly, the lights dimmed, and a figure in red appeared at the top of the stairs. He wore a mask that looked like a skull. He could only be one man – the Phantom.
Raoul
When the Phantom appeared, I knew I had to act quickly. I quietly left Christine, and went to fetch my sword. I tied the hilt around my waist and hurried back to my fiancé. The Phantom pulled her ring off her neck, and then disappeared into a cloud of fire and smoke. I ran and jumped down after him, and found myself surround by mirrors.
It was dreadfully hot in there, and the mirrors and constant moving gave me a splitting headache. I was nearly about to become sick, when Madame Giry grabbed my shoulder and led me out.
We reached her little room, and she confided in me the real story behind this masked mad man.