I woke up in a hotel that once was the famous "Opera Populaire". It was beautiful there but it was deserted because of so many people going on vacation away from Paris, and there was hardly anybody in the hotel. It's funny, I remember going on vacation and coming to this hotel to look around with my friend, Christine. While entranced by the pure beauty of the Opera Hotel, I found that I lost track of Christine, and myself for that matter, and my map didn't help so I'm lost... I walk around, really confused. I start to go down a staircase I had found, but then everything went black... I don't remember what happened, all I know is I'm stuck in a deserted hotel/Opera House until this blizzard ceases to exist! Oh yes, did I fail to mention that there is a huge snowstorm and our plane got cancelled? Ugh, what a fantastic vacation, no? I get up, get dressed, go through my daily routine, and go down to the restaurant near the lobby to find Christine. As I entered the restaurant, I saw Christine sitting with a man I've never seen before. She turns around and said,
"Oh! You really shouldn't be walking around should you!"
"What are you talking about!"
"You don't remember? Sit down..."
I did as she said and listened with horror at what had happened...
"You wandered off and you tripped and started to fall down the stairs! You hit your head, but only have a few bruises on your legs and arms because a strange man caught you as you fell! Do you feel well? You don't look it.."
My face was pale.
"I'm fine, Christine. Who's this?"
"Oh, this...this is..."
"Raoul, pleasure to make your acquaintance. Sorry about your...erm...accident..."
"Thanks for your sympathy, and nice to meet you too, but I don't understand how I fell... I mean the last thing I remember was going down the staircase and then...nothing!"
"I met Raoul when I went looking for you, he helped me search the hotel, you gave me quite a scare, Ember!"
"And what of this man who rescued me?" I smile.
"Well, that's what we were discussing right when you came here. You see that dark figure over there?"
"Yes...Is that him?" I stared at the man, he had his back turned. He wore a long, black cloak and he was sitting at a table alone.
"That's him, alright. He's quite a character! When we went looking for you, he appeared out of the darkness with you in his arms!", Raoul exclaimed a little too loudly.
The cloaked figure whipped his body around.
"Raoul! Shhh! Hold your tongue! We don't want him mad again!", whispered Christine.
"Again? What exactly are you two talking about! I'm going back up to the room! But first...", I exclaimed. I briskly walked across the room towards the stranger.
"Ember! No!", Christine whispered harshly.