Chappie 4: A Little Competition

A month went by extremely fast and me and Erik were as close as a brother and sister. We decided to meet up every other day so they didn't suspect that I was doing something I wasn't supposed to do. My parents came one night and Erik led me away from where I usually was and they never found me. They freaked out because the company assured that I was here but not here. It was funny. Rose has become quite the ugly duckling an I laughed so hard an they turned around but luckily didn't see me. Erik is such a master-mind.

The next day, we got a new girl. Her name was Christine Daae; daughter of famous Gustave Daae, the famous violinist. "She will be with us until she is of age. Welcome her into the family girls." Everyone went to converse with her while I hung back and did a few exercises. She obviously didn't want to be bothered; she had just lost her father!

At the end of the day, she came up to me. "Hello."

I didn't know what to say. I just stood there and looked at her and realized that she wanted me to respond. "Oh, hello. Sorry about the pause. Just thinking of...something."

"I understand. I don't think I saw you earlier so I just came to get your name so if I have any - "

"If you have any questions. I understand. I'm Lillian but I like Lily better." She smile and pulled out her ballet slippers.

"I need help with part of the dance. Would you?" She pointed at the bar and I followed her. We talked about our parents and she seemed quite content with her lose. She lost both parents except they were dead, not dim.

"I'm sorry about your

parents. I know you've heard that about a thousand times now but I understand what you're going through. My parents had a second and I was left out of the equation. It hurt but when I ran I came here and they've been family since. They're really nice." She smiled once again and I smiled back.
We practiced for 2 hours when Mlle. Giry cam in a told us to leave. I told her I was in dorm 2 and she could come and talk in the morning because we didn't have any rehearsal the next day.

"I'll try. I was hoping to go to the chapel downstairs to place my father's portrait there." I understood and wished her a good night. After she left, I took off running to the chapel to tell Erik.

"I saw. She's beautiful. I think I like her, Lily. I really do." I was heart-broken but I couldn't tell him that I liked him. It would just be weird. "Are you ok? You look like you've been hit by a carriage." What could I do? I smiled and gave him a smile.

"I'm happy for you." I told him I had to go practice my dance and left the room to cry my self to sleep that night.