It was opening night! Everyone was frantic. People were running everywhere trying to make some last minute adjustments. Christine was to everyone else unusually calm. But she knew that her angel of music was watching her so it made her as calm as ever. But Meg was worried about Christine. She seemed so distant lately. She knew that the production was on her mind but even when she was out of practice and with her she seemed to be off someplace else, like in her own little world. But she didn't want to bother her when curtain time was so near.

Christine was in her dressing room. She was looking at the huge mirror at the far end of the room. It seemed to take up the whole room. She had that eerie feeling that someone was watching her. She decided that it was her angel of music and that he was just checking up on her. She sat down by the mirror and put her hand flat against it. Little did she know that someone was on the other side doing the same thing.

It was a beautiful performance! The dancing was magnificent the chorus was on key and Christine was the best of all. People crowded her dressing room asking for another performance right there on the spot. She politely declined and sent them away. The managers came in congratulating her. But another person came in with them. She instantly knew who it was. It was Raoul! Her childhood friend! She didn't know how to react. But then she remembered her angel. Would he approve of Raoul? She decided to wait until she could talk to her angel before talking to Raoul. But when the managers left Raoul remained.

"Excuse me madam but where is your red scarf? I would hope that after going through all the trouble I did to get it back you lost it again."

"I do not know what you are talking about good sir." Even though she did. She remembered when he went into the ocean to retrieve her red scarf.

"You can not tell me that you do not remember me." Raoul's heart sank. When he had seen her name in the playbill he had hoped to see her and catch up with her.

"I'm sorry but I don't. Now please leave I must change."

Raoul left with his tail between his legs. Christine felt horrible treating him like that but then again she didn't want to upset her angel.

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He looked through the mirror with disgust. Who was this man? Who was this man after his Christine? Then he told himself to calm down that she wasn't his, that he was just her teacher. Bu the loved her like a father would a daughter. But then as he began to think more about it he realized that he didn't love her that way. He loved her like a husband would love a wife. He truly loved her! And he would show her that tonight! When everyone was asleep he would come to her and finally reveal himself to her!