Christine watched the mirror close. As she saw Erik leave she felt herself holding back tears. After a minuet she assumed that he was gone and went to mirror knelt by it and wept. She started blaming herself for putting Erik her angel of music into that position. She cursed herself for saying I love you to him before his real feelings.

"Oh Erik!" she sat there crying, "Why did I have to be so forward? I do love you Erik! With all my soul and heart I do! This month will be the longest in my life! I know I can never love another like I love you!"

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Erik was kneeling and crying as she was. He cursed himself for not saying I love you back.

"I do love you Christine! I do! But you have a life other than me and that is the life you must live a little more before coming away with me! I leave you Christine with all the love in the world and whatever love there is in my heart."

He got up leaving her crying. He went down the stairs in despair. The only worry in his mind was that man that came to her. Who was he? He would have to find that out and keep him away from his Christine. He decided that would be what he did today. He was too depressed to write his opera.

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She heard a knock at the door. She dried her eyes and answered the door. It was Raoul! Oh no she thought. What dose he want now? He stood there with a smile. I remember that smile Christine thought. With his hair blowing in the wind and…no! She would not get wrapped up in old feelings! Her heart was Erik's! Finally he said something,

'Hello Christine it's me! I know you don't remember me but…"

"I remember you Raoul." Christine interrupted him. "I knew who you were last night."

"Then why did you say that you didn't?"

"Come in and I will tell you." She closed the door behind him. She believed that Erik wouldn't mind her seeing an old friend. "The reason why I didn't tell you was because…well…" She looked at the mirror.

"Yes. Why did you do it?"

"Listen Raoul can I tell you some other time my head feels like it's going to pop. I didn't sleep much last night."

"Surely Christine. Listen the real reason I came to see you today was to invite you to dinner. I have a reservation for the new restaurant that just opened and I was wondering if you would join me."

"Oh but they wouldn't let you change from a one person to a two person party on such short notice would they?"

"Sure they would after all I am a Vicomte"

"Right. Raoul I don't think I'm in the mood for a formal dinner I think that I'll just stay here and practice my singing."

"Are you ok Christine? You look like you were crying before I came."

"No! I mean no I wasn't crying I'm just very tired."

"Oh please Christine come with me!" He took her hand, "It would mean the world to me to catch up with you!"

She was getting annoyed "Alright Raoul I'll go. But we're just going as two friends."

"Of course! I'll pick you up tonight at seven. Good-bye Christine!"

"Good-bye Raoul."

Christine didn't think that Erik would mind if she went out to diner with an old friend…she hoped.