Christine returned to learn that Carlotta was back, she would be playing the page boy at tonight's performance. It saddened her a little but then she thought of him. Erik the man which taught her to live, and the man whom she loved. She went to talk to Meg immediately after she had returned. The ballet dancer was looking through her wardrobe.

"You're back!" she exclaimed looking at Christine.

"I wasn't gone for long."

"You didn't return all last night, I began to worry about you, mother said there was nothing to worry about. She said you were with your Angel of Music"

"Your mother was right, I was. Meg can I tell you something, you have to swear not to tell"

Meg was a little hurt that she did not trust her not to tell at first, but she agreed.

"My Angel of Music, well you see he's, I'm just going to spit it out! He's the Phantom of the Opera, and well I love him!"

"Christine the phantom?. Haven't you heard the rumors about him?"

"Of course, but Meg I believe him. He told me right to my face they were all lies. He's very sweet, and handsome, and his real name is Erik."

"Have you seen behind his mask?"

"No, and I intend for it to stay that way. He seems sad, like rejected by the world, for simply being different, he wears his mask because he wants to. I am going to pretend as if its not even there."

"Christine promise me one thing."

Christine nodded.

"You won't disappear on me into his lair, and never return"

"Meg I promise! Although we must get going the performance is going to start soon." She grabbed her friend by the hand and lead her to the curtain, up it rose and the act went on! Christine had a silent part, while Carlotta sang she gazed around, she saw Raoul sitting in his box. He mouthed the words

"Were you ok last night?"

She nodded and kept looking. She looked and looked, and looked again but he wasn't there. No where in the audience at least. She looked above on the balcony that the workers use, there he was nodding, and smiling at her. She smiled back glad that he was there. After the performance she again went into her dressing room. Raoul showed up with a bouquet of flower.

"Are you sure your ok Little Lottie, I heard you went missing last night?"

She smiled.

"I'm fine no harm done see." She said pointing to herself.

"Yes I see, well since we never got to go to supper last night, would you like to go tonight?"

She nodded her head back and forth.

"No sorry I can't, I have a previous engagement to attend to."

His smile went away as he replied.

"OK well maybe another time."

She smiled

"Yes, maybe another time." She knew that this would never happen. She wanted to be with Erik, the man who loved her, not Raoul!