Chapter 3
Raoul
"I've gone through this damn labyrinth of passages, thousands of times, for days!" Raoul said aloud. He was starting to wonder if he was ever going to find Christine again. He had decided that he was coming back for her, no matter what the cost. He always felt she was around the corner, but he always came to a dead end. Suddenly, Raoul saw light ahead, and his heart skipped a beat, and he sped up, thinking that it was the candlelight of the Phantom's lair. But somehow he had gotten turned around and it was the light of day that he had run to. Raoul about screamed with frustration. He decided that to leave and get help, so he could find his sweet Christine.
Christine
Christine and Erik came back to his lair, her mind filled with a whirlwind of secret passages around the Opera House. Thinking back, she realized that Erik had made sure not to show her ways out, or even to the stage itself
"I'm still a prisoner here," she said bitterly, "He's made sure that I can't even escape."
Then a strange thought came into her head. Maybe if she went along with whatever Erik had in store for her, he would trust her enough to show her tunnels to the outside world. Then she could escape!
Erik
Finally Christine had stopped moping around and was actually learning the Opera House, just as he had so many years before. Unfortunately, he could still sense restraint, and it was obvious that she did not even like him. He resolved to be as absolutely kind as he possibly could, to finally have her come to him. He went out of his bedchamber to where Christine sat in the library, and they began an interesting conversation on Persia. It was obvious to him that she was filled with wonder, thinking that all he was good for was murdering and composing music. Surprisingly their little conversation lasted more than an hour, and she had gotten tired. Erik sent Christine off to bed, and he went to his organ to finish composing his new piece.
Christine
How could she let herself get so interested in him? She did not like him, he had kidnapped her! But he was brilliant, he knew so many things about other countries, and everyone knew that his music was amazing. Immediately Christine stopped thinking about music, for then she would remember how much she loved singing, and she had vowed not to sing. She still wanted to escape, but now feelings of guilt swept over her. Christine realized that maybe escaping wouldn't be the best plan…
Raoul
Raoul had gotten Meg to help him, considering she was living in his house. Meg was extremely worried about Christine, as was Raoul. Christine must be in agony right now, she had been living in that torture chamber for more than two weeks! People had already started construction on the new Opera House! Meg knew the labyrinth of passages a little better than him, so they got a little bit further than he had by himself. Meg and Raoul talked on the way, and both found the other would be a great friend after they rescued Christine, but now was not the time to linger on that. Wait, there was the lair! They had finally made it to the Phantom's lair. They walked inside and…