I woke to the feeling of Jaclyn shaking me gently awake. I opened my eyelids slowly to see her face bent over mine, her ringlets falling into my face. She said softly,
"Christine, Time to wake up!"
Then I sat up and said,
"What time is it, Jaclyn?"
"7:00," she told me brisquely as she hurried into my closet and came out with a sky blue everyday dress. It was embroidered on all the hems in a darker blue in patterns so beautiful that I could not describe them. She slipped a light corset over my head and laced it up after she helped me out of my nightdress. I slipped the rich venitian silk dress over my head and knew It must have cost a fortune. Naiomi then came in and did my hair up so that It flowed down my back like a waterfall, but so the front was pinned back by blue jeweled clips. Then after this was all done, Jaclyn said,
"You have a half an hour before breakfast. You can do anything you want till then. Call us if you need anything," and after that, they left without another word. I knew what I wanted to do. I sat at the desk and started writing.
'Dear Erik,
I made the wrong choice. I want to be with you. On the way to his house, in his carriage, he hit me, and now my head and shoulder have sustained injuries. He has also forbidden me to sing or mention you or else he will beat me. I am afraid. Please, You are my angel, and I want to be back with you. Please, can you help me out of this predicament?
Yours Forever,
Christine'

I read over the letter and then folded it and put it into an envelope, and sealed it. Then I wrote on the front, 'Erik'. Then I called Jaclyn up to me and asked her,
"Can you please take this to the opera house and give it to madame Giry, the ballet mistress? She will know what to do with it," Jaclyn nodded and rushed out, the envelope in her pocket. I still had 10 minutes before breakfast, so I sat, deep in thought. 'what if Erik rejects my plea? What if he just says, "You had your chance, and you picked wrong. Now you must live with it"? No. Erik still loves me. I'm sure.' Then the clock struck 9:00. Time to go downstairs for breakfast. I wondered if Jaclyn got out ok. I hoped so.