Okay, I know that this chapter and the last one were really short. But don't worry. I have already planned out the next chapter, and it is much longer than this one. So just check back soon! And please review! I'm not adding the third chapter until I get at least one review.
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Phantom of the Opera, but I did create Elizabeth.
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Chapter 2: The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera.
The large script letters were written across the page. Beneath these words, there was a name. This was the character Elizabeth was to play. Christine Daae.
At first, Elizabeth considered leaving the opera, but soon realized that this was her chance, she had to go through with the opera.
Rehearsal after rehearsal, Elizabeth sang and danced beautifully. One day, about a week before the opera was to be performed, the entire cast was informed that they were to be as well-mannered as possible that day, as the Viconte de Changy and his wife were coming to attend a portion of their rehearsal.
Adam, the young man who was playing the Phantom, walked over to Elizabeth during a short break. They were both aware that sometime during the next scene in their rehearsal, the Viconte de Changy and his wife would walk in. Christine, her own mother, would obliviously walk into the opera house to see her daughter standing upon a bridge, reenacting one of the most passionate moments that she herself had shared with Elizabeth's father, Erik, the Phantom of the Opera.
"From the top of the bridge please." The maestro shouted to the cast.
They immediately got into their positions and began from the middle of the song. Elizabeth was becoming more and more nervous with each passing moment.
As Adam spun her around, and pulled her close to his chest, her heart was beating furiously against the inside of her own chest.
The side doors burst open, and Christine walked in, arm in arm with Raoul. She was beautiful. Her long dark hair fell nicely around her small shoulders. She wore an elegant white dress that covered her feet.
But there was something missing, an empty look in her eyes, masked by a perfect smile. Elizabeth soon realized that she and her mother had a very strong resemblance. She hoped that no one would notice.
They finished the scene, and the maestro told Elizabeth, Adam, and a young man named Oliver to step forward.
"Monsieur le Viconte. I would like to present to you our Christine, our Phantom, and our Raoul." The maestro said proudly, "Elizabeth, Adam, and Oliver."
Upon having heard Elizabeth's name, Christine turned to look at her. Her eyes widened, and she became very pale. A small smile formed on Elizabeth's face. Almost a smirk, but still a smile. Christine recognized this smiled immediately. There was only one other person she had ever known with an identical smile. Erik. And with that she knew, she knew that she had seen her daughter. At last.
TBC…