Chapter Four: Jealousy

Raoul was half-asleep in hisbed. He hadforgotten what happened last night, then he remembered. Christine had left him. His dear, precious Christine that he risked his life for, had left him.

"She went to The Paris Opera House," he said, suddenly remembering. "I have to go get her, and tell her I'm sorry. God, Raoul, you are such an idiot! Next time you gamble don't tell her!"

Raoul wasn't about to give up gambling, but he wanted his fiancee back. Who would do all the chores if only he was there? Raoul got in a buggy, and drove off to the opera house.

He banged on the door continuously until Madame Giry answered the door. "Monseuir, it's quite early," she said. "Couldn't it wait until morning?" Raoul ignored the question.

"Where is my fiancee? Where is Chrisitne?" he asked through clenched teeth. Giry wasn't intimidated. "Meg saw her last night. I'll go get her," she said. Moments later, Meg appeared in her bathrobe.

"Where is Chrsitne? I want to know NOW!" Raoul yelled. Meg was shocked at how rude Raoul was. No wonder Christine left him! She thought. Meg decided to do the I-know-where-she-is-and-you-can't-reach-her game for his rudeness, and for Christine's sake.

"She's hear," she said.

"Where?"

"The catacombs."

"Why?"

"She's returning to him."

"WHO!"

"Erik."

"WHO"S HE?"

"Her angel."

"Of Music?" Meg nodded. "It's very hard to get to the catacombs," she said. "Take me there!" Raoul demanded. "I'm sorry, Viticome de Changey, I can't, I can sleep in until seven today." With that, Meg shut the door in Raoul's face. Raoul boiled over.

"SHE'S WITH THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA?" he cried, outraged. Raoul felt something. Something he knew others usually felt, but not him. Jealousy. Jealous because Christine obviously loved Erik more than him.It was so strong, Raoul almost couldn't take it. Suddenly, another wave of emotion hit him. Hatred. He wanted nothing more than for Erik's life to end... which it should of, back in the graveyard three months ago.

Raoul wanted to go down to the catacombs and give Erik a piece of his mind right now... but he didn't because number one, Meg must of locked the door when she rudely shut it in his face, second of all, even if he did go in, he would probably get caught, and third... he wanted to make a plan to make Erik's death as painful as possible.

"Oh, I am sorry, so-called 'Angel of Music'," Raoul said to himself, nastily. "But since you have MY future wife, that is a sin I can not forgive you for... Oh Christine... WHY!" Raoul jumped into his buggy, and headed home.