Chapter two
I started the dress rehearsal like any other, warming up in my dressing room as I put on my costume for the first song.
"5 minutes Melina." called the stage manager.
Putting the finishing touches on my make-up I turned to head out the door.
"Melina..." a voice whispered
I stopped in my tracks. "Who's there?" I asked timidly.
"Look on the table" it said, then there was silence. I turned and looked at the table. There was a note with my name on it. It wasn't there before. How could it have been placed there without me knowing?
I opened the note.
'Sing well my beauty, as you always do. Remember the consequences if you do not sing. O.G.'
I tucked it in my dress and headed towards the stage. As I sung I couldn't help myself, I had to look around to see if anyone was watching me. Nothing was out of the ordinary. The conductor was in his spot giving me my cues, the manager was in the middle of the front row watching as he always did, the wings were empty as they usually were during my songs. All of a sudden there was an ear piercing scream. It came from the direction of the front foyer. The manager jumped up and ran towards the sound. The music stopped and everyone became fidgety. The manager called out for help and everyone in the orchestra pit, including the conductor ran to his aid, I was left alone on the stage. Next thing I knew someone grabbed my arm and started pulling me away. I tried to scream but a hand covered my mouth.
In the foyer the commotion continued. The woman who had screamed lay unconcious on the floor.
"What happened?" The conductor asked.
"When I got here she was claiming she saw a ghost. She said something really bad was going to happen then passed out." Replied the manager, "Mary take this poor lady to one of the in theatre bedchambers and look after her" he said to a young musician.
"Do you think something might happen?" The conductor asked.
"I don't know, I really don't know...where is Melina?"
"She was on stage when we left".
Walking back into the theatre they saw I was no where to be seen.
"Perhaps she went back to her dressing room? I shall go look for her."