Chapter 19. To Sing or Not to Sing.
"Christine!" Raoul said as he entered my dressing room. "Come with me we're leaving."
"I'm about to go on Raoul!" I said. "Whatever are you talking about?"
"Christine you're my wife and you'll do as a say! Now hurry, get Erica and let's go!"
"Raoul…"
"Christine if you love me then you won't sing tonight! It's that monster!"
"Oh Raoul he's not a monster! He's a human being! And I promised Eric I would sing."
"Why do you keep calling him Eric? As if he deserved to have a name!"
"Raoul! I'm singing tonight! It's my career not yours."
He sighed and said. "Fine. Christine I wish you luck."
I was about to speak but he left.
A manager came to the door and knocked saying. "Mrs. Christine you're up."
I brushed my hair one last time and walked out.
"And now, the moment you've all ben waiting for," The announcer said. "Mrs. Christine de Chagny!"
As the curtain rose, I saw Erica in the front row with her nanny, but Raoul was nowhere to be seen.
After I finished singing, and the curtain went down, I went back to my dressing room expecting him to be there, but found only Eric.
"Oh Christine you were lovely tonight." He said with a smile.
"Thank you." I said. "Have you seen Raoul?"
He smile faded to a serious emotionless look and said. "My dear, I'm afraid you Foolish husband has left you behind."
"What?"
He handed me a note which read: Christine I am sorry but I must leave you. I hope your angel can do better than I did.
"He's gone, oh my god he left me!"
Just then, Martha ran in and said. "Christine! Erica is missing!"
Could this day get any worse?
"What? What happen?"
"She left her doll in her seat and she ran away to go get it, I went after her but she wasn't there! I can't find her anywhere!"
Before anyone could even realize what she had said, I ran out followed by Eric.