XD ! I just posted my first chapter YESTERDAY, and I already got two reviews! Good ones, too! Thanks guys!
And sorry this chapter isn't too juicy. And sorry about all the indentions. I really like indentions….
Iris huffed and puffed running through the hallways. She nearly knocked over some girls walking to their rooms.
"Excuse me! I'm sorry! Pardon!" Iris apologized to everyone she almost barreled over.
Madame Giry was waiting on the stage. She raised an eyebrow at Iris, but nodded.
"You're 12 minutes late, mademoiselle…." Madame Giry said calmly.
"My apologies, I was cleaning and when I saw the time, I didn't realize how long I had spent cleaning and just looking. And when I was in the hallway, there was so many people I tried to get through them, and I got lost a few times, and"-
"Hush. Don't be too loud. You're talking louder and faster than you should be singing." Madame Giry said sharply.
Iris blushed. "Sorry…" She whispered.
She brushed her dress off a bit.
"Do you remember 'Think of Me'? Christine Daae sang it." She asked.
"Yes, Madame. Would you like me to sing it?"
"Yes dear. From the top please." Madame Giry instructed as she sat down on the piano bench and began playing.
Iris cleared her throat and began singing.
'Think Of me, think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye
Remember me, once in awhile
Please promise me you'll try
Then you'll find, that once again
you long to take your heart back and be free
but if you ever find a moment
Spare a thought for me'
Her voice cracked when she said 'goodbye' and messed up another time.
She was asked to sing a few other songs and dance a little.
For ballet, she wasn't too great on Pointe, and she'd have to work on it.
"That was wonderful, Iris, dear." Madame Giry said in an excited tone.
"Thank you, Madame! So does that mean I got the job?" Iris asked curiously.
"Yes, Iris. But you will need much more practice. You will meet me here on the stage every Saturday at 9:00. It's the only time I'm available. I'm sorry."
Iris curtseyed and thanked Madame Giry again.
"Madame? Do you know anything of my father? I remember when I was a baby he would sing me to sleep. My mother always told me he left us because of me." She said softly.
"Oh, you poor child. Your father died the day before you turned two years old. He was struck with an awful disease that ate up his breathing system. I am dearly sorry your mother never told you the truth." She replied lowly.
Iris's sea green eyes turned dull as she stared at the ground.
"He was a great man, Iris. You have his eyes. Now, it is pretty late. You should get back to your room, mademoiselle."
She gathered the papers Madame Giry gave her to fill out and headed towards the exit.
Her face turned pale. Her mother had lied to her.
It took her about 10 minutes to find her room again and when she found it, she slowly pushed open the doors to her room and shut them ever so silently.
A couple of tears slid down her cheek and fell to the ground.
Music and singing always made her feel better.
She walked over to the great piano near the door.
It had been awhile since she had played.
Iris let her fingers glide over the keys before she began actually pressing them down and playing a piece that she had listened to her father play over and over. Her voice was mellow and a bit quiet.
Dear Father I'd really love to see you
Your death is something I just can't undo
Why mother never told me the truth, I don't know
You were in my thoughts everywhere I'd go
With this deformity I feel blue
And I don't know what to do
Without you
Although she hadn't really seen her father when she was just a small child, she felt close to him.
Her eyes grew watery again and she stopped playing. But only for a second.
She started again, but didn't sing. She had calmed down a bit.
Shock hit her for a second as a male voice, which she knew wasn't her father's, began singing softly.
:P I didn't mean to make Iris miss her father so much and sing about it like Christine did, but that was towards the end of the movie. It just came to me..
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