Why, The Angel Of Music!
Chapter 6
Backstage was chaos! People arguing, getting dressed, warming up there voices, and rehearsing their lines. Meg shoved her way through everyone and made it to the other side of the stage. Her goal was to find Mother. Eminina*, who Meg understudied for, had been greatly injured in the crashing of a carriage late last night. This would mean Meg would be performing in tonight's Opera! It was a small part but it was huge for Meg!
"Where is Mother?" Meg began asking random people," Have you seen Mother Giry?"
The answer was always a finger pointing in a different direction or ignorance. Meg had always been known as 'The young blonde' or 'That dancer, the blonde one' or, and most often called 'Madame Giry's daughter'. She had so often been addressed as Madame Giry's daughter as a child she began to believe that was her name.
"Good morning, Meg," Meg was so surprised to hear that voice she lost her balance and fell.
"Ow," She muttered to the ground.
"Oh my! Are you alright?" It was Jack. Jack! Her childhood friend who she love! They would make up plays on the big hill behind his house. They both shared a love of drama and dance. But then Megs mother took her to Paris at the age of ten to be taught ballet.
"Is that you Jack!"
"Yes, Meg," He smiled, he was very handsome," Looks like those ballet classes did not work! You seem as clumsy as ever"
They both laughed," So what are you doing here?" Meg asked smiling.
"I've been traveling and I thought to go to Paris, then I saw the Opera house and thought why not!"
"That is amazing!" Meg said in awe," So you're going to perform? When?"
"I audition today at noon."
"Wow! That's incredible! You should watch me tonight. A girl got hurt and I am taking her place!"
"Congratulations!" His face lit up," How about we catch up over dinner tomorrow, me treat."
Meg remember the note she had received from the Phantom this morning telling her that tonight practice was cancelled but tomorrow was certain. "Oh, umm, well I would love to but I have to be somewhere…"
"That's fine. Then lunch the next day?"
"Sounds perfect!" Meg glowed," I can not wait!" Jack walked off the stage. Meg went back to her search for mother and ended up on the other side of the curtain. She saw the maids of the Opera cleaning the many rows of seats for tonight's performance. From the corner of her eye she saw Roual and Christine in box five. They seemed to be arguing. Then Christine slapped him on the cheek and ran out crying. Roual turned and saw Meg standing there watching them. He motioned his finger upward and pointed to her.
He wants me to meet him the roof? Meg thought, This just does not make any sense!
Never the less she went.
*It's pronounced Em-E-Nina…I thought it sounded pretty