Part II
She fell into a dark tunnel with this man's arms still gripping her shoulders. The tunnel was cold and wet. The man shoved her up and started dragging her down the tunnel. They seemed to descend farther and farther down then they stopped in front of a door. There was light peeping out of the crack under the door.
"What is this place and why have you brought me here?" Audrey asked.
The man took out a key and put it to the door's keyhole. He unlocked the door and pushed it open. Grasping her hand he dragged her into the room. It was almost like a cave. Rock covered the walls and ceiling and there was a large grand bed on one side of the room, which was partly curtained off. There was a large living room area with a red velvet couch. Then there were two more doors that led off to other unlit areas.
"This," the man said surveying the area, "is where I live. And I have brought you here to sing for me. You see," he said sitting himself down on the couch, "I have written a show and the main female's role is named Audrey and she has the voice of an angel. So who better to sing it for me than the angel herself? You will sing this for me!"
"How do you know me?!" She asked.
"I think the better question is how long." He said. "I have known you since your audition for a role in Gigi. I watched you from box five. You see the theatre you are working at, it's mine. I don't necessarily own it but it is mine, I am the master behind the puppets."
"What puppets? Why do you wear a mask?"
His face darkened. "I wear this mask because of the harshness of human society. They did not accept me and therefore I hide my face and live down here! Now you will do what I have brought you here for! Sing!"
She looked at him and suddenly she felt bad for him. He couldn't be all bad, could he? No human is all bad. But then she shook her head something was very wrong here. She decided to do what he said. She followed him to the piano near the couch. He got music out of a folder and laid it on the piano. She saw the music was a duet. The man started to play the piano, and then he started to sing.
Her heart, her determination, and her fright it all melted away at the sound of his voice. It was, it was, it was heavenly. It couldn't be explained. It was like a chorus of angels and then it changed to a voice of a sad man, full of grief and remorse. Finally it sounded like her boyfriend Gregory, so loud and happy. It filled her ears with everything she had ever wanting to do, her dreams and her aspirations. It lifted her off her feet and she barely saw what was going on she was so immersed in the music.
Then he pointed to her and she started to sing. As she sang she registered his face, his anger melting away. He had a faraway look in his eyes and there were tears welling up in the corner of his eyelids. He brushed them away and stopped playing the piano.
Audrey looked up at him. She saw the tears rolling down his face and her heart went out with pity. She moved closer and knelt down by him. "What is your name?" She asked him brushing away a tear.
He looked down at her, his eyes hardening again. "My name, My name is the Phantom."