Philippe paced nervously. The doctor was still with Gabrielle.

"I hope to God she's alright." He said to no one in particular.

"Calm down, Philippe, she'll be fine." Raoul said in a bored tone.

"She fainted Raoul!" The Comte snapped. "We've already lost two children! I don't want to lose another." The elder DeChagney turned to the window. He would not cry in front of his younger brother.

Just then the door opened. Philippe whirled around.

"Comte," The doctor nodded at him.

"Doctor, how is my wife?"

Christine sighed as she entered her dressing room. After the doctor was called, she had gone back to the Opera House. She hadn't felt right staying there, she wasn't family. She turned to the mirror and froze.

On Christine's vanity was a single red rose. Erik. God she felt terrible about the things she had said. She hadn't meant a single word, but it had still felt wrong saying it. As if she had betrayed him in some way.

"Happy to have escaped?" Erik's voice was like acid.

Instinctively she turned to the mirror. "Erik you don't under-"

"What don't I understand Christine?! That you lied to me? That you're afraid of me?" The mirror had opened and Erik was now towering over.

"No Erik, please you don't understand. I didn't mean anything I said. It was Philippe-"

"I'm sick of your lies!"

"Erik I beg of you listen to me! I didn't-"

But Christine's word became slurred. "W-what d-d-did y-you-?" Erik showed her a syringe.

"Don't worry my dear, you will be fine in a few hours." He replied coldly.

The singer's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she crumpled to the ground.

"Mama did you see Christine last night?" Meg asked.

"No." Madam Giry replied.

"It's just, I saw her go into her dressing room, but she wasn't in the dormitories this morning and no one has seen her. I'm worried."

"I'm sure she's fine, Meg." But after a few more minutes of arguing, Madam Giry gave in. "Very well, I will ask him."

I'm so so sorry as to how short this chapter is, but I've been having a really bad case of writer's block with this story, but I will try to update sooner.

~Kate