My Phantom of the Opera

My dear old friend

Rumors has it that the mysterious composer have been composing again for someone special. 

"Moster-!" yelled Gustave excitedly. "Patience, Gustave first I must find the stage manager. My dressing room, the musical director..." explained Jasmine. "Then we'll go look for our friend and go see the island?" he asked. "I'm sure he'll send for you when he's ready" she told her son. 

Jasmine then went up to a woman she didn't recognize right away. "Well, excuse me, Miss, would you mind? she asked looking for direction. "Heaven help me, could it be? No, it couldn't possibly" responded the woman. "Sorry, do I know you?" Jasmine asked. "Yes, I think you do!" responded the woman. "Have we-?" Jasmine asked. "Go on take a guess" responded the woman hoping that her long-time best friend would recognize her. "Wait, it can't be, is it? asked Jasmine. "Yes" responded Rachel. 

"Oh, my God, I can't believe it's you!" exclaimed Jasmine. "Look at you, Jasmine. You are like a beautiful queen" responded Rachel. They hugged each other. "Rachel, and you as well. I could hardly tell it's you" responded Jasmine. "My dear old friend," said Rachel. "I can't believe you're here, old friend" responded Jasmine. They went around in circles. 

"After all this time" added Jasmine. "So glad you came" responded Rachel. "You look sublime" responded Jasmine. "You look the same," said Rachel. "My sweet old friend." "Never thought we'd meet again, old friend" responded Jasmine. "Look at you, an empress!" "And you, a wife!" responded Rachel. "And isn't life a splendid thing?" they both said to each other. "I've heard that my old music teacher granted you empress after what you and your mother did for him" Jasmine added. "And here we are." 

"To see the sights?" Rachel asked. "Yes of course but also to sing" Jasmine told her. "To sing?" asked Rachel excited for her. "I have a son now and he is very excited to see everything" explained Jasmine. She got Gustave to come over. "Meet Gustave." "Nice to meet you" responded Rachel. Gustave Shaked Rachel's hand. "Mother told me stories about you from back in Paris at that opera house" he told her. "You have?" Rachel asked. "Yes, of course. I thought about you always" Jasmine told her. Rachel smiled. "Who hired you to sing you?" she then asked. 

Raoul then showed up and noticed Madame Lesch. 

"You!" Raoul said. "It can't be you" responded Madame Lesch. "This is wonderful" he responded. "How can this be?" asked Madame Lesch. "We've come to work" answered Raoul. "At whose request?" she asked. "Here's the contract" he showed her. "My God, the price" she responded. "It's rather high" he told her. "Why, it's absurd" she responded. "Oh, yes, I know" he responded. 

"My dear old friend," said Raoul. "Here's how things appear, old friend" responded Madame Lesch. "He who pays the bill." "Times two or three" he answers. "Be sure he will" she responded. "And handsomely" he responded. "And dear old friend." "Now that we are clear, old friend" responded Madame Lesch. "That's all very well but till you're gone you'll wait upon my boss' whim" she told him. "Ah, yes, your boss and who is that?" he asked. "It's him" she told him. 

"You are here to sing?" asked Rachel. "Tomorrow night" answered Jasmine. "I can't believe you are performing" Rachel said. "Why?" asked Jasmine. "I didn't expect you to be coming over to here to sing. What are you to sing?" she asked. "Love never dies" Jasmine told her. "Wow" responded Rachel. "I'm happy for you, bestie." Rachel hugged Jasmine again. 

"Him?" freaked Raoul. "That's what I said" responded Madame Lesch. "You work for him?" he asked again. "Now so do you" she told him. "And my poor wife... We though him dead. She'll be appalled" he responded. "Unless she already knew..." she told him which makes Raoul angry. 

Jasmine notices him getting upset. "Darling, please are you alright?" she asked her husband. "Tell me now, that music, who was its creator?" he yelled. He grabbed her arm. "Darling, please don't squeeze so tight..." she begged him. "Something's going on here, I'll deal with you later" he pushed her. 

"Did you know?" asked Rachel. "How could I know? Why would they come?" asked Madame Lesch. "Why won't they go?" asked Rachel. Then they all said "My dear old friend. I can't believe you're here, old friend." 

"Speaking as your host," said Madame Lesch. "As an empress" responded Rachel. "What a surprised" responded Jasmine. "To say the least" added Raoul. "Yes, dear old friend," said Jasmine. "That's happy news, old Friend' responded Rachel. "I can't conceal, try though I may" responded Madame Lesch. "The way I feel so I pretend" admit Raoul. "I'm sure it's clear" responded Madame Lesch. "To such a dear old friend" responded Rachel. 

"You mustn't stay" responded Madame Lesch. "Why would I leave?" asked Jasmine. "Why are we here?" asked Raoul. "Don't play naive" responded Rachel and gave an eye roll. Then then all said "What dear old friends. Don't we all revere old friends?" 

"Nothing has been changed" responded Raoul. "And never will" added Rachel. "Just rearranged" responded both Jasmine and Madame Lesch. They all said, "And yet we're still..." Jasmine said "Such grand old friends." Rachel said, "Such devoted and old friends." "Words cannot suggest" responded Raoul. "What's in my heart" added Madame Lesch. "And for the rest" added Rachel. "Why even start?" asked Jasmine. "Your dear old friends" responded Raoul. "So much more than mere old friends" responded Madame Lesch. "Back again at last" responded Jasmine. "With everyone here" added Rachel. "Isn't this great?" asked Madame Lesch. "Won't this be fun" responded Raoul not happy about this reuning at all. "With dear old friends" responded Jasmine. "Utterly sincere old friends" added Rachel. "Honey, break a leg!" 

"Madame, good day" responded Raoul. "Enjoy your stay" responded Madame Lesch. "I hope it extends!" responded Jasmine excitedly. "So glad you're here." "A lovely dear old friend" responded Rachel. "Old friend" said Raoul and Madame Lesch. 

"Gustave. Gustave. Gustave?" Jasmine called for her son. "Must we always be chasing after that boy?" asked Raoul. "I promise you, when I find him-!" "No, I will look for him" interjected Jasmine. "It was nice seeing you again. I hope we get to hang out soon during our stay" Jasmine told Rachel. "Me too" Rachel responded. One more hug and then Jasmine went to look for her son.