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Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 (Date?)

(Elise)

I was preparing my voice for practice with Jonathan and the newest cast member tonight, I kept looking at the clock and waiting. I heard Renee calling my from outside my door, I went to open the door.

"Hi what's up?" I asked.

"Jonathan is here darling." She informed me.

I quickly went to the theatre. I walked up to the stage seeing Jonathan talking with some guy, Jonathan grabbed my hand walking me up the stairs to the stage.

"Elise! This is Matthew Walters, our newest cast member." Jonathan introduced.

"You can call me Matt." Matthew winked at me, I felt the need to role my eyes but decided to be polite.

"Elise Daae." I said giving a quick smile.

"Shall we get started then?" Jonathan asked.

"Sure!" I replied excitedly, Matt looked me up and down.

"Definitely." He answered.

I then decided to throw politeness out the window and roll my eyes.

"Alright then, Elise!" Jonathan caught my attention.

"Love, you have a solo in this production, here's the sheet music for that." He said handing me the music.

'Did he just call me love?' I wondered.

"And let's not forget about the choreography is quite complex." He continued.

"Wait choreography?!" I asked panicking a bit.

"Oh it's nothing love, all you have to do is waltz with Matthew here during one part of your solo, you will practice waltzing with me, and Matthew will practice with Amanda since you both have no experience in waltzing." He told us.

"What have I gotten myself into?" I thought out loud.

"Don't worry darling, you've got real talent!" Jonathan complimented, my face grew bright red.

"Soooo Jonny, what's this musical about?" Matt asked.

"Glad you asked Matthew! It's about a man, aka you, who falls madly for a young lady, that's you Elise, but the young lady refused to be with him, so the young man tries to woo her at a masquerade. He succeeds, but she doesn't know it's him, he then reveals himself and she tries to leave, but anger invades the young man's heart and so he proceeds to kill her, and then full of guilt from what he has done to his love, he jumps off of a cliff to his death. Quite tragic really." Jonathan explained.

"Wow that guy 's messed up." Matt commented.

"Yes Matthew, truly mad. Now! Let's get started." Jonathan responded.

"Elise, love, let's warm up your voice shall we? Matthew you can grab a chair and sit for now." Jonathan told him.

"Sure thing Jonny." Matthew snapped his fingers and pointed at Jonathan, and found a chair on the stage to sit in.

Jonathan walked over to the piano on stage and sat down, "Okay let's start with scales love, C major." Jonathan started to play a C major scale while I sang.

(Phillip)

"My plan is perfect! All I have to do is not let her see me and it will all go great!" I said aloud while pacing through my lair, it came time for Jonathan and Elise to start practicing, I decided to watch from afar. I made my way to the rafters above the stage, I saw three people on stage, two of which were Elise and Jonathan, but the third I didn't recognize.