Chapter Fifty-Five
“That b*tch!” I stood up and cried out. I saw Carlotta walking over to the torch stand and placing her hand on it, but I didn’t actually think she’d do it! Starting a fire on stage with all that wood and fabric and other torch stands was a good way to set the whole Opera House a blaze! I watched in horror, frozen, as Erik grabbed Christine and dropped them down to safety below the Opera. A hand grabbed my arm and I startled, ready to strike whomever touched me. It was Raoul. “Come on! You have to get out of here!” “Where’s Madeleine?!?!?” I asked as we bolted towards the exit. “She went to find her daughter, but you focus on getting out of here! Don’t be a hero Rita, they’ll be able to take care of themselves!” Raoul warned, pushing me towards the exit yet hypocritically, turn
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