[The Phantom of the Opera] On the Cultivation of a Loyal Dog

Because of Carlotta's words, Eric seemed to be full of motivation, which made him still radiant when he left Carlotta's house.

Although it was difficult for him to walk alone among the crowd, it seemed that because of Carlotta's words, he forgot where he was, and also forgot the pressure and tension.

But it wasn't until he returned to his world that Eric began to worry about one thing.

The so-called "lovers", what should they look like between them?

Even if he expressed surprise that Carlotta hadn't been in love, in fact, didn't he himself have never been in love?

Of course, compared to Carlota, he is justifiable, after all... No one would choose someone like him to fall in love, right?This face of his can only make everyone fear, how can anyone be willing to be with him and fall in love?

Except Carlota.

But... this task is really too difficult, let Carlotta understand what "love" is?How can he, who has never been loved by others, tell another person what "love" is?

Although this is a tangled proposition, but... well, maybe he shouldn't think so much, the first step should be to think about what lovers often do, right?

walk?Dating?Or where do we go to play together?Watching an opera or some other performance together?

In any case, let's try them one by one!

On Monday, Carlotta returned to work in the opera house, and she and Armand were on duty again this week, but she should have made it clear to Armand that he would not come to harass her, right?

Back in the office, just as she sat down in her seat, Carlotta saw a letter on the coffee table in front of her.

The old yellowed envelope did not say who the letter was from, and the envelope was sealed well without any signs of opening. Carlota raised her eyebrows. This letter should be given to her by an acquaintance, right?Otherwise, how could you not write your name?

She opened the letter, took out the letter written on parchment, and then raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Dear Ms. Carlotta: I sincerely invite you to come to Box No. [-] tonight and enjoy the wonderful opera with me.

Your dear Eric. "

Although there was only a short sentence in the envelope, Carlota raised the corners of her mouth and shook her head helplessly. She didn't expect Eric to do this trick, so, is this a date?Right in box five?

Although she has never been in a relationship, after all, she has seen many couples. In her opinion, those couples are always tired of being together, as if this is very satisfying.

Of course, it's impossible for people to bring themselves on a date, so she doesn't know what couples are going to do on a date.

Moreover, several countries in this era seem to have no cinemas yet, which is why those aristocratic gentlemen always choose to come to the opera house for entertainment.

But, box five?What is special waiting for me today in the No. [-] box that is rumored to be haunted by ghosts?She was really looking forward to it.

If I'm not mistaken, the opera to be performed at the opera house tonight is "Anna Pollyan". What is it.

And as an audience watching this opera, it should be a good enjoyment, right?

The day passed, and the night came soon. When the actors were preparing to go on stage, Armand found Carlotta: "Hey, Carlotta, is it the same tonight?"

What Armand said about the old way naturally meant that the managers went to their boxes to enjoy the opera, but Carlota shook her head: "No, Armand, I'm going to box five today."

"What? Box No. [-]?" Armand would of course be surprised. You know, didn't the ghost of the opera house designate Box No. [-] as his box?Although he and Firman tried their best to find the ghost and drive him out, in the end, they were the only ones who suffered.

After being surprised, Armand quickly stopped Carlotta: "Oh, no no, Carlotta, you can't go to Box No. [-], you don't know how dangerous it is, it's the box of the ghost of the Opera House!"

Carlotta shrugged, looking nonchalant: "Oh yes, I know, but I'm still going to that box, you should know that my relationship with him is much better than you and him, and you have to believe me , there will be no problems."

"Oh, my God, what is your relationship with him?" Armand couldn't help but rubbed his hair and asked this sentence, but when he finished speaking, Carlotta was no longer in sight.

Seeing this, Armand could only shake his head and prepare to go to the manager's box. Anyway, the fifth box should be diagonally above the manager's box. If anything happens, he will definitely be able to see it. He must stop that ghost when the time comes!

Carlotta didn't know what Armand was thinking, so she went directly to Box No. [-]. Since there were rumors that Box [-] was haunted, this box could not be rented out anyway, if it wasn't for Box [-] and If Box [-] is a bit far from Box [-], I am afraid that those two boxes cannot be rented out. Think about it, that is really too dangerous, isn't it?

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no guests in the other boxes, Carlotta came to the door of box No. [-], which would make it less likely to cause panic or surprise. After all, everyone knows that there are ghosts here, so how could anyone dare to go there? How about watching an opera in box five?

Pushing open the door of the box, Carlotta saw a black figure who seemed to be waiting there. Carlotta raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and asked after closing the door, "So? Is this a date Eric?"

Eric turned around and walked over to her: "I'm glad you're here."

"Of course, isn't this our first date as a boyfriend and girlfriend?" Now that she has made an appointment with Eric, she will try to date him, so Carlotta will naturally not act out of control, of course , It’s just that they can’t be separated, after all, they are already so familiar before.

Erik was still wearing a mask, so that his expression could not be seen clearly, but Carlotta guessed that he must be smiling.

Eric came towards Carlotta, then reached out and took her hand: "I hope you don't think my behavior is too abrupt, but we are in a relationship now, so it should be fine to hold hands, right? "

Carlota let Eric hold her hand. He didn't wear gloves, and his palm was thick and moist: "You seem a little nervous?"

Eric clenched his other hand into a fist and coughed dryly, and did not return to Carlota's question, well... just like Carlotta said, he was nervous, after all, it was He held her hand for the first time.

Before that, even if he and Carlotta were walking on the street outside, Carlotta was just holding his arm.

The two came to the sofa in the box and sat down. At this time, the lights on the stage had already been turned on, and the performance was about to begin.

There was low-alcohol wine on the coffee table in the private room. Eric got two glasses and gave them to Carlota and himself respectively: "I think you don't mind having a drink with me?" The wine is not high-alcohol, so Carlo Ta should be drinkable.

Carlotta took the wine, shook the glass lightly, and then looked at Eric: "Are you going to drink with a mask?"

Eric froze for a moment: "Is there something wrong?"

Carlota approached Eric and leaned in front of him: "I said... you don't plan to wear a mask to date me in the future, do you?"

As soon as the words fell, Eric felt a chill on his face, and then his mask was taken off.

"Oh, no!" Eric stretched out his hand to cover his face in frustration, even though Carlotta, even though she had seen what he looked like, he still didn't want her to see his face, No woman would want her boyfriend to be like this, right?Wouldn't she feel fear?

"I said... how long are you going to wear the mask? It's not like I haven't seen your face before, haven't I said it before? It's okay to be scared once, and you don't think there will be anything when you look at it again. You don't have to be afraid I can't accept it, if I really can't accept it, I won't agree to associate with you and see, are you afraid to face me... or are you afraid to face yourself?"

Carlotta's voice rang in his ears, which made Eric smile wryly, yes, maybe Carlotta was right, she was not afraid of herself at all, he could take off the mask in front of him at will, anyway she would He won't run away from him like everyone else, maybe he's just... afraid of himself.

Because everyone is afraid of him, because everyone thinks he is a monster. Over time, maybe he really thinks he is a monster?

Eric gradually loosened his hands covering his face: "Are you really not afraid?"

Carlota nodded slightly: "Of course, I already knew you were different from others, didn't I?"

Well, since she has already said that...

Eric let go of his hands, and turned his face away stiffly: "If you feel scared, it's okay to say it." He already knew that everyone would be scared when they saw him.

Carlotta turned her face to look at him, well, it's still that frightening face, but... it's okay if she's not afraid?

Carlotta raised the corners of her lips: "Then, let's toast to Eric finally taking off his mask!" As she spoke, she picked up the wine on the coffee table.

Hello!

Despite feeling helpless, Eric nodded in the end and picked up the wine: "Yes, cheers for finally daring to take off the mask!"

When the two wine glasses collided with each other, the opera on the stage finally kicked off.

Well, today might be his new day, Eric thought, because of his first date with Carlotta, because of today's opera, and because of this mask, if he can't If he took off his mask in front of other people, at least in front of Carlota, he would never have to worry about anything.

The author has something to say: Although I think no one will read the article these two days, but... well, I will update it