Emelia Diary

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It was approximately 6:30 in the morning when Emelia woke up. She wasn 't hungry, in fact she wasn 't even willing to move. After what happened to her father and last night, she decided she deserved to be lazy. But then she realized how much she wanted to visit her father.

She violently threw off the covers, bathed, got dressed then left for the day. The moment she walked out the door, a cold wind danced across her skin. Drawing the red cloak, which she had been told was her mother 's, closer to her, she rushed off to the stables.

"Monsieur, do you think you could take me to the hospital?" Her voice was quiet for if she spoke louder, she feared she would break down.

"Of course, but the trip and the amount of time I have to wait will add
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A year after we took you in, as you know, my wife died, and I felt all the more determined to take care of you and make you feel like my own."

"So...you 're telling me you aren 't my father? Then who are my real parents?" Her face became very distressed to find out.

"I promised them not to tell you, and that if the day ever came you would find out on your own. Madame Giry knows everything. And the other thing I wanted you to know. Emelia, I promised them that if I went to the Opera Hell I would keep you away from the Phantom of the Opera.

"They haven 't had the best experiences with that...thing. I made a promise to keep you safe from him, to make sure you would never know about him or him about you. I have failed but my last wish of you is to stay away from that monster. He will hurt you, Emmy, no matter what you think."

"But papa, I--" All of the sudden he began coughing violently.

"I love you, Emelia." He managed between coughs.

Doctors and nurses suddenly rushed in and she watched as the man who claimed position of her father, died in front of her. Tears poured down her cheeks and everything became blurry. When she finally gained control a nurse had led her out of the room and to the

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