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The Holey Box

Submitted to Contest #218

The vibrato in the floor, the Prima Donna’s lips moving as if her life depended upon it, the flickering candles, the pungent smell of melting wax, the lush gothic costumes, and the phantom’s hand reaching to her as if trying to pull the love from her that he would never have. Styx sat on the edge of his seat and squeezed his girlfriend’s hand. It was the finale, the “lair scene” of the “Phantom of The Opera,” he didn’t have to see Abby to know she was crying.It was ten thirty in the evening when they left the opera house. Although the night ...

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