Once Upon That Other Time || A Rierra Fanfiction

Chapter 1

Ramin:

- Ramin, can you come with me for a moment? Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber asked Ramin when the latter came inside the door to the rehearsal's studio with his afternoon coffee in his hand.

- Sure; he replied and followed Andrew to a small room, where Jack O'Brien already were seated on a stool by a round table.

Ramin had been here a couple of times before, and every time he was in there, he felt a slight discomfort. It was as if Andrew and Jack always had bad news when they took him to this room. Last time they took him there was when the last Christine had signed up and they told him about it. Even if it was important that he knew whether his Christine would stay or not he didn't understand why they told him about it alone and why they didn't tell the whole "Love Never Dies" cast all together. Well, Andrew and Jack probably had their reasons for doing so and he was not going to question it.

Ramin sat down on the chair next to Jack O'Brien and Andrew Lloyd Webber sat down across him. He had no idea why they wanted to talk to him in this room alone, again. A sudden thought that they might fire him popped into his head, but he quickly pushed it away. They had told him several times that they were satisfied with his interpretation and he hoped that that was enough to keep him. Maybe they had found another Christine for the show that hopefully would stay longer than the rest of the Christines they had had.

- Well, as you know, all of our Christines that we've had have, due to their own reasons, quit the role and therefore left us with the responsibility to find another girl that would fit the role; Andrew started.

- And today we are happy to announce that we've found the perfect girl; Jack continued.

A great relief spread through his body. He didn't lose his job and they had found a knew Christine. The corners of his mouth went up to form a smile.

- That's great! Who is she?

- Her name is Sierra Boggess, a 26-year-old girl from Denver, Colorado. She recently quit her starring in Broadway's "The Little Mermaid". She is in the start of her carrier with "The Little Mermaid" as her Broadway debut. If my memory isn't betraying me... ahh, yes! She is travelling to London in three days; Andrew said.

Sierra Boggess, that was an unusual name. Ramin had a feeling that he had heard the name before and made a mental note to search her up when he came home that evening.

- Sierra has played Christine in Phantom of the Opera Spectacular in Las Vegas and is one of the... yeah, she is actually one of the best sopranos I've ever heard. She was only 21 when Hal and I discovered her, but she did an excellent job.

She sounded like an amazing girl. Interpreting the role of Christine as a 21-year-old was not only amazing but also truly spectacular. This must mean that this Sierra had to be a very skilled actress and a great singer. Even though he was excited to meet her, a lump formed in his stomach. What if she was much better than him and because of that he had to be replaced? No, they had written the Phantom's role to him and therefore he wouldn't get sacked.

After another 10 minutes of discussion Andrew and Jack probably had other things to do because they dismissed him. It was late in the afternoon and therefore some of his cast members were heading home for the day. Since it was Friday he felt like going home and just watch TV, but he didn't know whether they wanted him for something in the last minute, so he decided to try and find Joseph Millson, his safe spot, and get some information from him. Joseph Millson was his co-star who played Raoul. He was a great actor and singer and Ramin had learnt a lot from working with him. Ramin was very grateful for being able to work with him.