ReadOasis Step 2 Classic Stories in 1,000–2,000 Words — retold from Gaston Leroux, 1910 The walls were red hot. Raoul put his hand on the glass. He pulled it back fast. The heat burned his skin. He looked for a door. He saw only his own face in the mirrors. He was trapped. Deep under the Paris Opera House, the Phantom was coming for him. Two months before, the Paris Opera was full of life. People came to hear the music and watch the dancers. But the workers spoke in quiet voices in the dark hall...