ReadOasis Step 2 Epic stories in 1,000 – 2,000 words — The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (1909) 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 ...