This is an effective use of misdirection, with quite a "twist" at the end. At first I thought adult Christine was comforting her own child.

Very poignant, and I'm impressed at the punch delivered with such a small number of words.

I liked the misdirection at the beginning. For a moment, I thought she was comforting Erik, not Raoul. It works quite well this way, however. Good work!

phantom_jedi

Very well done! I like that you showed the reader what was happening rather than telling us outright. It was effective, and I thought the language flowed smoothly. I'll be looking forward to reading more of your work. ~ML