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-Three drabbles exploring what Sweeney Todd doesn't know about Nellie Lovett.-
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"Because I'll never let this go
But I can't find the words to tell you
I don't want to be alone
But now I feel like I don't know you." – Paramore, "Never Let This Go"
Sometimes, Mrs. Lovett wonders if he will leave her, once he has killed the Judge. The part that frustrates her is that she doesn't know. Before, it would have been much easier; she used to be able to read Benjamin like an open book. But after he returned as Sweeney Todd, she feels like she doesn't know him anymore.
These days, he scares her. Like that time he had held his 'friend' against her throat, and the way he constantly broods in his shop. Living like he has nothing to live for.
She wishes she had the courage to tell him that he does have something. If she wasn't terrified of his reaction, she would tell him that he keeps her from being alone, and that if he wants, she is willing to do the same for him.
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"I would have done anything if it
Would mean I could make you love me
You're the one I need, but you still believe
We could never be." – Gabrielle, "Survive"
As she works, Mrs. Lovett fights the urge to cringe. It's not an easy task, preparing the bodies' to be baked into her pies. Although it had been her idea, she hadn't known what she would get herself into.
Then again, she had thought that Mr. Todd would assist her in the gruesome task. But she wouldn't hold it against him; after all, his artistry with a knife only applied to barbering, and he probably didn't even know how much work it was. And she needs him, in more ways than one; she would never do anything to threaten what they had, which included asking for his help.
And who knew what the future would bring? Maybe one day, if he saw all she had done for him, he would learn to accept her. And then all this hard work would be completely worth it.
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"Without you
There'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There'd be no world left for me." – LeAnn Rimes, "How Do I Live"
She had always known, deep down in her heart. But she had ignored the facts, letting her mind run wild with foolish fantasies; she had imagined a life with the man she loved, as soon as he had his vengeance.
Deep down, she had always known that Sweeney Todd would never want to continue living without his precious Lucy. Deep down, she had always known that after his revenge, he would die – by his own hand, or by another's that he would provoke into murdering him. It didn't matter; either way, he would no longer remain in the world of the living.
And that was why she had turned a blind eye, letting him dance her into the flames. Because there was also someone that she could not bear to live without.
Author's Note(s): "Put on a music player and get ready to write. Once ready, start and hit your play button. You only have for as long as the song plays to write out a piece of your choice." – I got the idea from Jacalyn Hyde. And it pertains to all future chapters as well. Please R&R!