The Demon Barber is Alive!
Chapter 2: An Unwanted Interruption
Sweeney runs his razor over his glove carefully. Mrs. Lovett glances up from her workbench over to the dusty table where he sits, by the door.
"Oh, my beautiful, Lucy…why? What was I thinking?" He reminisces sadly to the razor.
"Mr. Todd, she's gone, I'm here and this can be our happy life together," She gazes at him her eyes full of love. Sweeney glares down on the razor. Is he hearing things? Did it just talk? He frowns and gives it a shake. Mrs. Lovett sighs and puts down her rolling pin. She smiles and walks over to him. She sings merrily, "Oh Mr. T, this is it; this is us, you and me Mr. T.
Together now, forever now! Mr. T you mean so much to me...more than even the sun in the sky oh, yes it's you and me, you and I!"
He stares ahead coldly at her, stands and slips his razor into his belt and puts his hands around her waist, spins her around and sings, "Mrs. Lovett, my love for you, I cannot explain…but the truth is…I loved my Lucy more that is so plain," he gently places her down and with a vague look in his eye continues, "My Lucy…Lucy of the yellow hair and pale skin, her soft, blue eyes…soul without sin…oh Lucy, how I miss you, oh, and I wish I had not killed you."
Mrs. Lovett takes his cold, white hands in hers and sings softly to the barber, "Mr. Todd, your Lucy is not here for she is dead, you never again will see her…however you do have me instead. Mr. T, and, I love…you."
Their eyes lock, four brown eyes staring into each other. Mr. Todd is taken aback by his sudden realization of this strange, dark beauty. Mrs Lovett leans forward as if to kiss him, he slips his hand around her back and just as there lips are about to touch Johanna rushes through the door, "Daddy!"
Mrs Lovett and Sweeney break away from each other. Mrs. Lovett stares longingly up at him.
"What is it my dove?" Mr. Todd asks Johanna.
Anthony runs in, "Mr. Todd. Ma'am." He greets them.
"Tell Anthony that I can't live with him," She squeaks, "not in that house!"
"Why not, my lamb?" Mr. Todd strokes her blonde tresses.
"T…Turpin's Ghost," she whispers.
"Oh," Mr. T sighs.
Mrs. Lovett rolls her eyes back in her head and nods at Anthony, "Why can't he live here?" she asks no-one in particular.
"Ma'am," Anthony replies, "I have an orchard to look after."
"Then it's settled," Mrs. Lovett is angry at being interrupted, "Johanna and Anthony shall visit each other but Johanna will live here and Anthony shall live at his house." She claps her hands.
Johanna frowns and walks out, Anthony follows her, faithfully.