(Virgil prays in his cramped prayer closet full of statuettes of religious icons)
Virgil:
Jesus watches from the wall
But his face is cold as stone
If he loves me
Why do I feel so all alone?
(He examines the crucifix carving)
Baby savior meek and mild
What do you do with my prayers?
If you hear me
Why do I feel that no one cares?
(Sharon prays in the living room)
Sharon: Father Almighty, he's only a child
But the man is waking inside him
He will be lost if his passion runs wild
I can't let him stumble and fall
As you helped your child divine
Give me the strength to help him
(Frieda is walking Richie home from the party)
Richie: I still feel like crap for what I did.
Frieda: I'm sure it'll all blow over.
Richie: I don't know.
Frieda: ... Tell ya what. How about instead of going to those after-Prom parties, you and I can drive down to the pier, and watch the sun come up. Just the two of us.
Richie: (Blushing) I'd like that.
(Virgil continues to pray)
Virgil:
Sharon sees inside my soul
But her face is cold as stone
If she loves me
Why do I feel so all alone?
So alone...
(He clutched his head in pain)
There's a movement in my head!
Saints and angel, what can it be?
It's growing!
It's stirring
It's churning!
Shifting!
Bending!
(As his emotions intensify, his eyes glow white, and the metal figurines levitate before his eyes. Awestruck, he watches them hover in the air. With no warning, they drop to the floor, and his eyes stop glowing)
Virgil: ... What's happening to me?
(Hearing Sharon unlocking the door, he hurriedly puts the figurines back in their original spots just as the door opens)
Sharon: You can go to bed now.
Virgil: Yes, Sharon.
Sharon: Try to forget what happened today.
Virgil: Yes, Sharon.
Sharon: God will protect you.
Virgil: Yes, Sharon.
Sharon: God will forgive you.
Virgil: Yes, Sharon.
Sharon: It's getting late. Say your prayers.
Virgil: Now I lay me down to sleep
Virgil/Sharon: Pray the Lord with my soul to keep
If I die before I wake
Pray the Lord, my soul, to take
(Virgil his about to head off to bed, but is stopped by Sharon)
Sharon:
I never meant to cause you such pain
But there are times when my life is so frightening
Maybe I do things that I can't explain
But my feelings for you never change
You are still my precious one.
Can you forgive what I've done?
(She hugs him)
Virgil/Sharon:
Sharon, you don't (I was wrong)
Need forgiveness from me
Oh, I know that you do (It hurts me to hurt you)
What you have to (I'd rather die)
I want to dry all your tears (Than see you suffer)
So you'll see
That I'm sorry for letting (One day you'll bless me for)
You down (Lighting the way)
Won't you bless me now? (Look inside your heart)
(Virgil nuzzles into her chest)
Virgil/Sharon:
Can you look inside your heart? (That's where forgiveness must start)
Show me the mercy that
You've always shown (After all)
We have no one except each (We have no one except each)
Other (Other)
I'm so afraid that you'll (The world outside can't)
Leave me alone (Understand you)
And I'd die if you pushed (When they betray you I'll)
Me away (Always be here)
Promise me you'll be here (You're the reason I'm alive)
You're the reason I'm alive (You're the only reason I)
You're my survival (Survive)
In my life there's only one (In my life there's only one)
Thing true (Thing true)
I love you (I will always love you)
Virgil: I love you, Sharon.
Sharon: (She kisses him on the forehead) I love you too, Virgil.