Goodbye: Sweeney Todd

You'll Always Have My Heart

Not a day has past without me yearning more and more to go back to Mista T. I was living the dream, by the sea. I'd been living by the sea without Mr. Todd for three years. He was happy though, he had his Lucy back, he killed the Judge, and he got his Johanna. I was happy for him, yet sad for myself. Sure, life at sea was amazing, Toby loved it more than I did though. Things just weren't what they were made out to be without Mista T. Things were odd. I had myself another go at a Pie Shop, but this time it was with dessert pies, they were more wanting than me meat pies, Toby seemed to like them better too. Dessert pies brought in the costumers, so all was well. Well, all was okay. Things could've been better.

Toby had friends down by the sea, a few boys who were our neighbors accepted me lit'le lad, and I talked to their mothers, sometimes. Toby and I went down by the beach every sunrise and sunset, and waded in the water, and sometimes just sat on the sand and watched the two sun cycles. Sunsets made me forget all my problems, whilst sunrise just had me worry. Either which way had me thinking of Mista T.

Although I didn't talk much to Toby's friend's mothers, I did have a good friend who resided with us once in a blue moon. His name was Jack, he was a pirate captain, marooned by his crew on an island, but avenged his ship that was tired up down by the docks. He came into me shop one afternoon and we sat and chatted over some pies and tea, he supplied himself with some rum. Nice fella he was, a little insane, but now-a-days in London or around the world, who wasn't? Plus, Toby liked Jack, lots of fun stories that pirate told. Of course, though, in a weird sense, he reminded me of Sweeney Todd. They did have this resemblance, if you looked hard enough. He showed more emotion than Mista T though, although that was probably because he was always chugging down that rum. I even thought, I could grow a liking on him, he sure had one for me. But I knew, I'd never be over Mr. Todd. It was impossible to even think of the feeling, getting away from him. After I left him about three years back, I would never go back, but I would never fully love again. He'd always have me heart.

One evening, at sunset, Jack was staying with us, rambling on about how he escaped an island by strapping sea turtle to his back, I made the quick choice as to know go see the sunset, but take a walk along the boardwalk. Our home and shop was right one the boardwalk, and we usually went sometimes on evenings out to dinner or such, but this was just to take a leisure walk and have a little fun. Jack and Toby both agreed stimutaneously, and we all readied ourselves up for the fresh spring air along the boardwalk. I wore a pinkish colored dress with a grey-ish cape draped over my shoulders, for the chill of the spring air. After I grabbed my cape, we walked out of the shop, I locked up, and we headed down the boardwalk.

Some people we out there with lit'le tents full of lit'le games for kids and stuff, Toby went down to them a lot with his friends. The boardwalk seemed to be overflowing with wondrous things to do, scrumptious smelling restaurants, and nice cozy lit'le seating areas to sit and watch the beach. The sea air was always an upside to everything, and when Toby was a lit'le older, Jack promised to take us out to sea on his ship, The Black Pearl. I just loved that idea, loved getting away from England in general, he said he'd take us over to the new world, America they called it. That would be smashing, although life by the sea was the life for me, and we could stay at sea for so long.

Many people seemed to be seeking refuge upon the boardwalk, many faces new and old. Living by the shore, I new most locals, but many people were tourists around here. Although something weird seemed to happen that day.

"Oi, Mrs. Lovett." said Jack. "Sing that song again, about the sea, that never gets old."

"Yes, mum, sing the song?" asked Toby smiling up at me. He was such a suck up, but he was me lit'le boy.

I started singing the song I sang to Mista T about living "By The Sea", and they hummed and half-sang along with me. It was funny really, so I smiled as I sang above Jack's slurred melody and Toby's unsure voice. But then, I wasn't singing just amongst ourselves anymore. People were crowding around and listening. One face in particular caught me eye.

"Mista T?" I stopped dead in song and looked out at one face in my lit'le audience. And sure enough was that jet black hair with the single white streak bore into Mr. Sweeney Todd's hair.

He looked up at me, and smiled. It was queer seeing him smile, but it made me smile back. Jack was taken back and confused, and Toby seemed downright scared. My audience evaporated, and there was only the four of us left, well three others stayed around too. His Lucy, all cleaned up was at his side, along with that sailor boy, and I guessed his Johanna. I ran over and hugged him without even realizing it. Odd enough, he hugged me back.

"Mrs. Lovett, how pleasurable to see you again!" he boomed, there was no anger to his voice, he was actually happy. I knew him getting back with Lucy would do wonders for him, but it ripped me heart. "You know Lucy. And this is my daughter Johanna, and her betrothed, Antony."

I smiled and nodded. "This is me friend, Jack Sparrow." I introduced Jack.

"Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack corrected me, holding his hand out.

"Pleasure, sir. I'm Benjamin Barker." replied Mista T. Know matter what he meant by, he'd always be Mr. Todd to me. But Benjamin Barker, that's what he was going by again. I figured he killed the Judge, so i was happy for him. No sense of worrying over the Judge, he was far from a righteous man.

"Benny, we should be going." said Lucy, tugging on Mr. Todd's sleeve. Let's face it, Lucy had all reason to not like me. She knew I knew Benjamin was back, and I didn't even bother to get her. She knew I loved him.

With slight hesitation, Mr. Todd half-hearted smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's getting late. Nice seeing you again, Nellie." he said and they began walking away.

"See ya, Mista T." I replied with a weak smile. My trio and I walked away as well in the opposite direction, with Jack's arm around me shoulders and Toby holding my hand. I glanced back to see Mista T looking back at me. He smiled and winked having me smiled back. I turned around and leaned my head into Jack's arm. Things were going to be alright now. But I would never stop loving him.