You Have To Invite Me In

Oskar, I want to be your friend, but if you hate me now you are dangerous to me. You know about me. If you won't be my friend, then I will kill him. No, I could never do that. Then I will have to leave. Tonight.

This the closest that I've ever come to having a friend. I should have known that no one would ever want to be friends with someone like me. I hope I'm wrong though. I have to know whether you like me or not.

Well, here goes...

"Hey."

Oskar: "Hi."

Well, you didn't slam the door. Are you happy to see me?

I want to come in but I can't. Don't you know? You still like me, Oskar. I know you do. Invite me in.

"You have to invite me in."

Oskar: "What happens if I don't?"

Then I can't come in. Maybe you don't want me to come in. No he doesn't. I should leave. No, not yet. PLEASE OSKAR.

Oskar: "What happens if you walk in anyway?"

He wants me to come in without him saying I can? He wants to hurt me. But how could he know that? He asked me if I was a vampire. Maybe he knows about people like me.

Oskar: "Is there something in the way?"

But if hates me why didn't he just tell someone? Like the police? They wouldn't believe him. But he could just make up a story they would believe. If he got the police to find me during the day... but he didn't. Does that mean he still likes me? Then why is he doing this? Doesn't he know what will happen? Maybe he doesn't know. Maybe he doesn't know what I really am. I told him. He knows. But maybe he doesn't believe it. Maybe wants to see some proof. Maybe he thinks I lied to him.

Oskar: "Tsk-tsk-tsk..."

But he saw. In the basement. My head was down. Maybe all he saw was the back of my head. Even though he asked, he doesn't believe me. But if he doesn't believe why did he get mad about the money? Maybe he doesn't want to be believe. Oh Oskar, I wouldn't lie to you. And now that I told you, you don't even believe me?!?

Oskar: "Tsk-tsk-tsk..."

Okay Oskar, then I'll have to show you. I'll to prove it to you. I decided to trust you and I will. Now you will see it. If you are really my friend you won't like it. I know you won't let me get hurt. Please, don't let me get hurt. But you are going to believe me. If you aren't my friend... I will die. ...but you have to be my friend. I don't want to think about it if you're not.

I shouldn't do this. But I will show you. I will show you what happens. I will show you what you think you want to see. I will show you that I trust you. I will show you...

No!

Now you watch me, Oskar. It's starting. Here is what you wanted to see.

Oh, this feels...   I should get out!   ...bad.

I will...   stay...   until you see.

Now...   do you believe...   Oskar?

Oskar: "No!"

Oskar: "You can come in!"

Oh, why did I do that? But it feels good for you to hold me close again. It makes it worth it. Well, no it doesn't. Nothing is worth doing that again. But I knew it. I knew you still liked me!

Oskar: "Who are you?"

I'm just a kid, like you. People hurt me, like you. And now because of that I have to... do bad things. People hurt you and you want to do bad things... to them.

"I'm like you."

Oskar: "What do you mean?"

What did you say? That night I first met you; when you were stabbing the tree?

"'What are you looking at, huh?'"

"'Are you looking at me?'"

"'Then squeal like a pig!'"

"'Squeal!'"

"Those were the first words I heard you say."

Oskar: "I don't kill people."

Oh no?

"But you'd like to, if you could..."

I saw you with that knife. If the real person was there instead of the tree they would have been full of holes. More holes than I ever make. I might have killed you to get to all that blood. You really hate whoever you were thinking of.

"To get revenge. Right?"

Oskar: "Yes."

But I don't hate anybody. Nobody he'll ever meet. I don't want to kill anybody. I wouldn't do it if I didn't need their blood. I must have blood.

"Oskar, I do it because I have to."

Don't be mad at me because I kill people. I have to live. You don't know what it's like to be like me.

"Be me a little."

If we are going to be together then you are going to have to know what I am. No secrets. Not from you. You will see. No secrets.

"Please, Oskar..."

You have to understand it all.

"Be me a little."