Angel Eyes (Vampire Show)

Part Ten

(Scene: The Archer's home)

(Characters onstage: Narrator, Mr Archer and Lola Archer)

Narrator: Well Lola just got home from the party after what she can only describe as a scary night... a night with a vampire...

Mr Archer: Hey sweetie... how was the party?

Lola Archer: Fine... I guess I am just... fine... I had a good time... the food was good and we were all in masks so our faces were hidden! but some nasty guy got into a fight with his sister's date so I left early... I guess it was just very... eventful today...

Mr Archer: I see... the school rang, told me to make sure you got home alright after your date ran out. Something about your date running out and leaving you after the fight... I guess he was involved or something.. or maybe... you drove him away... I hope you aren't thinking of bringing him here...

Lola Archer: No dad, I won't force him to take a vampire test... It's not worth driving him away. Besides, I don't know who he was and well I doubt I'll ever find out... He left and there isn't a guy in the world that would want to be with me... a slayer who can't have a permanent relationship with anyone... no it would be too cruel to subject a person to that.

Mr Archer: Lola, I'm sure there is someone out there that will love despite your dad being worried about you and your safety! I just want to protect you from harm... I love you too much to see you get hurt. You can understand that, can't you? 

Lola Archer: Yes dad but it doesn't make finding a boyfriend any easier you know. It's still as difficult as anything to find one! I love you dad but I just wish that I could find someone to love... someone to look after me and someone I can look after who won't judge me for who I am and in return I won't judge them.

Mr Archer: Sounds like a typical relationship to me Lola, don't lose heart sweetie, someone will be able to ignore your dad and date you, someone will be able to love and take care of you, I know it.

Lola Archer: How do you know? I might be alone forever... well not 'forever' but for a very long time... dad, I don't want to be alone... let alone forever, I never ever want to be alone but I know that I will because hunting so called vampires will leave no time for dating! It's so unfair I want to be normal, to date boys and fall in love!

Mr Archer: You can, you still can! I promise you! I could still date if I wanted to and well you're a lot younger than me so clearly you have a better chance of getting a date... Any man would be lucky to have you, very lucky to have you. I mean how could they not be? You look so much like your mother and she had a few dates in her time!

Lola Archer: Well she doesn't have to write 'Vampire slayer' as her job! Dad I am doomed, completely doomed! I will never have a husband, most people will say they don't believe me and probably if I'm lucky, cut all ties with me! It really is unfair dad! How am I meant to live like this if I have no one to love and a job that I'll be unfit to do in some years!

Mr Archer: Lola! You're young! You have your life ahead of you! Live your life while you can, live it in the present rather excessively planning for the future! A girl your age doesn't need to plan her life away! You're young, live life free and keep up with your slayer training and who knows what will happen?! Maybe you will meet someone and fall in love, I bet you will but I cannot see into the future sadly.

Lola Archer: Like you would want to? I mean if you did, you would of course have the chance and temptation to change it which... well that could be nasty... I mean who knows what we would change?! It's best leaving the future where it belongs, out of our hands. I don't know about you but I'm going to bed, I need some sleep!

(Lights dim)

(End of Part Ten)