Watching Beetlejuice: The Musical

Prologue: Invisible

'Invisible?' asked Barbara 'Is this based on what actually happened?'

'I hope not' said Lydia 'There are things that happened that I didn't tell you guys about' Barbara and Adam shared a look with Delia and Charles and the song started

ENSEMBLE:

Daylight come and we wan' go

'Well this is dark already' commented Delia. The people on the screen were dressed in black funeral clothes and they were all standing around a coffin.

Priest (spoken):

In times like these, we have no words
We have only each other
Today we come together to mourn the passing of Emily Deetz
Devoted wife of Charles

Delia held her hand out to Charles and he took it, gripping onto it

Beloved mother to Lydia

Adam and Barbara looked over at the teen only to see her avoiding eye contact from everyone and hugging the pillow closer to her chest. Adam reached over gently patted Lydia's arm and she smiled a little

Scripture tells us
"Sorrow not, for we do not walk alone."

'This is sad' Barbara whispered to Adam 'Why is this musical so sad? I thought it'd be fun and upbeat' Adam smiled and kissed Barbara's temple

Lydia:

You're invisible when you're sad
Clocks tick and phones still ring
The world carries on like mad
But nobody sees a thing

Barbara got up and grabbed Lydia's hands. Lydia looked up and saw Barbara had tears in her eyes. Barbara dragged the teen off her seat and made her sit in between her and Adam. Lydia laid her head on Adam's shoulder and gripped Barbara's hands.

Whispering behind their hands
Lost for kind words to say
Nobody understands
And everyone goes away. Grownups wanna fix things
When they can't it only fills them with shame
So they just look away
Is it being greedy to need somebody to see me
And say my name?

Charles felt awful. If this was actually how Lydia had felt, he was an awful parent. He had ignored it all and just acted normal, trying to forget what was happening. He looked over at his daughter, who was curled up between the Maitlands, at least she was happy now, he thought. 

Seems when you lose your mom
No one turns off the sun

Barbara gently rubbed Lydia's shoulders and rested her head on the teenagers shoulder

Folks carry on, that's that
You're invisible when you're sad

'Lydia? Is that actually how you felt?' asked Charles. Lydia didn't lift her head from Adam's shoulder but nodded. Charles sighed and felt awful. 

Beetlejuice:

Holy crap, a ballad already?
And such a bold departure from the original source material!

'Mood change much?' said Delia

'Ha! They nailed Beetlejuice's character' said Lydia 'You're exactly like that Beetlejuice'

'Thanks, I think' said Beetlejuice, grinning up at Lydia.

'This is more like what I thought the musical'd be like' said Barbara 'I like it more than all the sad stuff' Adam smiled and the next song started playing.

~AN: Sorry, this is an awful chapter, I promise future ones will be better. Just stick with me~