YOU HEAR ME CRY WHEN NO ONE HEARS, WON'T YOU LICK AWAY WON'T YOU LICK AWAY MY TEARS; ‘MY TEARS; LOVE ME BAT BOY, LOVE ME BAT BOY, SAVE ME BAT BOY, SAVE ME BAT BOY, SINK YOUR FANGS INTO MY SOUL, ONLY YOU CAN MAKE ME, WHOLE! ALL HOLD ME BAT BOY, ‘TOUCH ME BAT BOY, HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT! Scene 2 Parker home —- living room. Meredith and Shelley clean the living room. SHELLEY. Can I call Rick again? MEREDITH. That doesn't make sense, honey. You just left him a message an hour ago. SHELLEY. I know. Bu I want to find out if he’s coming. MEREDITH. Hell think about you more if he talks to you less. SHELLEY. Mom, Rick already knows that I like him. MEREDITH. Don't talk like a slut, Shelley. SHELLEY. Sorry. MEREDITH. (Crosses to Shelley: puts her arm around ber.) Courting isa slippery slope, dear, and it’s a young ladys job to provide the friction. When I was your agea young lady didnt even call a boy, especially if she wanted to. If Rick is wor- thy of you, hell know that he needs to call you back. Clean the railing. SHELLEY. But its nor dirty 13, careerMEREDITH. You can wait until it gts dirty. You have to look out for thi boys, Shelley. Most of them are so out of control with their ... hormones tl they really aren’ in charge of their actions. But you dont suffer from their he ‘monal problems, so you'll bear the responsiblity if something ... happens. SHELLEY. Like what? MEREDITH. The wages of sin is death, sweetheart, that’s all 'm saying, (Th is an authoritative knock at the door, accompanied by the sounds of a commotion SHERIFF. (Offtage.) Ids Sheriff Reynolds, Meredith! (Meredith opens the di Immediately the Sheriff enters, holding onto Bat Boy who is hooded and handcuffed _nruggles nonstop to getaway from the Sheriff. Bat Boy’ hood has written on it: “Bite “CHRISTIAN CHARITY” (Sheriff; Shelley, Meredith) SHERIFF EVENING FOLKS! SHELLEY. WHATCHA GOT? DOCTOR HOME? MEREDITH. NO, HE'S NOT. ‘WHEN'S HE BACK? AN HOUR OR SO. SHELLEY. THE HECK IS THAT? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. MEREDITH. ‘WHAT IN THE WORLD? SHELLEY. ‘WHERE DID YOU FIND? MEREDITH. WHAT IS HE DOING? SHELLEY. HE'S OUT OF HIS MINI MEREDITH. IS HE IN PAIN? ‘SHELLEY. IS HE INSANE? 4