I wonder if Oskar is home? I can go home and tap on the wall.
No, I don't want to go in the apartment. It seems empty - I was so lonely there.
Maybe I could go and see him through his window. Maybe I could go in! Yes, go in.
"Oskar!"
Wake up. Invite me in.
"May I come in?"
Oh wait, I can't let him see me up here! He will know. Oops, too late. The sooner he knows, the easier it will be. No, if he knows it will be over.
"Don't look at me."
Just don't go back to sleep.
"But you have to say that l can come in."
Oskar: "You can come in..."
Yes! I just want to be close to you - like when you hugged me. I'll get behind you in bed. Oh wait, there's blood and snow on my clothes. I'll take them off.
"Close your eyes."
I really like being close to you. I never get to be close to anyone like this. Somehow it's different with you.
Oskar: "How did you get in?"
Well... Tell him. He will know. I don't like to lie. I won't lie to you.
"l flew."
Yes, tell him. Håkan is gone. He can help me. No, you can't know what I really am. You will be my friend. You will never just be like Håkan.
Oskar: "Yeah, sure..."
Do you believe me that I flew? I hate having this secret. I can never tell you the truth. You wouldn't let be here if you knew. It's so nice just being close to someone. Close to you.
What?
Oskar: "You're not wearing anything."
Was it the wrong thing to take my clothes off? I didn't want to get snow in your bed. Or blood.
Oskar: "You're ice cold!"
I can't help it. Did I make you mad? Did I make you...
"Sorry... Is that gross?"
Oskar: "No..."
I'm getting warm now. You are warming me Oskar. On the inside, too. Did you know that?
How did that finger game go?
"'Bulleri, bulleri bock...
How many fingers knock?'"
Do you like this as much as I do? Being here I'm not worrying about anything. I'm not worrying about feeding, or the sun, or listening for anyone coming, or worrying about anyone finding me. I feel like I can hide here. Nothing bad can find me...
Oskar: "Eli..."
Oskar: "Want to go steady?"
Go... what? Uh oh. What does that mean?
"What do you mean?"
Oskar: "I mean..."
Oskar: "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Your girlfriend? What is a girlfriend? Is it like what grownups do? Tell him "Yes". Then he will help. No, I won't lie to you... but I'm sorry - I can't tell you the truth either. I can't be your 'girlfriend', whatever that is. I can't tell you what I am, but I guess I can tell what I'm not.
"Oskar, I'm not a girl."
Oskar: "Oh... But do you want to go steady or not?"
'Go steady'? 'Be your girlfriend'? What is that? This all just started and it's so nice. Why do we have to change things? Håkan is gone. That changes things. But that doesn't have to change... us.
"Couldn't we just keep things the way they are?"
Oskar: "I guess..."
Whatever it is I would do it for you if I could. If it meant that I could be with you. If it meant that you wouldn't have to find out. If only I could tell you... What do you mean? What are you asking for?
"Do you do anything special when you go steady?"
Oskar: "No."
Then what do you want? Nothing would be different?
"So everything's the same?"
Oskar: "Yes."
Oh, okay. I don't know what you're talking about, but as long as it can be like right now, then yes.
"Then we'll go steady."
Oskar: "Huh?"
This must mean you want to be with me. I want that, too. So much.
"It'll be you and me."
Oskar: "Really?"
"Yes."
Oskar: "Good."
'Good'. Yes, it will be 'good'. I don't get things that are 'good'. Except blood. You will be the first 'good' thing since...
...since everything was taken away from me.
He is asleep. It is so strange to touch someone else's skin like this. I'm always hungry when I get this close to anyone. But after Håkan I'm not hungry right now. I smell his blood, feel his heart beat, hear his breathing. But I don't ever want to hurt you. I never will. I just want to touch you, to be close to you. I just want you to be my friend. You didn't like it when I did this before, but now you are asleep. Oskar, hold my hand. Don't ever let it go.