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[She won't be mad if you toss in some change, Darren. She won't even tell Leigh. She will, however, wave and keep on singing.]

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[She winds up the song and bows to the passersby, waiting for them to walk on before she cocks an eyebrow at Darren.] Not heading home, kid?

Not yet. [] 'm I bothering you?

Nah, stick around. You can sing with me and help pull in the old ladies who like a young face, if you want. Leigh isn't due back 'til six, anyway.

[] If you don't mind I can't sing quite so well as you.

Ehh, no one'll notice. [Youth covers for many mistakes.]

Promise I'll smile as hopefully as I can.

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[And have her fumble her way through conversation with David if he's home? This probably is why she has to beg Leigh not to get into fights at school, so David won't decide he's not good enough to be in Darren's company.]

Good enough, then. Know 'Losing My Religion'?

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Yes'm.

Great. [She settles her hands on the keyboard.]

On three, okay? One, two, three--! [She doesn't mind if he forgets some of the lyrics. She's got volume enough to cover them both.]

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