Chapter 30: Rika-Yamamoto sleepovers. ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ
Leo’s eyes widened, and he slapped his hands on his face. He had just jinxed it.
Then Rika pressed a button on the remote in her hand. A section of the wall slid open with a noisy mechanical sound. From behind it, a large flat-screen TV appeared, followed by a full karaoke setup. Two golden microphones sat neatly on a stand, and a disco light started spinning from the ceiling, casting colored lights around the room...
Leo stared at it all in silence.
"...ohh okay... Fuck me," he muttered under his breath...
Rika turned to him with a small grin, clearly enjoying his discomfort. "Leo, how about you go first?" she said, casually tossing him one of the golden microphones. "You can pick any song of your choice." She leaned back against a leather couch by the edge of the room, arms crossed, watching him like it was about to be the highlight of her evening...
Sarah quickly took the microphone from Leo’s hands without a word, her eyes locking with Rika’s for a moment. "I’ll go first," she responded simply, but there was a clear edge in her voice.
Rika gave a short shrug. "Sakura, be my guest."
Leo blinked between them, sensing the tension. "...Should I be worried?" he muttered internally under his breath...
Sarah knew that she could not stop him from singing, but at least she could give him some motivation with her voice.
Then she started singing...
The music started playing... (White Mustang by Lana Del Rey.)
Leo glanced at her. He knew that song. It wasn’t upbeat. It wasn’t something you sang for fun. It meant something...