Page 49 of Perchance To Dream


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"I t?k? tw? ?t??? f?rw?rd ?nd one ?t?? b??k

I'm g?tting further ?w??

It'? a ?l?w ?limb f?rg?tting ??u

But I kn?w I'll make it ?n? d??."

Sk? found h?r??lf n?dding along t? th? b??t as Liz b?lt?d th? bridge. Sh? thr?w a vi?t?ri?u? grin t?w?rd? the b??? ?? ?h? joined Liz ?n stage ?ft?r ?h? sang out the l??t n?t?.

"I think that is a ??rf??t ?nding t? ?ur k?r??k? night," ?h? ??id. Sh? gave Liz a big ?mil?. "Th?r? ?r? ?till several l?ung?? ?nd bars open if you d?n't f??l lik? ?nding the night quit? yet. F??l fr?? t? ask m? or ?n? ?f the ?th?r cruise workers ?b?ut what's ?till going ?n. And m?k? ?ur? t? check ??ur d?il? ??h?dul? f?r m?r? Kn?x H?milt?n filled ?v?nt?."

Th? girl? ?t?rt?d to ?l?wl? leave in gr?u??. A f?w ??k?d Sk? ?b?ut wh?t ?l?? was h????ning.

It was ?u?hing ?l?v?n thirt? ?? th? l??t group of girl? l?ft th? lounge. Th? lights w?r? ?till l?w as Sky made her w?? to th? b???, a vi?t?ri?u? grin ?n h?r f???. "I believe I have some money t? ?i?k up," ?h? said.

J?hnn? thr?w her a grumpy l??k. Sh? did a ?m?ll vi?t?r? d?n??. "Th?t w?? luck," h? ??id. Ni?? ?nd And?r? laughed at his ??ut.

"Lu?k? Th?t w?? t?l?nt. And I called it," Sky ??id in a l?ft? v?i??.

"That was ?n ???? ??ng to ?ing," Johnny ??unt?r?d, unwilling t? ??rt with his money ?? ???il?.

"E????" Sk? l?ugh?d. "I'd lik? to ??? you d? b?tt?r."

"Is th?t a challenge?" J?hnn? ??k?d ?l??full?. H? r??? fr?m hi? chair ?nd ?tru?k a dramatic ????. "Anth?n?, m? good m?n, play m? a track." H? ??ll?d ?ut t? th? DJ ?? h? ??unt?r?d towards th? ?t?g?.

Sk? r?ll?d h?r ???? ?nd followed, And?r? and Ni?? ?l??? b?hind. Anthony gave J?hnn? a ??nfu??d look.

"Play m? a ??ng ?i?n? m?n," J?hnn? said. He ?n????d hi? fing?r?. Anth?n? g?v? him fl?t look ?nd didn't d? anything.

"You're n?t h?l?ing m? h?r?," Johnny l?udl? whi???r?d.

"I ?in't n? piano m?n," Anth?n? ??id.

"Fine. Gr??t DJ ?f th? Faraday, w?uld ??u b? gracious ?n?ugh t? gr??? us with ??ur fin? DJing ?kill? and play a ??ng for m??" J?hnn? asked.

Anth?n? shook his head. "Wh?t do ??u w?nt?" h? ??k?d flatly.

"Tw? St??? Forward," Johnny ??id. H? l??k?d dir??tl? at Sk? ?? ?h? t??k a seat ?t one of the front t?bl?? with And?r? ?nd Ni??.

"Thi? i? g?ing to b? g??d," Ni?? ??id. "And?r?, you got ??ur phone ready?"

"Yup." And?r? was holding u? his ?h?n? to r???rd J?hnn?'? ??rf?rm?n??.

J?hnn? ?t?rt?d the first v?r??, hi? v?i?? l?w ?nd dr?m?ti?. Sk? h?d t? ?t?? h?r??lf fr?m l?ughing ?? he hit th? ?h?ru? ?nd belted th? words, hi? v?i?? cracking ?n the fin?l w?rd?.

He ?t????d ?ft?r th? fir?t chorus, falling into a dramatic b?w before he thr?w th? mi? on th? gr?und and w?lk?d t?w?rd? Sky with ?n antagonistic l??k. Sh? r??? as he g?t ?l???r, mirroring his look ?nd ?t?nding ?? t?ll ?? ?h? ??uld.

"Let's ??? you d? b?tt?r B?nn?tt," h? ?h?ll?ng?d her.

"With pleasure," ?h? ??id. Sh? turned t? Anders. "Y?u b?tt?r record thi?."

She sauntered to the stage with ?ll th? ?w?gg?r in h?r step ?h? ??uld mu?t?r. She whispered her song ?h?i?? t? Anth?n? ?nd th?n w?nt to ??nt?r ?t?g?. Pi?king u? th? mic ?h? turned ?r?und, h?r back to the b???. A? a strong beat fill?d th? air, ?h? ?t?rt?d t? bounce her hi? t? th? rh?thm. Sh? dr?m?ti??ll? turn?d as th? ?h? ?t?rt?d to ?ing.

"B?b? you are lying with those li??

Ign?r?nt th?t I kn?w ?b?ut ??ur li??

You ??n k???, k??? ?n talking

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