Suite 4A, Thursday night (Open for visitors, tag Mac)
"No, no, no! You're doing it all wrong!"
Calum dropped his hands, hiding a smile as he apologised. "Show me again?"
Benji looked very serious as he wiggled his fingers. "These aren't spirit fingers." He wiggled them again, and Calum could see no difference. "These are spirit fingers. Okay?"
"Okay," Calum agreed, just as seriously.
"Right. So from the top it's one-two-three and turn turn, sashay, turn, pose, spirit fingers, dip." Benji demonstrated the steps and Calum nodded along.
"Okay, okay, I got it," the big man said, taking his place and doing the same sequence of moves with about half the grace while Benji watched critically.
"Fine, for now. Let's try it again with the music."
"Colin -" Calum called, turning to where the other boy was sprawled on the floor with a bowl of popcorn and the Avalanche vs. the Red Wings. Colin rolled his eyes and hit play on the stereo while Calum and Benji took their places.
"I've been cheated by you since I don't know when! So I made up my mind, it must come to an end, look at me now, will I ever learn? I don't know how but I suddenly lose control, there's a fire within my soul . . ."
Calum dropped his hands, hiding a smile as he apologised. "Show me again?"
Benji looked very serious as he wiggled his fingers. "These aren't spirit fingers." He wiggled them again, and Calum could see no difference. "These are spirit fingers. Okay?"
"Okay," Calum agreed, just as seriously.
"Right. So from the top it's one-two-three and turn turn, sashay, turn, pose, spirit fingers, dip." Benji demonstrated the steps and Calum nodded along.
"Okay, okay, I got it," the big man said, taking his place and doing the same sequence of moves with about half the grace while Benji watched critically.
"Fine, for now. Let's try it again with the music."
"Colin -" Calum called, turning to where the other boy was sprawled on the floor with a bowl of popcorn and the Avalanche vs. the Red Wings. Colin rolled his eyes and hit play on the stereo while Calum and Benji took their places.
"I've been cheated by you since I don't know when! So I made up my mind, it must come to an end, look at me now, will I ever learn? I don't know how but I suddenly lose control, there's a fire within my soul . . ."