No Girls Allowed

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Declan sang as best he could, this one song he never thought suited him or his voice. It had been a while since he did this specific song but it came to his mind like nothing. Notes and lyrics stuck better than any math equation in his head, though he did mess up a bit here and there due to being so damn nervous. Both Teague's lingering smile, getting brighter by the second and Elliot's thumbs up sent a hot flash of heat through his face yet again, making him stumble over a word or two. His dull brown eyes settled on his guitar strings and sang the last part as best he could. Visions of last years Christmas flew through his memory with Zoey's dimly lit face in his own apartment beaming at his singing, these were the times he had to cherish, the ones that could cover up the odd speckled memories covered in decade old dust and dying leaves.

When they finished, Declan took a quiet breath and remained silent, unsure of what to say or do now.

"Wow! That was so good! You two should do this thing more often!!" Teague clapped rapidly, filling the now silent dining room with an echo of his excitment. "Elliot, you play so pro and Declan finally manned up to sing!"

 

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Elliot was so immersed into his piano playing, he didn't realize the song was done. As if in a grand performance, he almost got up from the stool and bowed, but luckily Teague's excited clapping snapped him back to reality and stayed seated. Elliot looked over at his enthusiastic friend and smiled bright.

"Thank you so much, bro!" Elliot stretched his hands out high over his head in satisfaction. Teague was right, they should do this more often. Maybe one day they could have a small concert for their friends. If Declan was able to sing in front of that many people at once. "Declan, you sing so good. Your guitar playing is really cool." Elliot's voice was light and encouraging. He hoped his talented friend liked the performance too.

It was starting to get late, the hanging wall clock in front of him read about just after 5pm. The sun sets early during the winter..which Elliot could never get used to. More time to look at the stars now, huh.. Elliot looked outside of the big glass patio doors near where Declan was sitting, and sighed. He was starting to get hungry. "By the way guys, I brought a frozen pizza in my bag. If anyone knows how to cook it we can eat it."