embarrasses
Leo in the lunchroom by coming over in front of everybody and singing "Happy Birthday"
to him.
It is Stargirl's idiosyncratic habit to sing to whomever's birthday
it is that day in the lunchroom, but even though she sings to Leo, it is actually not his
birthday. It is, in fact, Hillari Kimble's birthday, but Hillari has made it quite clear ahead
of time that there will be dire consequences if Stargirl performs her routine and sings to her
that day. Stargirl still gets up at lunch and sings "Happy Birthday" with Hillari's
name as the birthday girl, but, in cheeky deference to Hillari's expressed threat, she does not
actually sing the song to Hillari. Instead, she walks right past her and
stops at the table where Leo sits with his friends, and sings the song to him.
The students in the lunchroom express their appreciation of Stargirl's handling of the
situation "with wild applause." Leo, of course, is confused and completely embarrassed
to have been singled out. When Stargirl is asked why she chose Leo to sing to, she adds to his
discomfiture by responding mischievously, "He's cute" (Chapter
6).
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