[Miguel has his first drive with Daniel]
[notices Daniel singing to Christopher Cross' Sailing] This is pretty smooth. Who is this?
Oh, that's Christopher Cross. He was huge in the '80s.
Sensei didn't tell me about him.
Yeah, well, not everything from the '80s was hard rock. There were some soft rock songs that were just perfect. Michael McDonald, Billy Joel, Chicago...
Who's Chicago?
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that. It's a yellow light. [Miguel drives ahead] When you see a yellow light you're supposed to slow down.
Uh, sorry. Usually with Sensei Lawrence we kind of...
It doesn't matter what he does. If you're driving with my daughter, you take the extra precautions.
Uh, yes. You're right. I'm sorry.
I was pretty shaky at first too. Most of the kids my age all had their dads teach them. But for me, well, lucky I met Mr. Miyagi. He made me realize that just because I didn't have a dad didn't mean there wasn't someone who could fill that role.
The sad part is I have a dad.
You ever see him?
I don't know much about him. He got caught up with something illegal. My mom was pregnant and tried to get him to stop and he wouldn't. That's why Mom and Yaya moved up here. I looked him up. It says he lives in Mexico now. I haven't told my mom though. She gets mad whenever I bring him up.
Miguel, I hated my mom for moving us to LA. I thought she was only thinking for herself. But, as I got older, I realized she was doing it all for me. She wasn't just looking for a new career. She was looking for a better life. Sounds like that's what your mom did. It may not seem brave, but sometimes avoiding conflict is one of the most heroic things a person can do.
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