"Just choose a place." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq8zDH8w0x
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"I already said I don't care where we go."885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgdCExDDII
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sriuNuL8C
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwkIYTA7tT
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY5HgMIt0M
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvnmkQUr1I
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"Joe's? Hmm, okay. I haven't been there in months." She flipped on her signal, turning into the driveway happily. After she parked, we both stepped out of the car and closed the doors, Ellie pressing a button and smiling when the 'beep beep' of the car confirmed it was locked. "That is so satisfying." Ellie commented. I shook my head at her jokingly.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEo5Xb2d0h
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We walked into a dingy looking bar that was almost vacant, aside from two or three people scattered about. One was sitting at the bar, the other two playing a game of pool. As we sat in the squeaky bar stool, a grubby man with a curled mustache greeted us with cheer.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJFLyZsIv8
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"Ah, Miss Ellie! How good it is to see you again! Who is your friend?" His voice had the slight shadow of an Italian accent, his eyes gleaming a joyful blue. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHnTU7N1ff
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp96LNHR5hc
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"Ellie." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yyJ6Bdv70
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9rwl4cPQP
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"Ellie." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCt2jgq7K4
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumClG83kzt
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"Ellie!" I flushed. "I can speak for myself." The bartender Joe let out a hearty laugh. "It seems like you two are fine friends. What'll it be, ladies? First rounds on the house!" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijNfORgOCb
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRlfZpFRTl
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"Nonsense! I know how you are with money Miss Ellie. Your drinks are on the house, but I'll let you pay for the meal." his eyes twinkled when he smiled, revealing the rows of his teeth. I noticed that he had many fillings, perhaps the result of one too many sweets. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSU8WSyjSl
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"Oh alright. You can't keep treating me like this, okay?" she sighed. "I'll just have a Coke, I'm driving tonight. Riley?" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8taUWyouP7
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"Water, please." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRDLcC51ml
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ7n1vcrln
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"You are really trying, aren't you?" I mused. "Have it your way then, I'll have a Jack Daniels mixed with Orange Crush soda, please." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9I5n41kID
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTFnWaXrGj
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQY6OtCKh9h
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Joe returned with a clean glass filled half with the alcohol and half with the soda. He left the soda can beside the drink. "Feel free to mix it as you like. Would you girls like menus?" Ellie nodded, taking a sip of her own drink.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaXPujEOW4
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I glanced to the side, observing the man a couple seats away. He had a troublemakers smirk on his face, untidy brunette hair and emerald eyes. The man wore a baggy hoodie that bore the TWDU crest on the left shoulder, as well as a dirty pair of jeans that I suspected he'd probably worn throughout the week. He caught my eye, smirking, and I turned back to my drink. Weirdo. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5j6ANWx34
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wdUlS67eD
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"No. I was merely observing him." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg2fXFTjGs
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"That's the same thing." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgjaNf2TYW
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"Shut up." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnLXEFEOqg
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Just then Joe arrived with our menus. Thankful for an excuse to avoid Ellie's questioning gaze, I looked at the sandwich selection. BLT, Club Chicken, none of it appealed to me. I glanced over my menu, only to see the smirking guy staring at me. I glared at him, trying to keep my eyes on my menu. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHiPo6LfVe
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0fgoPLIIC
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A3mhTofNf
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"What?" I snapped. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDQM2lPovd
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIUAgFnFt8
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ0ZkWrJSd
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSrcJrhr7C
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJTYiw1Mh2
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"That would be the ideal outcome." his eyes shone with interest. I made an 'ugh' sort of noise. "Well, you'll have to go find someone else that will buy your corny act, because it definitely isn't working on me." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRltH4naBGl
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaImI5c75u
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"I can see why it would be made as a joke." I retreated to my menu, ultimately deciding on a simple burger. Damn it all, I thought. I know your intentions are good, Ellie, but you didn't have to leave me here with this prick. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA7iHH4WgJ
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFaiA5vxWV
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3nwe8LCe4
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"Well, I'll guess then. Hmm..." He narrowed his eyes, as if peering farther at me than normal. Wait, that is farther than normal. Is he..? 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JpW5e43at
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"Are you looking at my boobs?" I interjected, staring at him crossly. He instantly blushed. "Wh-What?! No! I'm not that sort of guy!" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldcoW47nOl
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92dPGnUA4u
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"Have mercy on me Riley, please?" He placed his hands together, begging for my approval. I felt something sink into the pit of my stomach, and it wasn't my drink. "How did you know my name?" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7FtB37ePe
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQblRzPxiL
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"Alright. If you swear to stop being a jerk, I may consider you as an acquaintance. That means I'd rather not talk to you anymore tonight, so don't push it." I gave him a final glare, but Pip seemed happy enough, returning to his own drink and taking a swig. Ellie walked back to her stool, a smug grin on her face. "Well?" she asked. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrL0TlyvJf
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"You didn't have to leave. In fact, it may have been better if you stayed. I don't like him." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxFWYK9zac
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"That bad, huh? Hey, guy!" she called over to Pip. What are you doing you idiot?! "You're a TWDU student too, right? Feel free to visit us in our room anytime. We're in room 20B. I'm Ellie, her roomie." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH2oph9xEL
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He smiled. "You're a lot more friendly than Riley, for sure. I'm Pip. I'll definitely be seeing you two in the future." he chuckled warmly, downing the rest of his drink. "Ah, I must be going. Enjoy your dinner, ladies!" Then he left, waving as he went. 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPymqJXmASx
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"You didn't." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRto4JxrucI
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"I did." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUxxGOdPj3
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"I hate you." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gxnjSfpVc
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"Liar." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPoYQalwNg
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Joe came back, ready to take our orders. I got my burger, and Ellie got the Chicken Club sandwich. For the rest of the night she kept asking me questions about Pip, disappointed that I wasn't into him. "He's fairly cute," she said. "I think you'd do good to get in a relationship sometime." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zjxIZoVvo
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"No," I kept saying. "It would only add more stress to the giant load I have already. Besides, I want to wait until I find the one." 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU9IC89NEx
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRQ18VzOb7
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 885Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkttWw3mtAm
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We finished our food, which was surprisingly delicious, thanked Joe and paid, and then were back in our dorm in no time. I flopped on our couch-bed, the warmth of the sheets pulling me into sleep. Ellie curled up beside me, instantly blacking out. I wished I could fall asleep that easily. I yawned, and let myself relax until sleep finally pulled me under.
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