"Just choose a place." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRRhelPgxY
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"I already said I don't care where we go."857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvVh4Uvifb
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5sH3XunBe
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfb0U1igZD
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm83Q92K4m
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLylavk9JY
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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.857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsVsosVfrN
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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.857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjJTOcSckF
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFp9FCVSG6
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8P9ZeAFAw
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"Ellie." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxYCcLkyJS
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJqAvPiaw4
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"Ellie." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw5TFYtsC2
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5kwloBj1V
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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!" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOXJysMsTQ
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1Slihfsmf
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP24xqUebc
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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?" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkNGUQiFWG
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"Water, please." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8ZjRw51WQ
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJTNMsQcy8
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtffYgidNZQ
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW43zQvz3J
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6ad4f3Isz
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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.857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6YFcuqIiz
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgtImV7bon
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbY8KfiyU3
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"No. I was merely observing him." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB7DHpX7B1
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"That's the same thing." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5MHu3ChkA
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"Shut up." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDOPjy4Kn6
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyJ4NcIM2e
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyPWEDXT9I
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk4WiqUMot
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"What?" I snapped. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavms3DHoNt
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS9yNjNJ6D
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8WQm8bIj0
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlU7MhsGFx
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDszQdhaDC
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hhEzg3Qhg
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzXIU9ADQk
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqmwEd6IgA
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3Sqd84hOW
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rLoENFOXh
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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..? 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W0PCin8zY
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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!" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozdkwUCY2R
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMSyQGWD0u
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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?" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx3ZpvKOmD
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnAmEiLkNc
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLorjPVMIe
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tYQjfhjHa
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLBb0KqvFi
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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. 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CgiLAYm4I
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"You didn't." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEPSKkYoXP
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"I did." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRV4Y3vqNPI
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"I hate you." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40c3WLIbSp
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"Liar." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN7iAgkK77
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlywfTyyW0
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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." 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyQEIixSc6
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsfH3ImY2n
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 857Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCge4Cnrgw
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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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