"Just choose a place." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70VJ40yeJR
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"I already said I don't care where we go."908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPfkv82fXj
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHjRqXKjGh
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmxmmAvy9W
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH7ourP6V9
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UCYx26QT5
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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.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjty6tK8mG
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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.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdh1a2Z1Pm
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBorOH3Fo5M
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2s2rZJDRX
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"Ellie." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4irXpwapaH
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHYLTMbtHi
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"Ellie." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDd9tEy1S3
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5UpRJAgoZ
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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!" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvSSXYXAi8
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIudV6efbG
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMTGBDFpao
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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?" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5GuPMdYFB
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"Water, please." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YkdyarZy7
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BkHruwtS9
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWVnkBQ9ky
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBvD67ZXFs
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmBS48KUjf
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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.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSiv4HabNc
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOxfd5YJF5
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRPqFO5wXm
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"No. I was merely observing him." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnglmsUkbi8
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"That's the same thing." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gaFfvbMLh
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"Shut up." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM6S2Ilplv
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCsNFUv6aK
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoDJaMGIY1
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJBDzvQTBg
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"What?" I snapped. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts9xxwIacT
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXQqcYQrWv
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBl9kO2qJj
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkxnYgP5St
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAm7yOcIWY
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡficLJpgJ1u
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYxHn63cav
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLL0JzHwqD
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqArCc4b4Wd
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaXPAdOb5s
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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..? 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YRY1x4ztX
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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!" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CVe5fa0lI
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBzrFD8m0G
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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?" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDT3FTP7ci
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRvXBhky9n
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkV3hSnTbR
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBIryOmkjI
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALuzsCqrF7
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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. 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPFS9eIqSt
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"You didn't." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuafOVq0YFC
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"I did." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy8TXx5plQ
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"I hate you." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ376AXB7h6z
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"Liar." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzErPSz60c9
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA30c1wTPcB
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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." 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpzev8L5RA
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCt97fNyC8z
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 908Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9anuDAstPG
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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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