"Just choose a place." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBnwR1JrRM
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"I already said I don't care where we go."887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU7TlVVFzH
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfdxMeCrn6
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA025Y8Ipga
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt89M18yAx
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SayLiulGp
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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.887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSf9s822W5
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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.887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCx0UvIMWv
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FKLksaE4h
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIe8lnLGZm
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"Ellie." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5d5Qj8o51
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBranQtCvgH
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"Ellie." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIK3eSfw7x
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY6W0ffNtc
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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!" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLJSnDX8Fp
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDagGIPKMK
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RiOKs9MIu
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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?" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSMp4gEwFO
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"Water, please." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaUCsvrwLV
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxXyM7trGD
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2cQtElbPP
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsCdJ0PmOv
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkx5FyFso0
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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.887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpb1E0S8ie
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCGWe20L14
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbonnjZvJg
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"No. I was merely observing him." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqU3ko89NA
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"That's the same thing." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8R5T6peOq4
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"Shut up." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpP0h1jZRK
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6c0uOUwC5
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7klKSf1UT4
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL8mDkppkT
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"What?" I snapped. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEb22GiCyL
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAwRo56Sl1
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbffeEKED6C
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX2ROXwGVY
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vcUz6Ak6x
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk1AFfbzOV
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20j2dEoeX2
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX4xEjJBre
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagDjpWFX1a
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkW2ib0mRg
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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..? 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPJyWQwbcq
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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!" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTVmF8xdjH
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqVYSHKApd
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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?" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtllR8vYQ5
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgCxcva1yT
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXMl2GC9cd
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2TVMC7St0
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB19NS0yKU
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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. 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp8NMhdqoU
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"You didn't." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuofkHhZuX
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"I did." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznNHpTEhoW
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"I hate you." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH1ijiUCJH
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"Liar." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoWBPBXckF
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW3QgzExkz
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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." 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0lLD3VO3f
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnhlBtq1H7
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 887Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcgCbtCRyT
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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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