"Just choose a place." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21stxgGviN
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"I already said I don't care where we go."802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSwsPOY0W2
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr6iIyforU
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXs7dwSqtt
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoUD0BIuLB
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48wQrk9lHM
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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.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0C8RQzbF8
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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.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10qr3M34qT
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanrk6IufQJ
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4WVzTtEfA
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"Ellie." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFzBaIvXkH
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uhGFw1eoN
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"Ellie." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS55Wnzkmlc
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgFFZyAMPZ
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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!" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnxnTpybr1
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWArOfCGdN
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AAS4mx7Iq
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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?" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYK0SJ8y2r
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"Water, please." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0pw6tuLUA
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6Y64SQYMz
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbdPgCg60p
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtqGkKhqy7
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wwNArDWUm
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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.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo4oOrGHYE
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GstJiK9Md
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILpRS6QpIp
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"No. I was merely observing him." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbF574Kj77X
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"That's the same thing." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8dK5iBufZ
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPKjXruS1r
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBeKQTn58s
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH60cG2Rpvw
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"What?" I snapped. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkp2Mb4GdB
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpyuOnmA1a
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVvN3vSUdU
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaJRLp0tW0
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RVZR13HSz
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb84znSn4ad
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav5g6YGUoj
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rmlzHC73w
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJw921BJVk
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDuRRXz1nA
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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..? 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdiMFzqn0X
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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!" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXwAjthkLN
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0gILAOfAH
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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?" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc9lSt0si3
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zli3vdfZF
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr2lu9WZjW
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo7buNqN4v
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6lzpnRVbY
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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. 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnB6bQhB26
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"You didn't." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3Xi55sC3z
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"I did." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hyypg2Fes
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"I hate you." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lo0Z33ksS
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"Liar." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRrvOPdfzx
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdt8W0MpDu
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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." 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0Xh3dcTYm
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2BtmN9d0T
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 802Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqbElGdvM3
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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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