"Just choose a place." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzkuFsuIg8
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"I already said I don't care where we go."905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOJvNRcC2D
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXHHQT7IIk
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoNCwpiCmH
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIfW6wefnF
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cRSvoIMdD
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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.905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT1RgenkM5
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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.905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN98hbAaph
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rg6RR4y94
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPveOkJCqb
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"Ellie." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN7iM5ZO8s
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZdPRcWOJC
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"Ellie." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATIPgou9pR
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0il7ft7DZ5
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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!" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktKwmrRFmi
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnILto9mzVK
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuW45HT1rd
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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?" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgapXLznDd
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"Water, please." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TZ9LtoT8U
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn1Miuwlqb
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRQM14hAGo
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TDnXlJBRm
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjPHtHfhfV
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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.905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9q7nGt9ih
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1JijonMov
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2NeVRNIWy
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"No. I was merely observing him." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oz8ng2CZP
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"That's the same thing." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOal0l2Gli
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"Shut up." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuI4r2qNmOz
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFqInYEV6q
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3OCbSOV4l
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixifQfswiw
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"What?" I snapped. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyla1lwEwz
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR70MarFz7x
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZxEvH856u
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMrPT1vY9A
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJzpId7NEX
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzUFiw7gBs
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQCegZdhoN
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ59KR7A4OQ
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvMsBiZqw7
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtTHiZoU6I
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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..? 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyiCt1UPYe
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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!" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszpzrRDFqb
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLaHdKQH6x
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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?" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvse0QHQf1
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kR1BEwFB4
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFU7UHwDcj
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxpZowCpMU
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qpcZlwCMY
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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. 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrmT4ObiXT
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"You didn't." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHqHmjLgwn
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"I did." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEs6aMADSfd
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"I hate you." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTYEsG99No
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"Liar." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YA4VXM5In
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb12Qp6Lp0
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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." 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVDEITL7fW
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgOPLqBVJA
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 905Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVeGNnre0f
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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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