"Just choose a place." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvADzHK5OGd
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aAeSO15fP
"I already said I don't care where we go."879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3YPCOj4fj
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BT0ufi1Tf
"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YbKcVgnoe
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBapDIj3UvL
"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2Y4StZ8gn
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzAlyn4pd5
"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzklvNdG8au
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KbYDI3XjP
"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUlFbJmzSj
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCPgjCO3Xt
"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.879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GRXEb70D5
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8voeN4tev
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.879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkKEy5wE2Y
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH8mmdLLJO
"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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERKqUm5GqP
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsjOGE3wYr
"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZIeJE5Khc
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldYoZz4fYU
"Ellie." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOd4WXsCOnl
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LSJzwYMei
"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7ZN1Q7BOu
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVoA3pxyHp
"Ellie." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnqrBk2D0m
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXlrGZyCLK
"Most of all she loves to tou-" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefQ8uaOahP
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnPKwVq5du
"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!" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpUkXah9VU
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oi1ntKRXK
"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNojdPqNeeI
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYwdsKJPez
"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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGD6bXuAMJ
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KFg1ZHW8F
"Oh alright. You can't keep treating me like this, okay?" she sighed. "I'll just have a Coke, I'm driving tonight. Riley?" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEmxkl2Bdt
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hRAyFdpj1
"Water, please." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9To5LBQQgI
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MPLSA2XuL
"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY9YBTexgV
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXGtjcJc49
"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." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuEuhiknhC
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv2HavzHZF
Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZisvWQm6u
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCKqkYtrA9
I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvIDqAudb7
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rlsGxhuQZ
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.879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF0jSHUaXj
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpU9BuDFiK
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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLSImBYtjg
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmSmSRMDS7
"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioUZd2DoiN
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhEzximVxY
"No. I was merely observing him." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT0R8TUxTW
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KDv1G9qGW
"That's the same thing." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpI8CiiO6J
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5g5nH5P1jp
"Shut up." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfDQMcRQUC
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBH6g5nrBO
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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwYHMf2RtL
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfan1CrEhVt
"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZnLTLwyxt
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigi1dPLsrj
I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7co6zTztQ
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsHJyWu5ar
"What?" I snapped. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUlmQEMnZV
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpayidW048N
"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJL58NdKkl
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSjbqPguau
"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGgAjzsdD8
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhgGWSS0tG
"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJILcEojoI
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDMVswhlTy
"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZq7SN7KzT
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI7XjKSfU4
"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." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplX6i2TAFC
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxOlDWiDUV
"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFQP8gKDhw
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4HC0E8yr1
"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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIeqaPBULy
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nFqz60CRD
"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYWiegNM69
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRneUH4SOr
"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5IPlmArNA
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEs3lw3USw
"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..? 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXbuCUnrs4
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6iR4L9GCO
"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!" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj4ieX0ywq
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJPaDeknve
"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKaww3Vz68
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HiTlJdWNt
"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?" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC0SqDScPC
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB40W3f3hk
"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvXDszomxc
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSaBUTkPl2
"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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJUZjvOPlV
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nsiqStdHo
"You didn't have to leave. In fact, it may have been better if you stayed. I don't like him." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAVsE6jELj
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx6hHvFxyr
"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." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iMtLD1jTc
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73QChe9OuB
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. 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOvUCjhzZy
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6Yff6H5EL
"You didn't." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nRuuEaEEM
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7f4ixp9By
"I did." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD7uTz5wgG
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGtGTxFIBh
"I hate you." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmlEnJ1EgO
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxOpwbkwem
"Liar." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqy6EDCZSE
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44lXGO3NJ5
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." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlSzWpzitd
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6IKaHeO0S
"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." 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSqEVnuipV
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MvuyXsgQM
"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy8HJP7xeX
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9741K8K3P
"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AwknKAIez
879Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyC4m8Pbbw5
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.
Penana
search
Loginarrow_drop_down
Registerarrow_drop_down
