"Just choose a place." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUYxdRbuE6
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"I already said I don't care where we go."838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFxsOwVAhe
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidY9sxAowg
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCN7OVAHoyA
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTJEShyjdM
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUt2ArH30S
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8RPsIFQO8
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVZuwbwH12
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjmpKIf5mw
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCDGehctdq
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"Ellie." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pSjgD9f84
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbJHwqNDh5
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"Ellie." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7TY75mLY1
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62Paxu5dwf
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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!" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDShby3Luay
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcuAu2FIEo
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQrV2pw0ti
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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?" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0bpkCTdwM
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"Water, please." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JvTcbE0ry
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyueLNVEJnc
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1mERoMGaP
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNtqDKfgUP
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3IDzOZBUZ
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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.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2JQcWcf4i
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPAgb6mDJi
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7TQWI0VuN
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"No. I was merely observing him." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLE3fiVT7l
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"That's the same thing." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3ma5fHMtY
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"Shut up." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMBhZmEc8d
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6aUyaFDuq
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xOlKRBJko
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUACdgOLf6
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"What?" I snapped. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYEeAFlvOq
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWzaQr5MvX
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiiv785HJA
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpwcRvzn2A
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7fK2pWsZC
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pY2gw2Ccf
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDbO6PZMoq
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jp3AThBXq
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrpsaemt7v
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLz5neaKQ9R
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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..? 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsjAXir9nZ
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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!" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxTCfgAUDe
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ1Bvp6zxT
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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?" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxayJnSKBjZ
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMeA5vMsbr
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrGZ4QOB7G
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61nVYw9hFX
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzadQFPYOS
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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. 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ngyXamJaK
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"You didn't." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLTevQ31SI
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"I did." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4NVXCRMb5
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"I hate you." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7diZ80vwoe
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"Liar." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIQSJEMyAt
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3k90Ce0Cn
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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." 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoMt4dDRhd
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqJuxCWdrk
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 838Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSvYG7Y1ip
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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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