"Just choose a place." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LKEAmcfRp
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"I already said I don't care where we go."851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41zsSj3ibY
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFykiSaOws
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemljOMZUik
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfiMm65H1W
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjlbyy2NEn
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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.851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC6BnTPooZ
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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.851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOM4Wah4WW
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswUJeRDtKz
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46qn27OCYh
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"Ellie." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T4DkJ8iEJ
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQK0Ihh0OF
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"Ellie." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VR54DvmBz
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7dnVX9orb
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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!" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpkNs6KErQ
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJArht9qmhF
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP7PRrlIN4
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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?" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwx01dSP5JX
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"Water, please." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡay9KqFchCw
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TDNqP7cCZ
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJwd28AHe8
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgyv7xxcVF
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHV7LE9aoR1
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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.851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSX2nhszQH
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqjWTzZJkS
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyOViUtDs8
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"No. I was merely observing him." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuthGpstCD
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"That's the same thing." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u9z60D1AB
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"Shut up." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1YMgYGAnU
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMYhJ7rQ8v
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HZuAvxl71
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV4iksjfmI
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"What?" I snapped. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9h8YV5jj8
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhIk8LnBAF
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7XeRE1Iww
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mgDip8fcT
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnic8dRHr7
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlwWeopH0d
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG7oB4QE6s
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKV0j8LjMZ
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ7cc0xYXj
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuZx2n1Jnw
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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..? 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtv2Hlqxbj
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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!" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fwYw4Pc3a
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAZ1nYKNBP
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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?" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljtl9HAavs
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ayZJDK6FE
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mJgSTzu6c
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn6cjYiT99
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AftNjq5hN
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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. 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJCEUiaHZ1
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"You didn't." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCEuZ1mB5d
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"I did." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGbRgeUzNy
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"I hate you." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzRF1besA3
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"Liar." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05R2MaX4tx
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnbRVgUVJw
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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." 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAK52AVZzzY
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkIu0g84PB
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 851Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LdCXIDbRZ
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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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