"Just choose a place." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpUhdz7chd
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"I already said I don't care where we go."781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ET20GMp9r
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglUPVoS3qG
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOb0MBQ1zTR
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEECx5J5OAr
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrIa4SkSZB
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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.781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mliBrSlAq
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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.781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC5ckijj3W
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMkVBYedPO
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciqcUHZtDf
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"Ellie." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwpeEE8yZ4
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYenC9qPh6
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"Ellie." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFixN4l2aD
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KFPvYwRtC
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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!" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzKppWGKz1
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkajtro1xsJ
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWheh67FKan
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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?" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LJB2st0DN
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"Water, please." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggq5lYuMuc
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡef4HTaUheJ
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1ndQoHeHf
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPde34vWZh
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG4emh6Kci
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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.781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi24TnC4CPi
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMZzqkiRJj
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gr970gqe7
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"No. I was merely observing him." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEGC4oJAph
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"That's the same thing." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFU634RFny
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"Shut up." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOMkMF3yWW
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6znhrj9iSs
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNznxzOqr7
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8odw1YeeMm
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"What?" I snapped. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGPtJG4WRG
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy3rPHTbZr
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLL3NtBuVNN
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQYCfTxanV
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPyTx7jmJH
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEkwvOh7Gt
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNR6E3NubHe
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd0ETdqyaC
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhycuPdqo2n
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8cJ44Dovg
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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..? 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmggWe4Sy4B
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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!" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmf8n8s0ss
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxN3gYUjdm
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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?" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfarQXzINP
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBluQOv0Y6
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sAQTrxyuB
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklKHYTPq91
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61dAxoIxlg
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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. 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcoyhEefma
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"You didn't." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsM7SZRSp8k
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"I did." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2f7Ely7kA
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"I hate you." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9xgPuZ2Pk
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"Liar." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSPrkTdV2T
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEePp4quVOe
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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." 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEaN1BK4PT
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0trlkoICr
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 781Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiO919fcbh
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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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