"Just choose a place." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTv6wNStul
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"I already said I don't care where we go."814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAPbg2hfFi
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡml64pzAQTk
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3nGGE7ung
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq9dhUgXJa
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2r9Q84xaF
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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.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57syRf1JFu
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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.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5trSfAVMW
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbhLxhcWJZ
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjcwVBng7B
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"Ellie." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYvE0wIAXk
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iCVg0MoOE
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"Ellie." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXXISu8DxK
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgruN1gRpJ
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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!" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIBd14GpHA
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3ecM7RDIP
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrydXsNE3eu
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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?" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRysDjW8z0
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"Water, please." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJru7BElrp
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JDbDELNsx
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWwaCcOjsU
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHBl5ICPt1
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiYdCh39zf
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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.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDvXF6vU2K
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftvfnNoKTh
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAXiM4fL2F
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"No. I was merely observing him." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMb56TVHgkA
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"That's the same thing." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS46FjLIuz
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"Shut up." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0nBzL9QTZ
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCYo0kYYls
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eC1B7Hn3E
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7H5IBiGIW8
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"What?" I snapped. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlHr2cywmp
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIkJzvRpM8
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIRoTVAla1
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VBG17zeF0
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRZLBnPVOl
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Gqa0px6hH
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvnJp5YQlR
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqz3ztok2X
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8BSOksbRC
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGghBYSBM7
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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..? 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQbpy97oMb
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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!" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPZvWbSLLb
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFmWOQUWhC
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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?" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB8I21PTHL
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3XN6AXSff
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtuEVpcVL1
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3zaLyk6Zh
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cd8uo3C7I
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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. 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUpJLgqNGn
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"You didn't." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqXyBuJ297
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"I did." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcVB31dDdH
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"I hate you." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsdwsXWC0N
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"Liar." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPBTFrB6qt
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQyD22auCB
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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." 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA1DPxKHNY
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T2bz2u4V1
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 814Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEaAUiVSDG
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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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