"Just choose a place." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAZekW072DjU
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"I already said I don't care where we go."807Please respect copyright.PENANAlYIfQbvdr2
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"807Please respect copyright.PENANABkEeoQdpPW
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.807Please respect copyright.PENANAATcRmNVskb
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"807Please respect copyright.PENANAYLhHw2zYk1
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAxfpPA9q0c9
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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.807Please respect copyright.PENANAMEnJzvK9Aw
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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.807Please respect copyright.PENANA0dn94Y757e
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAGPhpE72gv9
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 807Please respect copyright.PENANA0kwtWUTUAj
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"Ellie." 807Please respect copyright.PENANATVzRV2ZB3J
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAPdfoUyAOIa
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"Ellie." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAZr09PL99bu
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 807Please respect copyright.PENANALPPus4Cjob
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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!" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAbrrM1CxEdd
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 807Please respect copyright.PENANA1Bm98NQ20a
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAtNIMBXBK6i
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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?" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAIpLKdCdPpU
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"Water, please." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAuol8ggm9BN
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 807Please respect copyright.PENANA9KN0jj39CD
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAmH377WZvcT
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAQKNa3iKj1g
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAUQOdE68g6n
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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.807Please respect copyright.PENANAvhFNiG8IIp
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAt3nLA54LzM
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAZZT1QxWErH
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"No. I was merely observing him." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAfam6NBf11T
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"That's the same thing." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAugtae4vqr6
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"Shut up." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAB2hTp0OQRG
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAzkf0fmuGRh
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAlFkZArF9jZ
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.807Please respect copyright.PENANAtmG2AgO927
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"What?" I snapped. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAdVXll3hdPl
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 807Please respect copyright.PENANA48MAT7o8O2
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAhd35Ov89cm
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAL3xbhDqv1X
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAAnlpgLzh5f
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANA4bM4arwOCK
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 807Please respect copyright.PENANALS9jAnccZk
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANA8Z87AUZxWa
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAqiWZg6jwcd
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAFSZZZceXf6
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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..? 807Please respect copyright.PENANAZES8Euxu7k
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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!" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAEkIlujN1MR
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 807Please respect copyright.PENANA6BZQaVjVAg
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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?" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAQYmacN4ofm
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAt8NTHmV1Ks
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAFxlJxpEn1e
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAhNuUMowkfp
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAbyUpUiaQQ8
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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. 807Please respect copyright.PENANANQ9zLIRKN6
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"You didn't." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAmwPWkKL4Gu
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"I did." 807Please respect copyright.PENANA2EMm4OWuew
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"I hate you." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAlFwah2Ewzl
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"Liar." 807Please respect copyright.PENANA039Vb5ObIl
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAsXbnGJwhF1
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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." 807Please respect copyright.PENANAjtwY7n6Zhk
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 807Please respect copyright.PENANADNDEONMqfX
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 807Please respect copyright.PENANAD7VMMwcRva
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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.