"Just choose a place." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocGmUdYssf
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"I already said I don't care where we go."784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PxIvkh9fn
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBJF2SHcaV
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxR4QL2ZDc
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAjZJyuoFk
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1NQdlIBaV
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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.784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhrhy5Dh47
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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.784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBu2jeN1Fr
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFor2QJRg4h
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD0kxcFyK7
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"Ellie." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImsjgrhYQc
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WciDZHy1x
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"Ellie." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSXsS14peb
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP6zmukuAj
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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!" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgt8exViXI
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZQCnTOUmp
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSg6cNoX1P
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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?" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8hCpImnTW
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"Water, please." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZIFSHDQKK
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnmDrqmtPB
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1R1Ok4Ulm
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23l0oyBtEL
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmOmshuolB
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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.784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSQB3GhdQz
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaG35Mh0Q3
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8n9v3M2fg
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"No. I was merely observing him." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpWKO2cAps
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"That's the same thing." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIERX7AxuEs
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"Shut up." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEqKOBBOB6
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7xnbMLHEr
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDHVlylESu
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59BRrRxG7z
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"What?" I snapped. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x4MFvrz1q
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55QLDvIyrt
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFb5hfZHDw
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTatpjSzu7d
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd42diEtKDw
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJqWVQcI0X
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04LYHWQgki
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYkJjhWBHf
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAxxpBezbs
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOB3XsVF6S
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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..? 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZfFWQm6n0
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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!" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaK9hGyaIB
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk8tTrf0Ux
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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?" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ5hZMBPKW
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuRu8RE2Cc
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJEzRy6Xzf
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdm2MJfUTGs
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNI2a4snr9
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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. 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1xigQpyqq
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"You didn't." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngK9tlhIdx
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"I did." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeM2XPNHKl
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"I hate you." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36uJl4KRIL
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"Liar." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNegbD6cosd
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRqbleh1Yj
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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." 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzwm1Z50SY
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqUkAsFaM6
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 784Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9K7is5HxB
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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. 8964 copyright protection780ＰＥＮＡＮＡElY5Si1OWq 維尼

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