"Just choose a place." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcGesgGND1
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"I already said I don't care where we go."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0kDJzECgy
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24snIQDwX3
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmU8r8BC1d
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf41R6oHTAF
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9s6Ul0xla
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGHr3zlynX
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWES7rZoqK1
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbAKYnmmML
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIjISWXRTc
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"Ellie." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVSR9VhzEg
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTrC19PpxO
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"Ellie." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IgzOqnQUV
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtQe2K0z8Y
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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!" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoRV7ehchI
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YIQrYEpJe
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiry7SooKG
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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?" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQMW4NLYjv
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"Water, please." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv597CQVcAu
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YRosRKnEj
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWR9hyOwBA
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ad9Jc8Ecn
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeZGaE4LEh
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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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgce8RErCn
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4avIu4jjn
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnoTkWuAYT
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"No. I was merely observing him." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4a1vNKngYh
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"That's the same thing." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYvSuDPRNO
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"Shut up." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8L4YIawVHg
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3MWPtzVMq
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG7jAf5Dhu
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zyNJblIcb
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"What?" I snapped. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfQRFfR0G6
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39mkvdvkrR
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a2SIQpXl7
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWoIizJk9w
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LICpyiEa6
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZLJg3KQV9
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZYeU5NMnt
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz7jPHEiBk
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDsYlcuvEg
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln3OJdI8tu
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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..? 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHzvy3F3eh
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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!" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W3DUvwdiH
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x2f98WaHp
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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?" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDDNBL0v1p
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4ZOWmKY36
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl07ER5sGA8
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowMs9Sz09y
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvJV8ANSl4
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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. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3TPwSVq3O
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"You didn't." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUfpNhjYjF
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"I did." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxuZJJ3wSV
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"I hate you." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu7WzCyZjy
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"Liar." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nMhB2IMYu
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIz17Bk8Gi
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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." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgq4iTWpAB
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUDROrPMhF
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmrz7wXaYn
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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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