"Just choose a place." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEwRrKQwxz
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"I already said I don't care where we go."736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7IyN1r9vL
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"Riley for the love of everything holy and pure just choose somewhere to eat!"736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHvNscKaCZ
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"Aah! Okay, okay, what about there?" I pointed to a neon flashing sign.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoBPoMiOcB
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"McDonalds? No. I'm talking sit down restaurant where we wait for beautiful well-cooked not plastic food!"736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnycsAdb5Je
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"Ellie," I sighed. "Fine. What about the one next to it?"736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhg0DAVZ1P
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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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rNAHeElPS
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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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb4JloFkjs
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbq8q2SfB3a
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"Joe, this is Riley. She's my roomie at TWDU, and enjoys being antisocial." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ47VTWQz9X
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"Ellie." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bWV3OVGrS
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"She also enjoys typing nonsense on her computer, and-" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NuGem9JnQ
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"Ellie." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxN8sUzZbn
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"Most of all she loves to tou-" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yN1sQOApB
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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!" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MmD2Dvs3M
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"What? Are you sure? We can pay you know." Ellie's eyes raised in surprise. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkDsZBHzNh
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP35Aw7btJ
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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?" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtyjCkiR7c
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"Water, please." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmLgxgao91
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"Riley," Ellie gave me a look. "Water is free here as it is. Please at least have one drink." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYWDqN28hB
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX7Y8n4H0k
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Ellie raised an eyebrow. "Jack Daniels, huh? I don't know you were into that stuff." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpy3QTO2yY
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I chuckled. "I had it once in high school, I guess the taste stuck with me all the way through." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibsl6pSCMb
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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.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxfRwImd8x
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOUO4DGe0j
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"We're you looking at him?" Ellie startled me. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAujNypdUC4
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"No. I was merely observing him." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWbHSdCfpN
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"That's the same thing." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6wba6UJ9s
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"Shut up." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kLHgZfN7p
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tMnd0ofSz
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"I gotta pee." Ellie announced, smiling at me and retreating to the ladies room. Gee, thanks best friend. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMb52JVTsbb
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I kept my eyes firmly on one item: a double cheeseburger. But he kept staring. I sighed.736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuxcOVGDfj
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"What?" I snapped. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLK83DMbtj
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"Me?" he said, checking over his shoulder jokingly. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX4wJXHuSM
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"Yes, you. Why do you keep staring at me?" I scowled. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H7oBWRZzk
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"Aww, come on. Don't look so grumpy. You were a lot better when you smiled." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQjp7Du2vo
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"I suppose you want me to take that as a compliment." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbn03pkfjgD
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG08YEkNtWM
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"I'm Pip," the guy said. "Some of my friends call me Pip Pip Cheerio as a joke." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxG2tcNpTn
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ811fzIlEeh
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"Say, what's your name? I'm honestly just curious. You are rather pretty." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg2HKnjIJC
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"I'd rather not say." I buried my face further into the menu. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdudqPPRXE
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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..? 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaGU3oBcCQ
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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!" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq459X5qlHq
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"I call bull. Why were you staring so intently then?!" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IJIQ1D7jn
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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?" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1mIM5VKmT
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"Lucky guess?" I gave him a contempt look. "I heard your friend say it." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1qyzcfrgF
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQzdg66LGP
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPWMtvMERR
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIuj2q9fU9
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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. 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOwWkas8eX
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"You didn't." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjV685tAUq
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"I did." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhirw69XGq
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"I hate you." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62HXyOTJpx
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"Liar." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0cfDtIYSa
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfbPJhJzFI
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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." 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb3rSKYPwP
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"How do you know he didn't just leave?" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVk93kEN8x
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"The number of times you've said that in the past is astounding, you know?" 736Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXJvmAqePB
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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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