#Chapter 40: Girls Night Out

Nina

“Fancy seeing you here,” Justin said with an oddly warm smile. “Can I sit with you?”

I bit my lip and glanced around quickly, half expecting Lisa or someone else to be snickering nearby as if this was all a prank — but there was no one else. It seemed as though he came alone. Why was he acting so different all of a sudden and dressed like Enzo? It all felt a bit weird and I didn’t really want to stick around to see what would come of it.

“I was actually just leaving,” I said, shutting my laptop and standing as I slipped my things into my bag. Justin looked immediately saddened, but what could I do? He was my ex and I had made it clear, multiple times, that I

wouldn’t be open to any sort of

friendship or relationship with him

after I found him cheating on me with

Lisa in my own bed!

“Oh,” Justin said with a sad frown, his

shoulders drooping. “Well, see you

around, then.”

I managed a pitiful smile before turning on my heel and practically running out of the coffee shop.

What was all that about?

I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup, and Lori was texting

going out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

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in the kitchen and cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed

we going?”

new club

“It’s their grand

drinks.”

Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds.

tossing my bag

the counter and heading to my

and

over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin

a date,” I replied.

And… It

and returned to

Lori and I were standing in line outside the club, waiting to

told you to bring a coat,” I said to Jessica, who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels while Lori and

trouble,” Jessica replied. “I hate having to

I looked at each other

bouncer said, waving us forward. He let us through without so much as checking our ID’s, which he had been doing with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they just wanted as many college girls as possible inside, which was a somewhat gross practice in

the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots of some alcohol that I couldn’t hear her pronounce over

like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each other another look

the music, the flashing lights making them look like they were moving almost robotically. Jessica, of course, wanted to be right in the center of the group and wriggled her way in with Lori and I on her heels. I took a big swig of my drink and scanned the crowd, happy to see that neither Enzo nor Justin were around; or at least, I couldn’t see them anywhere, which was a

of sight, out of

bar started to hit, and soon I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to

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