#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?

for me when I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup,

going out with

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

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my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for me already. “And where

we going?”

club in

“It’s their grand

drinks.”

this if both Lori and

I said, tossing my

and heading to my

shower and get

me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin randomly showing

a date,” I replied.

studying. And…

returned to

Jessica, Lori and I were standing in

coat,” I said to Jessica, who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy,

too much trouble,” Jessica replied. “I hate having to

I looked at each other and rolled

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

were inside and handed our coats over to the attendant, Jessica grabbed both Lori’s and my hands and dragged us straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots of some alcohol that I couldn’t hear her pronounce over the loud club music. The bartender filled three shot glasses and handed them

a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave

college students swayed and bounced as one big unit to 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

of sight, out of

I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal with any drama just us three girls. I was glad

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