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Chapter 40

#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?

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

out with

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

the

and cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for

we going?”

new club

their grand opening.

drinks.”

this if both Lori and

said, tossing my bag

counter and

and get

your date?” Jessica asked, looking over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin randomly showing up

date,” I replied.

studying. And…

returned to

hours later, Jessica, Lori and I were standing in

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 I

replied. “I hate having to deal

looked at each other and

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

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

like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each other another look at our friend’s goofy behavior and took

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 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 win for

of sight,

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

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