#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?

was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup, and Lori was texting on the couch when I

going out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

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

we going?”

club in

“It’s their grand

drinks.”

able to get out of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up

said, tossing

and heading to

shower and get

me with a smirk. I paused at my

wasn’t a date,” I replied.

studying. And… It

and returned to

hours later, Jessica, Lori and I were standing in line outside the club, waiting

who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels while Lori and I

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

looked at each other and

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

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

with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each

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

of sight, out of

and soon 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 that I had been paired up with them

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