#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

out with

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

the

annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for me already. “And

we going?”

club in

“It’s their grand

drinks.”

I wouldn’t be able to get out of this if both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I loved them, but

I said, tossing my bag

the counter and heading to my

shower and

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

wasn’t a date,” I

studying. And… It

returned

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

but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with

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

looked at each

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

us straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots of some

clinking her shot glass with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each other another look at our friend’s goofy behavior and

drink all at once, then headed for the packed dance floor. The sweaty mob of horny 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 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 me at this

of sight,

good just to let loose

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