#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?

on the floor with a little handheld

out

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

up from the mirror..

a bit annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for me

we going?”

club

“It’s their grand opening.

drinks.”

sighed, knowing that 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 they

I said, tossing my bag

and heading

shower and get

was your date?” Jessica asked, looking over her shoulder at me with a smirk. I paused

a date,” I replied. “We

studying. And… It

grinned and returned to

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

was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels while Lori and I were both comfortable in the cold with our jackets on over our

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

at each other and rolled

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

straight toward the bar, where she immediately ordered three shots

it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and

drinks that we could actually sip and not have to 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,

sight, out

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

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