#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

going out with

33

Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

the mirror.. novelxo.com

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

we going?”

club in town,”

their grand

drinks.”

Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I loved them, but they

said, tossing my bag

counter and heading

and

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

wasn’t a date,”

studying. And…

grinned and returned to her

and I were standing in

said to Jessica, who was shivering and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels

“I hate having

at each other and rolled our

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 somewhat gross practice in

she immediately ordered three shots of some alcohol that I couldn’t hear her pronounce over the loud club

the music, 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

Jessica, of course, wanted to be right in the center of

sight,

started 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 just us three girls.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255