#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?

Lori were waiting for me when I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld

going out with

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Jessica said matter-of-factly, not

from the mirror..

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

we going?”

new club in

“It’s their

drinks.”

and Jessica had already made up

tossing my bag

counter and heading to

and get

a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting to think about Justin randomly

wasn’t a date,” I replied.

studying. And… It was

and returned to her

were standing in line outside the

and rubbing her arms. She was wearing nothing but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels

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

at each other and rolled our

doing with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they just wanted as many college

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 hear her

wrecked!” Jessica shouted over 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 behavior and took

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, which was a win for

of sight, out

I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let

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