Arianne turned her back to her, “I don’t want to think about him ever again.”
They were completely knocked out until past seven at night. Tiffany yawned and got up to cook a pot of instant ramen. Her ramen-making skills were not as good as Arianne’s, and the noodles ended up getting stuck together. Arianne did not complain though. She finished the entire bowl.
After dinner, they sat together to binge on their favorite drama series. Suddenly, Arianne made a decision, “I think I’ll use that secret recipe from he-who-must-not-be-named. He must have gotten it from that top class pastry chef. I’ve never liked disappointing other people’s good will.”
Tiffany laughed until she snorted, “When did you learn how to wiggle out of an embarrassing situation? You were stubbornly refusing to use it at first. Are you finally enlightened? If you ask me, there’s no such thing as ‘who owes whom’ after spending so many years with Mark. It’ll never end. In fact, you’ll end up complicating things even more.”
Arianne ignored her teasing. She had decided to use the secret recipe because it was simply too enticing. It had nothing to do with Mark.
Suddenly, Tiffany’s phone rang. She glanced at the screen and answered the call, “What is it? Is this a regular courtesy call to your grandma?”
Anyone would know who was on the other end of the call based on her intonation. It was obviously Jackson.
After finding out that Jackson was here as well, Tiffany asked about his plans for the night, thinking that she didn’t have anything better to do anyway. She ended up getting the answer she wanted, as Jackson replied, “I plan on hanging out at a bar. Wanna come?”
Tiffany replied very eagerly. She and Jackson were both very similar in that sense. She ended the call and asked Arianne, “Would you like to come, Ari? We’re going to that bar we went to last time.”
Arianne was reminded of her run-in with Mark at the bar last time; she shook her head, “No thanks. You two have fun.”
Tiffany really wanted to go out but felt bad about leaving her best friend all alone, “It’s not really a good idea if I go without you, is it? You’ll be desolate and all alone here.”
Arianne rolled her eyes at her, “Stop it. I really don’t want to go. This is a rare chance for me to rest. I’ll get an early night’s sleep later. You should come home early too.”
Tiffany realized that she was determined not to go, so she changed and walked out the door.
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