Love Aint Always Pretty

Heureux

Translation: Lucky

Origin: French

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SAVANNAH'S POV

"Billy!" I ran towards him.

He stops and smiles. "Hi Savannah."

"Hey. How are you today?"

"Good. Thanks. You?"

"Im fine. Are you excited for tonight?"

We started walking along the hallway together and he didn't answer right away.

Billy shakes his head. "I'm actually a bit more scared of it. I just hope I won't get too paddled so I could still survive."

I smiled at him ruefully. I know I can't change his mind to make him back out and I think they're not allowed to back out anymore. "I want you to have this." I handed him my lucky coin.

Billy accepts it and stares at the coin for a while. "Hey it's a very classic coin Savannah. This is antique. Look at the date it's 1875."

"It's my lucky coin. It has a sentimental value to me. I've had that since I was little." I smiled.

He nods. "What's this for? Why are you giving it to me?"

"I'm not giving it to you. I'm letting you borrow it. I always have that on my pocket when I have exams or when I'm nervous before I do something. It sort of helps me. I hope it'll help you."

He smiles. "I'm sure it will. You're really nice Savannah. Thank you for this. I'll hold on to it tonight."

"I just want to make sure you'll be alright tonight. You're Kurt's brother anyways."

He smiled.

When he was about to put it inside his pocket, a guy from behind pulled it from his hands and when we looked over to who did it and it was Baxter alongside his evil soldiers. He started flipping the coin on his finger and had that devilish smile on his face while looking at me.

"Give it back to him." I said right away.

Baxter chuckles. "Well well well, looks like we've seen each other again."

He pulls his hand up and brushes his thumb under my chin. I pulled my head back away from Baxter, feeling disgusted by what he did.

"Don't touch her." Billy fired back.

"Ohhh. I'm really scared of you, wimp. Where's your back up? Oh wait, you're still a fucking recruit." Baxter said as he strongly push Billy and laughed.

Billy almost fell on the ground but I quickly caught him. Baxter and his friends laughed at him like they were having fun with what they were doing and well the other students around us were laughing at us too. In every school there will always be a bully only that this bully is not a high school bully. I need to get rid of my mindset as a high schooler. Baxter's a goddamn frat member, a whole new level of being a bully and I know he's dangerous cos Tracy and Aries warned me about him to stay away.

"I said give it back to him Baxter!" I tried to reach for the coin but then he tries to kiss my lips so I had to back off.

Him and his friends continued laughing even louder while the coin was still on his grasp, tossing it to the air then catches it right back on his hand. It's a very memorable and important coin to me cos I had it when I was only seven. My gramps gave it a week before he died of lung cancer. I can't lost that now. It's too valuable to me.

"You want it? Come and get it." He smirked at me cockily.

"That's not even yours! Give it back to me! You're being so childish right now and to think you're already an adult!" I'm yelling at him now.

"Not unless you answer my question darling. Why are you hanging out with those bozos?" He asked.

"Bozos?" I asked back.

know Nick that well but you're hanging

his past, do you?" He

past?" I

me more often maybe I could tell

I do that? Why would I trust you? Now give

more about people that you need to know than

I pulled my head up and even from

are you doing Baxter?" His voice thick and

away and finally stands straight with that evil grin plastered on his devil face. "What the fuck do

me then flashed me my lucky coin. "Don't worry. I'll take care of

them to get my coin,

the hell did they do to you?"

has my lucky coin!"

was just a coin."

coin. It's valuable to me! It's... Ugh! Never mind! You wouldn't understand anyways!"

mad at me? It wasn't my fault

He gave me that coin before he died and it's been giving me luck since then! It's not

left him standing there looking pissed than he have ever been. I don't know if the other students heard it but I was just really mad. I left the campus and headed to the dorm. I know it wasn't his fault that Baxter got it but I'm mad at him for calling it stupid. I may sound overacting about that coin but it's really special to me. Now the only problem is, how am

me if I wanted to go with her to grab some dinner, but then I declined cos I'm sure Nick will be there. I just wish Tracy and Nick have the same attitude cos if Nick was as nice as Tracy then I wouldn't have a problem with him at all. But he's just

me. When they're in trouble I feel like it's my responsibility to know they are okay. Since

back to the dorm after having dinner around ten in the evening, she said she was going to take a shower before heading out to the frat's

friends doesn't really like me

girl like you who joined our circle. But they are

"They're

"Hey, they will eventually think you're cool. Fine, if you don't want to go tonight then I won't

up again and headed to her mirror to fix her hair. I really wanted to go to that frat party and maybe follow the men where they could do the initiation.

with you." I

narrow. "Are you

then I left behind my cardigan cos the last time I wore it

are your friends?" I

truck, Penny kept making fun of you. Sorry about her. All of us hate her actually cos she's so tactless. Let's just

I nod.

loud busting music that makes you go deaf, tons of different booze, couples making out in a corner or even fucking in one rooms around here somewhere, women dancing and grinding against men and so many crazy stupid games they

join, Tracy went out dancing

I hear from one corner and I saw Billy and the other recruits were blindfolded while

and Nick all wearing their frat shirts with a bottle of Budweiser on their hands. They were laughing and looked excited but Nick as the usual jerk he is, looked impassive as always. I think he doesn't have any emotions at all. I thinks he's a robot. A cyborg. A man of steel. Wait, that's superman. But still, he's

was already holding a huge paddle with

them. They got inside their cars and started driving off. I quickly hailed a cab that was passing by and told the driver to follow the pack of cars ahead of us without being noticed that we were following

closer to where they were going to do the initiation. I hid behind the walls, a little far from them. Right away, they started forcing them to do some insane calisthenics and everyone were cheering like they were watching a basketball game. After a while they had to consume massive amounts of alcohol, one cup after the other. They had to finish as much cups as they can within five minutes. I didn't worry at the other

up! Cmon slacker!!"

and took a long shot from the

heart quickly raced when I saw Nick and Aries with the two other men holding up the same paddle. I don't know if I want to see this. I wanted to stop

mine." I

sure it was strong as fuck. Nick moved closer to Billy's ear and then he started hitting him. The sounds of the paddle hitting the bottom made me want to cry. The sound of these men yelling out after every hit was making my heart uneasy. I wanted to go near them and stop what they were doing but I was scared. Billy was already too drunk and he can't even stand anymore. I see him

before Nick could hit him again. I shut my eyes close in fear of seeing

He already

were doing and Billy was the only one who passed out from all of

allowed to stop with this ritual you're doing but look at him! You'll all

sudden carried Billy on his arms and started walking away. I

He says to the others before

up on my feet.

him placing Billy on the passenger seat while he

taking

just drunk. Stop being