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.

but you're hanging out with their circle." He smirks while playing

don't know his past,

past?" I

maybe I could tell you what I know about him."

I do that? Why would I trust you? Now give me my lucky coin back!"

inch by inch. "There's more about people that you need to know than just

me and Baxter. I pulled my head up and even from that back part of

Baxter?"

stands straight with that evil grin plastered on his devil face.

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

to follow them to get my coin, I

did they do to you?" He

my lucky

about it. It was just a coin." Nick answers

coin. It's valuable to me! It's... Ugh! Never mind! You

hell are mad at me? It wasn't

have of my late grandfather! He gave me that coin before he died and it's been giving me luck since then! It's

campus and headed to the dorm. I know it wasn't his fault that Baxter got it but I'm mad at

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

someone which I know is somewhat related to me. When they're in trouble I feel like it's my responsibility to know they are okay. Since Billy is Kurt's brother, I totally feel responsible for him cos Kurt doesn't even know about his little brother's initiation tonight. I am aware that it doesn't concern me at all but I can't help not to worry.

shower before heading out to the frat's party and since Clyde was also busy for

really like me

being with us. We've never had a girl like

smiled. "They're nice to

on the bed. "Hey, they will eventually think you're cool. Fine, if you

Billy came to my head. I watch Tracy get up again and headed to her mirror to fix her hair. I really wanted to go to

with you." I

narrow. "Are

nod and I quickly started dressing myself up. I grabbed a peach blouse and some pants then I left behind my cardigan cos the last time I wore it Penny made fun of me. Tracy and I went out of the dorm and noticed that

your

of you. Sorry about her. All of

I nod.

music that makes you go deaf, tons of different booze, couples

the same couch the last time I came here with a red cup on my hand that Tracy gave me. I sat here for almost the entire night. They were playing spin the bottle now and I didn't want to join, Tracy went out dancing with Megan anyways so I couldn't sub for her. Penny, as usual, made fun of what I wore. Bitch it's a ninety five dollar blouse from Macy's. I couldn't find Alec, Clyde, Aries or even Nick. I

and I saw Billy and the other recruits were

as the usual jerk he is, looked

quickly motioned out of the couch once they reached outside the house. I looked through the windows and saw them walking along with some other frat men too. Nick was already holding a huge paddle with lots of writings on it. I saw the Phi Delta Theta sign engraved on it too. Aries had a paddle on his hand as

the house and sneakily followed them. They got inside their cars and started driving off. I quickly hailed a cab that

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

down up!

Yes sir!" Billy exclaimed and took a long shot from the red

My 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 them but Nick

mine." I hear

that one hit from Nick and I'm 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

towards them and I don't know why I was doing it. I threw myself to Billy and covered his lifeless looking body before Nick could hit him again. I shut my eyes close

He already passed out!

only one who passed out from all of the recruits. All of the men around here were looking right at me. I gazed

not suppose to be here and I'm not allowed to stop with this ritual

and started walking away. I

the initiation." He says to the others before

get up on my feet. "You okay

I see him placing Billy on the passenger seat while he buckles

taking him?" I

just drunk. Stop being a drama queen."