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.

pussy men. You don't know Nick that well but you're hanging out with their circle."

don't know his past, do you?"

past?" I

more often maybe I could tell you what I know about him." He

I trust you? Now give me my

closer to me, inch by inch. "There's more about

I pulled my head up and even from that back part of that hair, I know it

doing Baxter?" His voice thick

pulled himself away and finally stands straight with that evil grin plastered on

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

much as I wanted to follow them to get my coin, I can't cos I'm scared of him. Nick turned to face me

to you?" He

lucky

It was just a coin." Nick answers

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

It wasn't my fault your stupid fucking coin was stolen by

giving me luck since then! It's not just a stupid fucking coin! You wouldn't know anything valuable anyways cos you're a

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

Tracy arrived inside the dorm at asked 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

Ugh, that one thing I hate about myself is that I get too attached by 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

evening, she said she was going to take a shower before heading out to the frat's party and since Clyde was also busy for the

doesn't really like me Tracy." I

just new about you being with us. We've never had a girl like you who joined our circle. But they are nice

smiled. "They're

the bed. "Hey, they will eventually think you're cool. Fine, if you don't want to go

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

with you." I

eyes narrow. "Are you

my cardigan cos the last time I wore it Penny made fun of me. Tracy and I went

are your

Sorry about her. All of us hate her actually cos she's so tactless. Let's just grab a cab?"

I nod.

around the place was still as crazy as before. The usual college party with loud busting music that makes you go deaf, tons of different booze, couples making out in a corner or even fucking in one

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

saw Billy and the other recruits

I see Alec, Clyde, Aries 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

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 well and his looks were so excited to

inside their cars and started driving off. I quickly hailed a cab that was passing by and told the

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

down up! Cmon slacker!!" One

exclaimed and took a long shot

holding up the same paddle. I don't know if I want to see this. I

mine." I hear

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

could hit him again. I shut my eyes close in fear of seeing the paddle hitting me but it didn't. I opened my eyes and Nick stopped midair. All of

it already! Stop it! Are you really that heartless? He already passed out! Look at him!" I yelled at

who passed out from all of the recruits. All

I'm not allowed to stop with this ritual you're doing but

carried Billy on his arms and started walking

initiation." He says

me get up on

heading. I see him placing Billy on

you taking him?"

He's just drunk. Stop