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

know his past, do

What past?"

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

Why would I trust you? Now give me my lucky coin

by inch. "There's more about people that you

of nowhere a tall man stood right in between me and Baxter. I pulled my

doing Baxter?" His

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

then flashed me my lucky

us and as much as I wanted to follow them to get my coin, I can't cos I'm

do to

my lucky coin!"

it. It was just

valuable to me! It's... Ugh!

at me? It wasn't my fault your stupid

coin before he died and it's been giving me luck since then! It's not just a

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

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

told me the other day that he has asthma. 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

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 recruits' initiation tonight, she was forcing me to go with

like me Tracy." I

just new about you being with us. We've never had a girl like you

smiled. "They're

they will eventually think you're cool. Fine, if

wanted to go to that frat party and maybe follow the men where

go with you." I

eyes narrow. "Are

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

are your friends?"

fun of you. Sorry about her. All of us hate her actually cos she's so tactless. Let's just grab a

I nod.

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 rooms around here somewhere, women dancing and grinding against men and so many crazy stupid

the entire night. They were playing spin the bottle now and I didn't want to join, Tracy went

corner and I saw Billy and the other recruits were blindfolded while

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.

them walking along with some other frat men too. Nick was already holding a huge paddle with lots of

and sneakily followed 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

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

Billy boy? Chug it down up! Cmon slacker!!"

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

time they were done drinking, I see Billy can't hardly stand anymore. it was time for paddling. 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

is mine." I hear

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

doing it. I threw myself to Billy and covered his lifeless looking body before Nick could hit him again. I shut my

heartless? He already passed out! Look at him!" I

hazers stopped with what they were doing and Billy was the only one who passed out from all of the recruits. All of

not allowed to stop with this ritual you're doing but look at him! You'll all get in trouble

his arms and started walking away. I didn't expect him to do that

the initiation." He says to the others before

me get up on my feet. "You

nod and quickly followed where Nick was heading. I see him placing Billy on the passenger seat while he buckles the seatbelt

taking

house. He's just drunk. Stop being a