Love Aint Always Pretty

Chapter 52: 52 Gemes

Gemes

- the anger one feels inside but cannot find a way to express it.

Origin: Javanese

52

That Saturday afternoon, we went to a nearby small grocery store and bought a few foods until tomorrow. Nick was the one picking what he needs since he's the one who'll do all the cooking. I was the one pushing the cart for us though I bought a few foods too like junk foods, some chips, chocolate cookies, gummy worms, popcorn, and some other stuff that is to my own liking.

Nick was busy picking some perfect sauce for the pasta he'll be making tonight while I searched for a milk for me to drink. It may sound crazy but I usually choose the most beautiful milk container and that's how I choose milk aside from it being low fat. I head back to where the gummies were and every single thing was just deliciously tempting to buy.

"Hi. Excuse me dear." An old woman who wore a red trench coat approached me.

I smiled. "Hi ma'm. Can I be of any help?"

I sounded like a saleslady.

"Oh don't worry about me. I am more worried about you." She holds my arm.

I paused. "Me?"

She nods and looks over at Nick. "Why are you with that man?"

I looked over at Nick and he watches me talking to this old woman. I stared back at her and she looked so serious. "You should be careful around him." She says.

"I should be careful? With Nick?"

She nods again. "Yes dear."

She's the third person to tell me to be careful around Nick. Why? What's with Nick that I should really be careful about? What's Nick hiding from me?

"W-why?" I asked.

"Cos he's a--"

"Something going on here?"

She was cut off of what she was going to tell me by Nick. How'd he came here so fast? Nick stands right next to me and stares at the old woman then at me.

I shake my head. "No. She was just asking for directions where the fruits are."

Nick stares at the old woman intently and she looks back at him with fear in her eyes. He starts telling her where the fruits were placed and she hurriedly walks away but her eyes were glued to me.

"Do you know her?" I asked him.

"Yeah. She's Mrs. Tonkin. Her husband died cos of a stray bullet in New Year's."

He turned to me. "Done picking your gummies?"

I smiled. "Almost. Just a second."

Late that afternoon, while Nick was busy preparing for our dinner, I headed out of my room to help him and then I stared at his bedroom door. I looked at the stairs if he would come up but he wasn't. I slowly marched my way near his door and slowly opened it. I wanted to see how his room looks like. I wanted to compare his old room grin the one has at the frat house.

that his walls were all white, there were no curtains and the bedsheets were dark blue. I see a few picture frames all lined up and I hurriedly went inside his room then

blond haired and blue eyed woman. Now I know how Catherine looks like. She's so beautiful it hurts me cos I look nothing like her. They look so perfect for each other. Nick was smiling on the first picture, and I've never seen that smile before. I've never seen him smile like that at me before. The second picture, Nick was kissing her cheek while she was on his lap wrapping her arms around his

about her old best friend. The fourth photo, Catherine and Nick were with Alec. They were posing some wacky faces. Nick seemed so happy with her. The last frame was a solo picture of Catherine. I grabbed it as my tears were filling my eyes. I'm crying cos I'm hurt. I'm crying cos I know we can never be

you're Catherine..."

his room. I closed the door and tears were falling down on my face. He's still in love with her. He'll always be in love with her cos she

I would want to ask Nick

still thinking about what that old woman said and then about how beautiful Catherine was too. I think Nick didn't notice that I was bothered or somewhat like that cos he's used to the both of us getting quiet all of a sudden. Dinner was lovely as always and we

made me tear up like a baby. Nick, who was sitting down right next

emotional when it comes to

a beautiful movie and don't you dare fight with me about it." I pointed

watched a movie together, we didn't finish it cos I was crying too much so

even finished the popcorn all

took some from

to grab some drinks for you?" I asked

"Anything." He says.

snapped and

inside the kitchen. I marched to the refrigerator and saw cans of beers so I pulled out a

"Beer?" I smiled.

sighs. "Where did you get

means she wants to be drank." I say as I

I didn't know beers had a gender preference." he

as I sat back down on the couch right next

I don't drink

all? We're just going to take a few cans.

me towards his direction so I could

I smile. "Peer pressure."

bad cos you're learning to drink up like this and you wear showy clothes more often now cos of the people around you and this isn't

father. Please. I don't need no lecture, daddy." I teased him while

got kinks for

you're a daddy, you're six years older than me. You're too old and I'm still eighteen. Remember?"

I'm experienced."

with my hands. He pulls my hands

off while brushing my fingers

Oh god.

you've been a very naughty naughty girl?" He

That's sexy.

that Nick. It's scary. It's

laughed as he holds my head close to him and kissed

flexed my knees together. Another movie was on and I have no idea what it was. I watched it anyways cos Nick seems to be interested on it. It could buy me time from thinking about that old woman, both of us

should I be careful around Nick? That question is once

at Nick and he seemed so focused on the tv and would laugh under his throat when something funny would come up. I look back ahead and all

"What's wrong?" He asked.

at him.

sure?" He

my head on his shoulder. "Let's just

were rolling, our cans were empty at the same time. He turned off the tv and stood right before me as I crossed my legs over the table. The living room was dim and the only light around us was coming from the

my carriage?" I

arms to his side. "You've got

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