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.

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

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

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

Catherine..."

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 became a big part of

I still asked myself what could've that old woman was about to say. I would want to

I was bothered or somewhat like that cos he's

movie called P.S I Love You. I was crying my heart out while I was watching it. The movie was very touching that made me tear up like a baby. Nick, who was sitting down

when it

about

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

finished the popcorn all

hit him. "You took some from

and headed to kitchen. "Want me to grab some drinks for you?" I

"Anything." He says.

and he was smiling at

cans of beers so I pulled out a pack then headed out of he kitchen as I

"Beer?" I smiled.

did you

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

beers had

couch right next to him

don't

finishing it all? We're just going to

I

I smile. "Peer pressure."

you wear showy clothes more often now

my father. Please. I don't need no lecture, daddy." I

grins. "You got kinks

me. You're too old and I'm still eighteen. Remember?"

least I'm experienced."

my hands away from my face and kissed the tips of my

I..." He trails off while

Oh god.

I spank you cos you've been a very naughty naughty girl?" He looks

That's sexy.

scary. It's like

just laughed as he holds my head close to him and kissed my temple. "I'm just joking. Do you really want to

knees together. Another movie was on and I have no idea what it was. I watched it anyways cos Nick seems

should I be careful around Nick? That question is once again

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

"What's wrong?" He asked.

smiled at him.

you sure?" He

him as I placed my head on his

credits 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

carriage?"

arms to his

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