Love Aint Always Pretty

Metanoia

- the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or the way of life

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"Thanks for tonight Damon." I say as he parks his car back in the basement.

"Sure thing. Anytime Savannah."

Both of us headed out of his car while I was still thinking of texting Nick back. After all these months he makes his way to me again asking if how I was. How insensitive is he still asking me that question? What could he possibly be thinking about while he was typing it asking me how I could've been these months after he left me just like that. My anger is now even more igniting again but I try to ignore Nick cos that's what he did to me.

Damon and I headed inside the elevator together until we reached our floor and walked out to the hallways. My mind was still thinking about Nick and I wanted to know about all these unanswered questions I have in mind. I wanted to know where he was, why he left me and why did he just text me now. But I'm scared of his answer, what if his answer will be related to his past again? I'm not ready to hear more from it cos I thought it was everything I needed to know.

But what if Cameron was right? What if there's more I need to know about Nick?

Damon and I headed out of the elevator and walked to each of our apartment. I literally stopped walking and froze when I stood right close to my door. Damon stops with me and looks into me then stares back at where I was looking. He's there. He's standing there right in front of my door. Im not hallucinating. I know I see him. I know what I see right now. And now I'm having a hard time breathing. My heart is going crazy and crazier every second I remember how he left me. I'm not ready to face him. I'm not ready.

"Savannah." He calls out to me.

"Nick..." I say breathlessly.

Nick's eyes moved to Damon and then Damon quickly marched his way to his own door while he glued his eyes on Nick. "Will you be ok?" Damon asked me.

I nod. "Yes. Thanks again Damon."

"Anytime. Goodnight Savannah. See you tomorrow." Damon says.

Damon marched his way inside his room which leaves me alone with Nick in this hallway. He's looking right at me while I was fighting myself from crying. I don't want to cry in front of him I want him to think that I wasn't affected when he left me. I want to slap Nick so badly. I want to pull his hair. I want to rip all of his skin from his body.

As I look at him longer, Nick still looks the same. He wore his usual clothes and his black leather jacket that I love the most when he's wearing it. Nick is really here. I couldn't believe it. I walked closer to my door and ignored him. I tried my headrest to ignore him.

I was having a hard time fishing my keys from my bag as I feel my hands shaking while I try to open my goddamn door. Damn where's that key.

"Savannah." Nick calls out to me.

I bite my lip hard cos my tears are already blurring my vision and I'm still trying hard not to let it fall on my cheeks while I'm still trying to insert my key to open this fucking door.

Damn this fucking door!

"Baby.." He calls out again.

I took a deep breath in and faced him.

"Don't you dare call me baby. Don't you dare." I say as my tears are now falling.

Nick tries to walk closer but I push his hands away from me. "Don't touch me Nick. I don't need you here. What are you still doing here? Why did you still show up huh? I thought you're gone. You left me right? I don't need you!"

I faced my door again and tried struggling to open it once more and finally I did it. I hurriedly rushed inside my apartment and Nick was fast enough to follow me in. I tried to push him out of my door but he was too strong. I turned on the lights while he closed the door as I face him. My tears are still creeping out from my eyes.

"What do you still want from me?! Why did you still show up?!" I yelled at him.

"Savannah--"

up! Shut the fuck up!" I yelled again. I took

here the first days, you say sweet things to me, you kiss me, you hug me, you make love to me and then the following morning you're gone. Just

answer me but instead he's just looking into

we never showed it to anybody! I should know where you were and you should be telling me about it! You were gone for seven fucking months without telling me and now you show up in my apartment like nothing happened?! Like what the actual fuck Nick?!" I yelled at

me intently and I was trying to catch my breath. "Why

none of your business." I

my arms together and tried to take a deep breath in. My tears are filling up my eyes again but I quickly wiped

was that guy?" He

you? You're doing this again!

know who that guy

the guts to call yourself you're

hard as I could while my

others for seven months without letting them know where the actual fuck they went to! You were never there for me Nick!

me intently and still no

they were right. You were only here when you wanted to fuck me and then you'll just leave me the next day and you'll be gone for so

we have or we had. I don't even think what we had was a relationship cos it didn't feel like it." I say as I wipe

back of his neck. He sighs heavily as he tried to pull

reason why he came here for. I don't want to know about that. I don't think I'm ready to hear whatever he's gonna say to me but my

I wanted to see you." He

a deep breath in and my heart just feels heavier every single second I am spending more time with Nick in this room for the first time after so long

"Second." He adds.

he's going to say next. My hands are cold and

it."

up in my apartment just to tell me he wants to end it. He really wants to end it. He wants to end what we have. I pulled my head up with all the courage I have left in me to face him. I shake my head in

looks at

Nick?" I

wrong so I could make it right? I was looking for you every single day. I went out asking everybody that knows you if they saw you but they didn't. I don't know

for Nick to hold me,

pick it up. What did I do wrong that made you fucking leave me? What did

knelt down before me. He holds my arms but he

so sorry." He

all you could ever say! All the

to say to me after leaving and hurting me! Don't keep on apologizing if you're just gonna continue doing the shit you're sorry for! Fuck you Nick!" I

my tears away, I hit his chest with my small hands. He lets me hit him. I hit him harder and harder with all the force that's left in

all the hits. I look at him with so much anger inside my body that is battling with my heart because my heart tells me I need to stop him from leaving me but my mind tells me that I need to do this for my own good even if I love him. I know I've suffered a lot. I've sacrificed a lot for Nick. For my love for Nick. I'm such a fool. I know

me the way I love him

here to see you cos I want

lower lip as I feel a massive pain in my chest, crushing me. Kicking me in

Tell me! Is she prettier than me? Is she

away. "There's nobody else Savannah. There's only you. I just... I just need some time to prove

about that! Why do you always fucking tell yourself you're not?! Damn it Nick!" I pushed my hair back

follows me as I stop by the kitchen counter and he looks at me eagerly. I can see it in his eyes that he loves me but he's so afraid that he's not good enough for me even though he is more than enough. I wonder if he ever loved me. If I even owned his heart even just

to make you

see that?! Why do you keep on hurting