Love Aint Always Pretty

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- completely overcome with emotion

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Before Nick and I went back to the city proper, we dropped by a diner to get some snacks on the road. Nick went to the bathroom while I was left to order what we could eat on our way back. I stared at the menu right before me while I was waiting for my turn on the cashier for our take out. If I can only buy everything on that menu cos it looks so delicious.

"Miss?"

I moved my head to my right and saw that old woman again from the grocery before. I looked around to find Nick but he wasn't around. My head moved back down to Mrs. Tonkin.

I smiled. "Hello Mrs. Tonkin."

"I'm glad I saw you again. I really need to tell you something important." she says.

"Something important?"

She nods. "Are you alone? Have you left Nick already?"

My brows starts creasing.

"I really don't understand why I should leave Nick." I tell her.

"You have to be careful. If you don't know him that much. He's a very dangerous man." She says and I could see the fear in her eyes while she tells me.

I looked around again.

"Why?" I asked.

"He will kill you." She tells me.

My eyes widened.

"Like how he killed them." She added.

"Them?" I asked.

"Mom! There you are."

I looked around and another man walked towards us and grabbed Mrs. Tonkin. He held her on his arms. "Let's go?" He asked her and she nods.

"Listen to me and be careful." She tells me once again.

"What are you even saying mom?" He asked her.

"She's seeing Nick Wilde. I'm just warning her, son."

He moved his head to me with huge eyes and seemed to be in fear too when he heard Nick's name.

"Please be careful around him." He says to me. "Cmon mom. Let's go." He tells her right away.

I watch them walk away from me while I was left in total confusion. I'm so confused. I'm so lost. But I couldn't believe what I just found out. The look on their faces makes me want to believe it. Nick killed someone? Who? How many?

Oh my gosh!

Did he kill Catherine?

kill some men who flirted to

Oh my goodness.

A voice

they told me. There could be some misunderstanding or a mistake identity about that. Nick couldn't have killed someone. Nick couldn't do that. Nick won't kill someone. Nick wouldn't.

"Savannah?" He snaps.

want to believe them and what they said. Now, looking at Nick, they could be right. He is mysteriously secretive. He doesn't want me to know about his past. He doesn't like answering questions. What happened eight years ago

it. I wanted to ask him about what I found out. I wanted to ask him who it was if it was true? Mrs. Tonkin said, them, now I want to

a slamming of the door. "So that's why

That voice.

my problem right now. He can't see me with Nick. Cameron just can't see him being with me cos I'm sure he knows that Nick is a frat guy and Nick

Kill me now! Argh!

as he walks

to stay away from frat men! I specifically told

"Ron!" I warned.

him?" Nick asked me

and looks back at Nick. "I should be the one asking you why

asked

my

they were looking at me. I could tell from his face that he couldn't

this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says

People are looking at

mad cos he turns into a complete different man. I'm so dead. I'm really totally dead once we'll be alone. He's gonna be so mad

the fucking car

and

Nick

grabbed my arm and dragged me towards his car. "You don't have to drag me

if I have to!" He opens the passenger

was looking back at me. Cameron slams the door and starts the engine right

to fucking stay away from frat men! I fucking told you!"

in WSU! You're just freaking out cos you saw his shirt! You don't

"You don't even know that guy that well! Savannah that guy has a criminal record! Now don't

So it's true. Nick really

for fuck's sake! He killed someone Savannah! He's a murderer! When he stepped in WSU as a freshman, I was a senior and everyone were so scared of him

car and take me where you wanna take me.

he couldn't do it even though people are already telling me he's a killer. I love him so much and my love for him is blinding me about the facts

away from him, Savannah." I

not a warning anymore but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From

I paused.

clear."

•••••

I lay on my bed and Tracy left me with a note that she was out for two days for her field trip to a company where she is being offered for an internship. I'm happy for her but I just need her now. I need to know about everything cos if she won't

arrived where I needed to be, I stepped out of the cab and

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

then at the

me now or I swear to God!" I say, I'm not scared anymore. I don't care if this was

boy aside and looks at me. "He's upstairs. But he