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?

he kill some

Oh my goodness.

turn." A voice speaks

told me. There could be some misunderstanding or a

"Savannah?" He snaps.

moved closer to the counter. We said out our orders but my mind is still bothered about what they said to me. It makes me 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 Nick? What did you do eight years ago? What's that thing you don't want me to know? What are you hiding

what I found out. I wanted to ask him who it was if it was true? Mrs. Tonkin said, them, now I want to know how many. I wasn't in the mood to get to the rest of my class today cos of what I found out. I didn't really care about what I missed today, but I'm

slamming of the door. "So that's

That voice.

he's here. God damn it, why is he here? This isn't a good time for this! Cameron is even adding to my problem right now. He can't see me with Nick. Cameron just can't

Kill me now! Argh!

as

specifically told you

"Ron!" I warned.

you know him?" Nick asked me with confusion

his nostrils and looks back at Nick. "I should be the

Nick asked in

my older

I could tell from his

car this instant,

yell. People are looking at us!" I

get really really scared when Cameron is 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 at me and I'm sure he'll tell dad

people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so help me god I will!"

heavily and

Savannah." Nick tells

my arm and dragged me towards his

He opens the passenger

Cameron slams the door and starts the engine right away.

away from frat men! I fucking told you!" He starts yelling

Cameron. Nick is the nicest guy I know in WSU! You're just

Savannah that guy has a criminal record! Now don't tell me I don't know him cos I

it's true.

so scared of him

start the car and take

still forcing myself 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 laid out before me. I'm too in love with Nick to believe it. I wanted to scream out that they're all lying to me. I wanted to scream what

I hear

warning anymore but an instruction. Stir. Clear.

I paused.

and clear." I

•••••

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

I needed to be, I stepped out of the cab and ran to the front door. I rang the doorbell and waited for

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

then at the men

swear to God!" I say, I'm not scared anymore. I don't care if this was the house of frat men. I just need to talk to

the boy aside and looks at me. "He's