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?

some men

Oh my goodness.

your turn." A voice speaks to

eyes, hoping that there could be some mistake about what they told me. There could be some misunderstanding or a mistake identity about that. Nick couldn't have killed someone. Nick

"Savannah?" He snaps.

they could be right. He is mysteriously secretive. He doesn't want me to

two in the afternoon. I wanted to ask him about 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 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 really bothered about

a slamming of the door. "So that's

That voice.

Cameron is even adding to 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

Kill me now! Argh!

say as he

at Nick. "I told you to stay away from frat men! I specifically told you about that! And now you're with this fucking asshole

"Ron!" I warned.

why do you know him?" Nick

"I should be the one asking you why you know

asked in

my older brother,

momentarily while they were looking at me. I could tell from his face

this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says to

have to yell. People are looking at us!" I

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

about these people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so help me god

heavily and then

Savannah." Nick tells

and dragged me towards his car. "You don't have to

He opens

I watch Nick outside while he was looking back at me. Cameron slams

frat men!

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

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

eyes dilated. So it's true. Nick really did kill

I was a senior and everyone were so scared of him cos

enough! Just start the car and take me

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

from him, Savannah." I hear

but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From Nick Wilde. Do

I paused.

clear." I answer

•••••

back home. 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

I arrived where I needed to be, I stepped out of the cab and ran to the front door.

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

at me then at the men behind

anymore. I don't care

aside and looks at me. "He's upstairs. But he doesn't want anyone