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

Oh my goodness.

A voice speaks to

his 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 couldn't

"Savannah?" He snaps.

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

to WSU around 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

the door. "So

That voice.

for this! Cameron is even adding to my problem right now. He can't see me with Nick. Cameron just

Kill me now! Argh!

I say as he

stay away from frat men! I specifically told you

"Ron!" I warned.

know him?" Nick asked me with

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

Nick asked

my

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

car this instant,

don't have to yell. People

get really really scared when Cameron is mad cos he turns into a complete different man.

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

heavily and then glared

Nick

dragged me towards his car.

if I have to!" He opens the passenger door. "Now get

watch Nick outside while he was looking back at me. Cameron slams the door and starts

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

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

that guy has a criminal record! Now don't tell me I

it's true. Nick really did kill

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 cos he just got out of prison that time. Anna, I told you to stay away from

enough! Just start the car and take me

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 feel

from him, Savannah." I hear Cameron

a warning anymore but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From Nick Wilde. Do you

I paused.

and clear."

•••••

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

grabbed my cardigan and placed it over me. I rushed out of the room and hailed a cab. I need to find the answers. I need to know the answers of my questions. When I arrived where I needed to be, I stepped out of the cab and ran to the front door. I rang the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. I rang the doorbell again and finally someone opens it

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

then at the men

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 doesn't want anyone