Love Aint Always Pretty

Verklempt

- completely overcome with emotion

56

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?

did he kill some

Oh my goodness.

turn." A voice

me. There could be some misunderstanding or a mistake identity about that. Nick couldn't have

"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 Nick? What did you do eight years ago? What's

wanted to ask him about what I found out. I wanted to ask him who it was if it was true? Mrs. Tonkin

the door. "So that's why you weren't here

That voice.

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 see him being with me cos I'm sure he knows that Nick is a frat

Kill me now! Argh!

as

stay away from frat men! I specifically told you about that! And

"Ron!" I warned.

Nick asked me with confusion

"I should

asked in

nod. "He's my older brother,

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

my fucking car this instant, Savannah!"

People are

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

give a fuck about these people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so help me god I will!" He raises

heavily and then

Nick tells

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

He opens the passenger door.

me. Cameron slams the door and starts the engine right away. He leaves the campus

away from frat

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

steps on the brake. "You don't even know that guy that well! Savannah that guy has a criminal record! Now don't tell me

it's true. Nick really did kill

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

enough! Just start the car and take me where you wanna

Nick killed some people. I feel like crying cos I'm 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 feel right now. I want to

I hear Cameron tells

instruction. Stir. Clear. From Nick Wilde. Do you hear me?" He

I paused.

clear." I answer

•••••

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 tell me the

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

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

boy looks at me then

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

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