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?

did he kill some men who flirted to

Oh my goodness.

A voice speaks to

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. I

"Savannah?" He snaps.

He is mysteriously

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

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

That voice.

head up and saw Cameron. Holy shit 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 see him being with me cos I'm sure he knows that Nick

Kill me now! Argh!

I say as he

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

"Ron!" I warned.

Nick asked me with confusion in

looks back at Nick. "I should be the

Nick asked

nod. "He's my older

at me. I could tell from his

this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says

to yell. People are looking at us!" I

so angrily. I always get really really scared when Cameron is mad cos he turns into a complete different

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

exhale heavily and then

Savannah." Nick

his car. "You don't have to

to!" He opens the passenger door.

he was looking back at me. Cameron slams

from frat

WSU! You're just freaking out cos

guy has a criminal record! Now don't

So it's true. Nick

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

Cameron! I heard enough! Just start the 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

I hear Cameron tells

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

I paused.

clear." I answer

•••••

night, Cameron had already went 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

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

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

then

or I swear to God!" I say, I'm not scared anymore. I don't care

aside and looks at me. "He's upstairs.