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 who flirted to

Oh my goodness.

your turn." A voice speaks to

moved to my side and saw Nick standing right next to me. I stared into 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 do that. Nick won't kill

"Savannah?" He snaps.

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

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

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

That voice.

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 is a frat guy and Nick

Kill me now! Argh!

say as he

at Nick. "I told you to stay away from frat men! I specifically told you about

"Ron!" I warned.

him?" Nick asked

Nick. "I should be the one asking you why you know

asked

my

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

fucking car this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says

don't have to yell. People are looking at

I always 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 about this.

us, now get inside the fucking car or so help me god I

exhale heavily and

Savannah." Nick tells

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

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

stepped inside passenger seat as I watch Nick outside while he was looking back at me. Cameron slams the

away from frat men! I fucking told

Cameron. Nick is the nicest guy I know in WSU! You're just freaking out cos you saw his shirt! You don't know him!" I

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

dilated. So it's true. Nick

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

car and take me where

true. 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

I hear Cameron

anymore but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From

I paused.

and clear." I answer

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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 need to know about everything cos if she won't tell me the truth, it's already driving me

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

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

at me then at

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

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