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

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

"Savannah?" He snaps.

right. He is mysteriously secretive. He doesn't want

I drove back to the city and got back 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's why

That voice.

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 is a frat guy and Nick is wearing

Kill me now! Argh!

say as he

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

"Ron!" I warned.

do you know him?" Nick asked me with

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

asked

my older

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

this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says

to yell. People are looking

and looks at me so angrily. 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

people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so

and

Nick tells

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

will if I have to!" He opens the passenger

he was looking back at me. Cameron slams the door and starts the engine right

frat men! I fucking told you!"

WSU! You're just freaking out cos

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 I don't know him cos I

dilated. So it's true. Nick

were so scared of him cos he just got out of prison that time. Anna, I told

and take

him so much and my love for him is blinding me about the facts laid out

I hear Cameron

but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From

I paused.

clear." I

•••••

offered for an internship. I'm

to know the answers of my questions. When I arrived where I needed to be,

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

me then at

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

"He's upstairs. But he doesn't want anyone to go