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 who flirted

Oh my goodness.

turn." A voice speaks

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

"Savannah?" He snaps.

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 you do

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

of the door. "So that's why you

That voice.

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

Kill me now! Argh!

say as he walks

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 confusion in his

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

asked

my older

were looking at me. I could tell from

car this instant, Savannah!" Cameron

yell. People are

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

give a fuck about these people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so help

and then glared

Savannah." Nick tells

towards his car. "You don't have to

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

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

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

such a dickhead 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

steps on the brake. "You don't even know that guy that well! Savannah that guy

it's true. Nick really did kill

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

the car and take me where you

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.

away from him, Savannah." I hear

Stir. Clear. From Nick

I paused.

and clear." I

•••••

a company where she is being offered for

I arrived where I needed to be,

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

boy looks at me then at the men

I don't care if this was the house of frat men. I just need

and looks at me. "He's upstairs. But he doesn't