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

Oh my goodness.

your turn." A voice

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

"Savannah?" He snaps.

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

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

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

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

Kill me now! Argh!

I say as he

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

"Ron!" I warned.

him?" Nick asked

at Nick. "I should be

Nick asked in

nod. "He's my

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

my fucking car this instant, Savannah!"

don't have to yell. People are

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

people looking at us, now get inside the fucking

heavily and then

Nick

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

if I have to!" He opens the

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

you to fucking stay away from frat men! I fucking told

the nicest guy I know in WSU! You're just freaking

Savannah that guy has a criminal record! Now don't tell me I don't know him cos

dilated. So it's true. Nick really

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 time. Anna, I told you to stay away from frat men

and take me where you

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

from him, Savannah." I hear Cameron

but an instruction. Stir. Clear.

I paused.

and clear." I answer

•••••

a company where she is being offered for an internship. I'm happy for her but

my cardigan and placed it over me. I rushed out of the room and hailed a cab. I need to find the answers. I need to know the answers of my questions. When I arrived where I needed to be, I

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

at me then at

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

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