Love Aint Always Pretty

Kalopsia

- the delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are

Origin: Greek

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SAVANNAH'S POV

I was sitting down inside a coffee shop, rewriting my 500-word essay for this Friday. I have been here for almost an hour now and I'm still not halfway through. My neck is already hurting and my wrist is starting to hurt as well. I take a sip from my frappe and it's already four in the afternoon.

"Savannah. Good to see you here."

I pulled my head up and it was Alec. He walks closer to my table. I haven't seen or talked to him after that night when I eavesdropped his conversation with Nick. I have tried to ignore him too cos I'm ashamed of myself. He knows the thing I have with Nick.

"Can I share a table?" He asked.

I just stared at him and he says, "Don't worry I'm alone."

I nod.

Alec pulls out the chair across me and sat down with a smile. "How are you?"

"Fine. Thanks." I answered.

He takes a sip from his coffee and neither of us tried to talk anymore. I continued writing on my essay.

"About that night Savannah." He says.

I slightly pulled my head up to him.

"I know you've heard everything and I feel bad about it." He says.

I bite my lip.

"I don't know why Nick is treating you this way. You clearly don't deserve this kind of... Brokenness and ugliness." He added.

I exhale and put my pen back down. I stare at him and he looked totally sorry about what he said that night though he didn't really say anything bad against me.

"I'm just too embarrassed now that you know I'm only screwing Nick and he's doing the same thing." I say softly.

"Don't be embarrassed. Most college students are stuck on being just friends with benefits. The only difference is, you're in love. I know you love him Savannah. That night when I saw those tears on your face, I know you wanted more from what Nick is giving you but--"

"But he can't give me what I need." I continue his sentence for him.

I looked away and hear Alec exhaling heavily. "I wouldn't ask those things if I knew you were there."

I smirked and said, "I wouldn't know his answers if you knew I was there."

"But are you okay with this set up with Nick? You know you're going to hurt yourself if you keep on doing this."

I exhale heavily, as if I'm having a hard time to breathe.

"I want to continue with whatever I have with Nick.... Even though it's hurting me."

I look back at Alec while he looks at me. He pity me. I could see from his eyes. He knows too well that Nick won't love me. He knows him too well and that look on his eyes is breaking me.

"Why do you want this?" He asked.

"I'm a fool for him, Alec." I say.

His brows are creasing.

This will end someday and before it'll end I just want to make most of my time with him."

table. "If you give him more time I know he'll

think that's

so, why do you still want to go on with this kind of thing Savannah when you know it's never gonna happen? You're inflicting pain to

he could change. He could change for

heart is already sealed long ago. It's

eyes. I bent my head down and

here I am hoping that he will. That he

me. He holds me close and I was hugging him cos it's what I need. I need to tell someone other than Nick about

cos you're an amazing woman Savannah. It'll be Nick's

at me. It's nice to hear at coming from Nick's best friend, he knows

you take Nick less seriously?

"I'm trying."

guy....who likes

"No guy likes

you kidding me? All Aries talks about when you're not around is

"What?"

widened. "Shit. Don't tell

laugh softly. "Aries is a playboy,

cos since that night when you saved him from

"He's not?" I asked.

women every night before but after that night when you first came at the frat party, he tried

I paused.

Aries is a known playboy but every

don't really know who's side you're on right now. Are you taking Nick's side or

He laughs. "No one's."

I exhale.

too unavailable to other men cos of what you

I smiled at myself.

be loved the way you should be. You're a beautiful woman, Savannah. A lot of men could be after you and you just don't know it cos you're

is right, I shouldn't be taking this thing I have with Nick seriously. I need

"Thanks Alec." I say.

don't worry, your secret with Nick is safe with

I smiled.

•••••

I'm always the one left here. I put down my paper to my side table drawer and pulled myself up from the bed.

like a slutty if I'm entertaining other

came by

A voice called

sigh. It's not

anything but why is there a delivery? Perhaps it was a mail? I reached for the

"Hi angel." He says.

I smiled back. "Hey."

said you were a bit sad today so I thought I could buy you

there's foods in

chicken teriyaki and some rolls. I hope you like Japanese

it. Come in Aries." I

He starts pulling out the foods and everything looks deliciously cute. Aries started opening

this." He says while

"Don't worry you're not

At first he tries to learn how to hold the chopsticks but he ends up dropping his foods back on his paper plate. I'd end up laughing at him and then

is good. This is

from my favorite Japanese

going to be my favorite too." I smile. "Pass up the

sized cup and we started sharing it. It was sort of melted a little bit but melted or not it's still ice cream. It's still tasty. I'm glad Aries is here to company me, I've been kind of a loner lately since Tracy has been busy with her researching and I've had to do other stuff related to school too. Nick is gone again. I don't know where he is. Haven't seen him two days now.

always doesn't tell me

the way, I didn't know your name