Love Aint Always Pretty

EPILOGUE

LISSA'S POV

"Mom I'm going to be late for the orientation." I whined.

My dad was smiling. He finds it funny when I'm rushing mom and Vance.

"Vance come on!" I yelled again.

I see Vance running down the staircase, as he puts on his shirt. "Stop screaming early in the morning Lissa!"

"Mom!!" I whined again.

I watch as my mother rushes her way down the stairs, "Jesus Christ Lissa, calm down."

"It's first day mom. I need to hurry up." I answered her while she fixes her earrings.

My dad was busy putting on his blazer on himself and fixes his tie while he was on the phone with someone, probably work related. It's my first day to go into college and my folks are worrying about me. Well I am nervous too cos every teenager would pass through this transition, high school to college then college to real world.

But my parents are always so supportive of me and they trust me in everything I do and all the decisions I make. They're proud of me cos I always top everything I want to do and I'm always good almost at everything. I think I kind of gotten this attitude from my father, they say so cos we have the same eyes. My parents were planning on dropping me off first at the university before they'll fly to France to meet up with uncle Aries for business.

My mom said during her time, grandma and grandpa didn't send her off to college because they were busy in England and now she doesn't want me to feel what she felt while she was inside the car before. Uncle Cameron was the only one who drove her there, as she told me, and one of the reasons why she wants to come with me is that she wanted to see me go through the gates of WSU, dad also wanted to make sure I was safe.

My dad doesn't really want me to be in WSU for certain reasons that I don't know, but my mom insisted to and since some of my friends are going there and I heard it's a nice university with amazing professors and great education quality, then I guess it's where I'm ought to be.

I took up psychology then I'll have my master's right after four years. I want to write a book so bad since I'm fond of writing and reading. I want to have a degree someday too. I want to be famous by my own work and I want to make my parents proud of me. I'm such a bookworm, I love reading books and I got it all from my mom. She has her own library here at home and she has tons of different books which I could get benefit from it too. I guess I was basically perfectly halved in genes between my mom and my dad.

The four of us headed out to the car and drove our way to WSU. On our way, I was insanely nervous on my seat while my mom chants me some things I need to learn before going through college and my dad kept reminding me that I need to stay away from frat men because he knows how dangerous they are to me and my mom doesn't say anything about frat men. She just smiles and says let me enjoy my college years but then dad reminds me again he doesn't want me to have sexual intercourse with men.

"Oh come on dad don't bring this topic up." I say, answering him.

"Lissa as a father, I've been through college and I know what goes in there. I'm warning you." He says back.

"Okay I promise." I pulled my purity ring. "You locked me."

Mom smiles at me, "It's for your own good Lissa."

I smiled. I understand them on what they're trying to do. Of course I'm still a virgin, I've never had a boyfriend in high school though I had many suitors, I lost count on how many I busted. I busted all of them and some were scared by my dad.

When I reached the gates of WSU, I was in awe seeing all students going around the entire place with their friends. Dani was taking up business management in Harvard, she's a bit far from me but we've promised to keep in touch. I grabbed my luggage from my dad's hand and I stood right before them. They looked around the campus.

"It still feels the same." Mom says while dad wraps his arm around her shoulders.

Dad smiles and kisses my mom's temples. "Memories." He says.

"Well." I snapped, I got their attention.

They smiled at me.

"I'm going in now." I say.

Mom quickly hugged me and kissed my cheek, "Be careful in here honey. Always call me when something is up, okay? It's always hard when it's your first week. You'll get lost but you'll eventually get it."

I pulled myself away from mom, "I'll miss you. And thank you for coming here with me mom."

"Of course honey." She says, pushing my hair behind my ear.

Dad opens his arms and I threw myself at him, "I'll miss you too daddy."

"Me too Lissa. I guess I should stop calling you baby Lissa since you're already in college." He says.

I pulled myself away, "I'll always be your baby girl daddy."

He smiles and kissed my forehead.

"Bye sport." I rubbed my hand over Vance's hair and he quickly hugged me too.

"I'll miss you Lissa." He says.

I bend over and kissed the top of his hair. "Me too. I'll call to annoy you, don't worry."

He smacks my hips and I smiled.

I waved at them, "Bye." I say as I pull my luggage behind me and began to walk closer to the building.

Washington State University, I wonder what's in store for me. As I watch all the clubs calling out to freshmen to join in. Some cheerleaders walked up to me and handed me a flyer but I don't really like being in a cheering team. I've done that in high school and practice is tiring. As much as I would say I enjoyed watching everyone in the school ground, hate to say it that I was also getting lost.

I quickly grabbed the brochure and started looking for the directions to the dormitory. I paused and began looking for where I was standing.

I sigh. "Damn it."

"Melly!"

swear to god I know who that is. God, why did he had to

back. I

Koo-chee-koo-chee-koo." He teases while

eyes at him.

"Big one, too."

his

"God

pull your arm away? It's heavy. It's gonna kill me.

chuckles at himself. "Yeah I know you

so disgusting

luggage from

"Thanks."

of us began walking

relationship years ago. He's a year older than me and uncle Aries didn't know he had a son, until his mother died in a car accident and he had to be under uncle's wing. He does have uncle Aries' blond hair and metallic gray eyes. He's a complete copy. Even being a freaking womanizer. Dickson has tons of women. I've known him since high school and despite him being such a freaking women's magnet, he loves me as a little sister. He looks out for me all the time and he teases me every time we are together. And I hate to admit it but he's very

you enrolled

to tell you. You're so annoying. You annoy me so much." I

his arm over my shoulders again. "That means

"Gross Dickson."

closer to my cheek to kiss me but I tried to stop him using

name against

will you? I'm not gonna talk to you for a month if you'll

pulls his hand up and starts to pledge at me, "I promise not to say any dick jokes again. Sorry.

kiss

fall onto me but quickly caught me his other hand. My luggage fell on the ground and luckily my

dude!" Dickson

mad easily too. Especially when it comes

you fucking blind?!" Dickson

it's okay. Just let

at the other man who bumped us. He was busy picking up some music sheets and I noticed that he had a guitar hanging behind him. Then I realized as

Goodness he is handsome.

of it was pulled back in a small man bun. He's tall. His eyes were light brown. He's ridiculously handsome and hot. He's like a cut-out supermodel in a musician photoshoot. Look at this creation. He is remarkably gorgeous. His eyebrows were furrowing at the center of his forehead and the

Wow.

even say

hot and that his hairstyle fits him cos it doesn't. He's totally not handsome at all. He's not hot as well. I'm

Dickson mutters while he

let him go." I

I came here safe and I easily found my room.

was the total opposite of me. She had red streaks on her black hair, I don't know if she intentionally wanted to have bright red highlights but to me it looks irritating. She

be

chews

"Lissa."

There's a party tonight." She

I nod.

"Wanna come?" She offers.

"Are

laughs. "It's college. Not high school,

window. Make friends

"Sure." I say.

in a car with Melody on our way to the said party. She said it will be fun and she said it will be exciting as hell. When we finally arrived, I didn't know we were

a drink and everyone was dancing. I know I don't belong in such

to go with him to his frat party but then he might tell my dad that I went to some frat parties. I wouldn't want to get grounded. And frat people aren't really the kind

outside." I

peaceful beach. There was no one here so I wanted to come here all by myself. I began taking off my shoes and started walking barefoot on the sand. I walked closer to the

house music played inside

intro of Boston by Augustana over and over again. The hair from behind my neck is standing. I think

him standing

was that handsome mean guy

playing. But I was still looking

He looks over his shoulder then looked back at me. "Not

so deep

heart is

Beat, beat, beat, beat

Why?

I say. "You're here

sits down next to me and placed his guitar on

mentally begging him to play Boston over again and

realized that my eyes were still looking at him and he was also doing the same thing. We weren't talking. We were

laughs softly them pulls his