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?

he kill some men who flirted to

Oh my goodness.

your turn." A voice

saw Nick standing right 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

"Savannah?" He snaps.

said out our orders but my mind is still 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

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 really

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

That voice.

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

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

nostrils and looks back at Nick. "I should be the one

asked

nod. "He's my older brother,

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

car this instant,

to yell. People are looking

he turns into a complete different man. I'm

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

exhale heavily and

Nick

towards his car. "You don't have to

if I have to!" He opens the

stepped inside passenger seat as I watch Nick outside while he was looking back at me. Cameron slams the door and starts the engine right away. He leaves the campus while drives so abruptly

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

dickhead Cameron. Nick is the nicest guy I know in WSU! You're just freaking out cos

"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

eyes dilated. So it's true. Nick

of him cos he just got out of prison that time. Anna, I told you to stay

start the car and take me where you wanna take

forcing myself he couldn't do 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

I hear Cameron tells me, calmly

is not a warning anymore but an instruction. Stir. Clear. From Nick Wilde. Do you

I paused.

and clear." I answer

•••••

days for her field trip to a company where she is being offered for an internship. I'm happy for her but I just need her now. I need to know about

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

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

boy looks at me then

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

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