Love Aint Always Pretty

Heureux

Translation: Lucky

Origin: French

11

SAVANNAH'S POV

"Billy!" I ran towards him.

He stops and smiles. "Hi Savannah."

"Hey. How are you today?"

"Good. Thanks. You?"

"Im fine. Are you excited for tonight?"

We started walking along the hallway together and he didn't answer right away.

Billy shakes his head. "I'm actually a bit more scared of it. I just hope I won't get too paddled so I could still survive."

I smiled at him ruefully. I know I can't change his mind to make him back out and I think they're not allowed to back out anymore. "I want you to have this." I handed him my lucky coin.

Billy accepts it and stares at the coin for a while. "Hey it's a very classic coin Savannah. This is antique. Look at the date it's 1875."

"It's my lucky coin. It has a sentimental value to me. I've had that since I was little." I smiled.

He nods. "What's this for? Why are you giving it to me?"

"I'm not giving it to you. I'm letting you borrow it. I always have that on my pocket when I have exams or when I'm nervous before I do something. It sort of helps me. I hope it'll help you."

He smiles. "I'm sure it will. You're really nice Savannah. Thank you for this. I'll hold on to it tonight."

"I just want to make sure you'll be alright tonight. You're Kurt's brother anyways."

He smiled.

When he was about to put it inside his pocket, a guy from behind pulled it from his hands and when we looked over to who did it and it was Baxter alongside his evil soldiers. He started flipping the coin on his finger and had that devilish smile on his face while looking at me.

"Give it back to him." I said right away.

Baxter chuckles. "Well well well, looks like we've seen each other again."

He pulls his hand up and brushes his thumb under my chin. I pulled my head back away from Baxter, feeling disgusted by what he did.

"Don't touch her." Billy fired back.

"Ohhh. I'm really scared of you, wimp. Where's your back up? Oh wait, you're still a fucking recruit." Baxter said as he strongly push Billy and laughed.

Billy almost fell on the ground but I quickly caught him. Baxter and his friends laughed at him like they were having fun with what they were doing and well the other students around us were laughing at us too. In every school there will always be a bully only that this bully is not a high school bully. I need to get rid of my mindset as a high schooler. Baxter's a goddamn frat member, a whole new level of being a bully and I know he's dangerous cos Tracy and Aries warned me about him to stay away.

"I said give it back to him Baxter!" I tried to reach for the coin but then he tries to kiss my lips so I had to back off.

Him and his friends continued laughing even louder while the coin was still on his grasp, tossing it to the air then catches it right back on his hand. It's a very memorable and important coin to me cos I had it when I was only seven. My gramps gave it a week before he died of lung cancer. I can't lost that now. It's too valuable to me.

"You want it? Come and get it." He smirked at me cockily.

"That's not even yours! Give it back to me! You're being so childish right now and to think you're already an adult!" I'm yelling at him now.

"Not unless you answer my question darling. Why are you hanging out with those bozos?" He asked.

"Bozos?" I asked back.

don't know Nick that well but you're

know his past, do

What past?"

I could tell you what I know about

that? Why would I trust you? Now give me my lucky coin back!" I

inch. "There's more

Baxter. I pulled my head

Baxter?"

finally stands straight with that evil grin plastered

over at me then flashed me my lucky coin.

I wanted to follow them to get my coin, I can't cos I'm scared of him. Nick

they do to

my lucky coin!" I

about it. It was just

not just a coin. It's valuable to me! It's... Ugh! Never mind!

mad at me? It wasn't my fault your stupid fucking coin

I have of my late grandfather! He gave me that coin before he died and it's been giving me luck since then! It's

it wasn't his fault that Baxter got it but I'm mad at him for calling

Tracy and Nick have the same attitude cos if Nick was as nice as Tracy then I wouldn't have a problem with him at all. But he's just a tactless jerk

that he has asthma. Ugh, that one thing I hate about myself is that I get too attached by someone which I know is somewhat related to me. When they're in trouble I feel like it's my responsibility to know they are okay. Since Billy is Kurt's brother, I totally feel responsible for him cos Kurt doesn't even know about his little

was going to take a shower before heading out to the frat's party and since Clyde was also busy for the recruits' initiation tonight, she was

friends doesn't really like me Tracy."

never had a girl like you who joined our

smiled. "They're

down on the bed. "Hey, they will eventually think you're cool. Fine, if

hair. I really wanted to go to that frat party and maybe

go with

narrow. "Are

cos the last time I wore it Penny made fun of me. Tracy and I went out of the dorm and noticed that her friends weren't

are your friends?" I

truck, Penny kept making fun of you. Sorry about her.

I nod.

frat house, the party people around the place was still as crazy as before. The usual college party with loud busting music that makes you go deaf, tons of different booze, couples making out in a corner or even fucking in

for almost the entire night. They were playing spin the bottle now and I didn't want to join, Tracy went out dancing with

and the other recruits were blindfolded while they were being led out

but Nick as the usual jerk he is, looked impassive as always. I think he doesn't have any emotions at all. I thinks he's a

house. I looked through the windows and saw them walking along with some other frat men too. Nick was already holding a huge paddle with lots of writings on it. I saw the Phi Delta Theta

cab that was passing by and told the driver to follow the pack of cars ahead of us without being

a while they had to consume massive amounts of alcohol, one cup after the other. They had to finish as much cups as they can within five minutes. I didn't worry at the other recruits cos they looked like they were used to drinking but Billy was almost throwing up. He had too many glasses already and he looked sick as

Chug it down up! Cmon slacker!!" One

sir!" Billy exclaimed and took a long shot

heart quickly raced when I saw Nick and Aries with the two other men holding up the same paddle. I don't know if I want to see this. I wanted to

is mine." I

of Billy and I could see him trembling in fear. He was shaking after that one hit from Nick and I'm sure it was strong as fuck. Nick moved closer to Billy's ear and then he started hitting him. The sounds of the paddle hitting the bottom made me want to cry. The sound of

his lifeless looking body before Nick could hit him again. I shut my eyes close in fear of seeing the paddle hitting me but it didn't. I opened my eyes and Nick stopped midair. All of the frat men looked at me while my hands were holding onto

it! Are you really that heartless? He already passed out! Look at him!" I yelled

and Billy was the only one who passed out from all of the recruits. All of

I know I'm not suppose to be here and I'm not allowed to stop with this ritual you're doing but look at him! You'll all get in trouble for this if

of a sudden carried Billy on his arms and started walking

the initiation." He says to the

on my feet. "You

where Nick was heading. I see him placing Billy on the passenger

you taking him?"

Stop being a drama queen."