Love Aint Always Pretty novel Chapter 56

Verklempt

- 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?

Or did he kill some men who flirted to Catherine?

Oh my goodness.

"It's your turn." A voice speaks to me.

I moved to my side and 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 someone. Nick couldn't do that. Nick won't kill someone. Nick wouldn't. I know Nick can't do that.

"Savannah?" He snaps.

I nod and moved closer to the counter. We 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 do eight years ago? What's that thing you don't want me to know? What are you hiding from me?

Nick and I drove back to the 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 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 care about what I missed today, but I'm really bothered about who Nick killed.

I hear a slamming of the door. "So that's why you weren't here the entire weekend."

That voice.

I moved my 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 that Nick is a frat guy and Nick is wearing their frat shirt.

Kill me now! Argh!

"Cameron." I say as he walks closer.

Cameron looks at Nick. "I told you to stay away from frat men! I specifically told you about that! And now you're with this fucking asshole the entire time?"

"Ron!" I warned.

"Savannah, why do you know him?" Nick asked me with confusion in his face.

Cameron laughed through his nostrils and looks back at Nick. "I should be the one asking you why you know my sister."

"Sister?" Nick asked in disbelief.

I nod. "He's my older brother, Nick."

Nick's eyes flared momentarily while they were looking at me. I could tell from his face that he couldn't believe what he heard from me.

"Get in my fucking car this instant, Savannah!" Cameron says to me.

"Ron you don't have to yell. People are looking at us!" I tell him.

He moved his head to me and looks at me so angrily. I always get really really scared when Cameron is mad cos he turns into a complete different man. I'm so dead. I'm really totally dead once we'll be alone. He's gonna be so mad at me and I'm sure he'll tell dad about this. Damn it!

"I don't give a fuck about these people looking at us, now get inside the fucking car or so help me god I will!" He raises his voice at me.

I exhale heavily and then glared Nick.