All Chapters of Love Ain't Always Pretty: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

CHAPTER 21 NuminousNuminous- awed yet attracted; the powerful personal feeling of being overwhelmed and inspiredOrigin: Latin21It was already midnight, almost one in the morning and I think Tracy is still at the frat party. She hasn't come back yet and I won't be worried because I'm sure Nick is there with her. While as for myself, I'm busy reading this book and I'm already half way through after Nick borrowed it a while ago. The only light in my room was coming from the lampshade on my study table and this novel assigned to me is actually pretty good, despite the old English words used on this but it's amazing. I wish I could become one of New York's bestselling authors someday. All of a sudden my phone lights up right next to me and I quickly grabbed it.A message from an unregistered number: Where are you?Who's this? I replied.Nick.My heart raced and hands went cold as ice in a nanosecond. It's Nick.How did you get my number? -SavannahRobert. -NickRobert?? Who is Robert?

CHAPTER 23 Idée Fixe Idée Fixe- an idea that dominates one's mind especially for a prolonged period; obsessionOrigin: French23"Please tell me you'll come?"Here comes Tracy again, begging me to go along with her and her friends. I love Tracy but I don't love... I don't like, at least, most of her friends. It's a mutual feeling though and whenever Penny is around, all she'll ever do is to retaliate me. She gets to my nerve like I how I get into hers. She hates the way I dress. She hates every thing I do. She hates me being around the same place that she's around. She hates me. She loathes my entire being.Penny is just so hateful. And I'm sure as hell that she's just jealous of me because I am way better than her. She looks like a prostitute with those kind of clothes on her. And I look like the kind of woman that men respects more.And if it's not only Tracy's birthday this Saturday I wouldn't wanna go. But since she's turning twenty and I'm her roommate, and she begs a lot then

CHAPTER 25 Koi No YokanKoi No Yokan- the sense one can have upon first meeting another person that the two of them are going to fall in love: refers to the knowledge that a future love is inevitable; Premonition Of LoveOrigin: Japanese25"Be careful when you're with him...""Be careful when you're with him...""Be careful when you're with him...."Why?Why would I be careful when I'm with him? Why should I be careful around Nick? What's with Nick that I need to be careful for? He seems nice sometimes, sweet and thoughtful though he's lacking of kindness, sympathy and sensitivity.My professor complimented me about my research. He said he was impressed by my work and I even went well on my oral exam too. I answered great. I was so glad about the result. The book? It was already passed on time. I owe Nick big time for his huge help. Well, I went gift shopping all by myself because it would be awkward having two frat guys with me. Following me around and I'm sure as hell Nick and Ari

CHAPTER 27 Ichigo IchieIchigo Ichie- "One time, one meeting"; an encounter that only happens once in a lifetime, reminding to treasure every moment for it will never recurOrigin: Japanese27I was alone by the lake while the others transferred to the pool area. The circle grew smaller since Romeo and Megan went inside both drunk, Tracy and Clyde left and were drunk as well while Aries was having his migraine all of a sudden so he needed to sleep it off. Penny, Nick and Alec were left there and since Nick told me to leave the circle because Penny was being her drunk self and kept firing insults at me, he told me to rather leave.All of a sudden a bottle of beer was handed out to me and I looked around to find Alec. He smiled at me, "Beer?""No thanks." I answered.He sits right next to me and we were both now looking at the peaceful lake, he was drinking the beer instead. "Where's everyone?" I asked."Drunk. Asleep. Maybe drunk screwing.""Drunk screwing?" I laughed. "How's Penny?"

CHAPTER 29 EscapismEscapism- escaping from realityOrigin: English29NICK'S POVEIGHT YEARS AGO"Nick are you sure about this? Her folks might send us to jail dude." I hear Alec."Just wait, alright? She'll be out."I gaze at my watch and it was already one in the morning. Alec and I were waiting for Catherine to come out of their mansion. We weren't planning on eloping or running away, but we just wanted to go out. We wanted to see each other after what happened when her father found us. I know it's gonna be harder to sneak her out and her bodyguards will be following her everywhere she'll go but I will do want whatever I can just to see my girlfriend."Nick. Shit Nick her bodyguards." Alec pulled my arm."Fuck. Hide." I spit.Both of us hid behind the bushes and just hoped we won't get caught. When it was clear, one fifteen in the morning, I'm almost freezing from these bushes and Alec has been whining about leaving already, that's when I saw Catherine carefully sneaking out."Ca