Pretty Wings (Paul Walker)

Ch. 3

Kori sat down and looked at the camera, ready to put on the show of her life. Lord knows she needed the money too.

"So tell us about you and Paul."

"Well we meet while I was working at a sports bar, he came in and we started talking after that I was sure we were in love. We were together for four beautiful years, but the last two years in realize now were a complete lie."

"How so?"

"Well for starters he was in a relationship with that Hanna chick and even had a baby with her."

"And how did that make you feel?"

"Slighted and a fool. How could he give her everything that I wanted you know?"

The reporter nodded her head and looked at the cameraman.

"I think we're done here."

Kori made a face.

"Wait what?"

"Something about this interview seems... off. Thanks for wasting my time."

Kori knew she had to think fast or that was it, she wouldn't be collecting the money that she had been promised.

"What if I told you that she was underage."

The reporter stopped packing up the her things and the cameraman stopped taking down the camera.

"How underage?"

Kori smiled wickedly.

"Let's just say, her parents could've had him up for statutory rape."

"Tell me more," the reporter said sitting down.

***

Hanna had just finished making breakfast when she heard a knock on the door. Looking through the peephole, she smiled seeing Cody standing on the other side of the door.

"Hey Cody."

"Hanna," he said smiling.

"Come in."

"Smells good in here."

"I cooked."

"Well looks like I came just in time," he said patting his stomach.

"Yes, you did," she giggled.

"What brings you buy?"

"I wanted to see how you were doing."

She shrugged her shoulders and handed him a plate.

"I'm doing ok. I'm taking it one day at a time."

Cody nodded his head.

"Paul really loved you, you know that right."

"Of course I do."

Cody smiled.

"Good and you're stuck with us forever."

"I wouldn't want it any other way," Hanna said giggling.

Paulie started crying and Hanna headed upstairs. Cody placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Can I see what's the matter with him."

"Yes of course you can."

Hanna realized that Paulie was the last piece any of them had of Paul and if his brother wanted to check on his nephew, she wouldn't stop him. She could hear the giggles and smiled as Paulie and Cody walked down the stairs.

"I think he just wanted to see uncle Cody."

"Oh that was all huh."

"Duh, isn't it obvious."

"Oh well excuse me," Hanna laughed.

Paulie looked up at his mother and raised his arms.

"You are so spoiled little boy."

She picked him up and she gave him a bowl of grits to eat. Cody looked down at his phone and scowled.

"I have to go."

"Oh, ok. See you later."

"Yea of course."

Cody kissed Hanna's forehead and Paulie's cheek.

"Stay by the phone."

"Alright, bye."

***

February 7, 2001

"It's been time for you to go Chris," Vanessa spat.

"What are you talking about?"

"I gave you what you wanted, but when I go after my dreams, it's a crime."

"No it's not, but we agreed that you would be a stay at home mom."

"And that's why I want you to live I can't do this anymore. I want a divorce."

"Fine, but I'm taking Hanna with me."

"Oh you sound so stupid."

"How?"

"Because I'm going to tell her that you decided that you didn't want to be apart of her life anymore."

"And you know that would be a fucking lie."

"Yes of course we would know that, but poor little Hanna wouldn't."

"You are a convening little bitch and you will reap what you sow."

"Yea, yea, yea."

"Tell that sob story to someone who gives a damn."

Chris shook his head and sighed.

"I'm coming back for my daughter."

"No you aren't."

***

Hanna watched in horror as Kori told the whole world that she had been fifteen would when she came back into Paul's life and basically stole him away. They both knew that that wasn't what happened, but the people watching the story wouldn't believe that and that was what irked her the most. What she was getting out of this?

"You already know the answers, but you don't want to believe it."

She shook her head and sighed.

"No I don't."

Paul chuckled causing Goosebumps to raise on her arms.

"You're very smart Hanna and you will figure it out."

Watching the interview, she studied the way Kori talked and sat. Something about this was staged and reminded her eerily of someone close to her, she just couldn't put her finger on it just yet.

***

She watched the interview with a smirk on her face. All Hanna had to do was listen and Paul would still be alive, but of course Hanna choose to be hardheaded and this was what had happened. A soft knock on her door, brought her out of her reverie and she opened the door.

"I did everything you asked. Can I get my money now?"