Pretty Wings (Paul Walker)

Ch. 18

                  

Hanna had just finished up her classes for the day and on her way back to the apartment that she shared with Sal until she heard someone call her name. She turned around and saw Sal waving at her and she decided to walk over to see what he wanted.

"Where have you been stranger? It's been two weeks since I've seen you."

"I've been busy."

"Doing Paul," Sal asked in a bitter tone.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard what I said. How much is he paying you anyway? You know that he has a girlfriend right. You're nothing more than his whore."

Hanna couldn't help it, she slapped Sal before walking away. She couldn't believe that he would disrespect her in that manner. What happened to the Sal that she had known and loved?

***

Paul rolled his eyes at Kori before attempting to read the script for his new movie. She had been going on and on about catching him with Hanna. What she didn't understand was Paul could care less what she had to say because it didn't matter to him, he was a grown man and did what he wanted to whenever he wanted to do it.

"Let me clear something up for you. I'm grown and can do whatever I want to do."

"So why haven't you ever taken me to a restaurant that nice?"

"You didn't set the bar high to begin with."

Kori reeled back from his words and tried to hold the tears in. She would never admit that Paul's words stung.

"Do you see what is happening? She's turning us against each other. I was here first and let's not forget that she is underage."

"Hanna isn't doing anything. I've known her since she was seven years old."

"Why are you lying to me right now? I saw the way you looked at her the other night."

Paul sighed and threw his script on the table and faced Kori.

"Get out now."

"Why so you can call your little whore over here?"

"Call her a whore again and you'll regret it. I'm trying to be nice about it but if you keep pushing me, you'll see a side of me that you won't like."

Kori huffed and grabbed her bag before walking out of the house, slamming the door in her wake. Picking up his phone, he dialed Hanna's number and waited for her to pick up and when she did, he sat straight up on his couch.

"Hello?"

"Hanna what's the matter?"

"Nothing. What are you up to?"

"Hanna what's the matter I can tell that you are crying."

"It's Sal."

Paul felt his mood change at the mention of Sal.

"What did that idiot do now?"

Hanna laughed and wiped at her eyes before she responded.

"He called me your two dollar whore."

"Do you want me to deal with him?"

"No. I'm just going to avoid him like I've been doing today."