So so so dumb - Paula, Charles

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If Paula was to make a list of things she shouldn't be doing because they were really really stupid, number one would have to be STOP HAVING SEX WITH RICO.

God, it wasn't even as though she liked him! He was annoying and smug and he didn't give a shit about her and he'd broken more bones in her body than anyone else had ever done. And yet, still with the sneaking around and fucking. Although she couldn't stand him, she really enjoyed the sex part with Rico. Was that messed up? (Rhetorical question - Paula was well aware it was messed up. Theirs was sex that ended in wounds and shattered bones. No way was that right.)

With a swiftly coming up black eye and a broken wrist, Paula made her way quickly towards the outside of the hospital, using the corridors she knew was less frequented by people. She'd not yet been caught making her escape into the hospital grounds after these little trysts, but it always felt like it was only a matter of time. It was dangerous and risky and was that part of the reason she did it? Paula didn't think she was much of a risk taker... and yet here she was.

She was almost outside, almost to where she could escape into the trees and find enough small animals to drain and heal her wounds. She always wished she could take an angel soul from the hospital, but that was one risk that she wasn't going to take. No way she'd get away with it.

Turning the last corner and pushing open the door, that was when she almost ran right into Charles who she had (alright yes) maybe been a little avoiding of late for Rico related reasons.

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[charlesallen.insanejournal.com]

What Charles hadn't been expecting, that day, was to literally bump into Paula. He hadn't been seeing as much of her recently, and the thought had occurred that she might be avoiding him. But teenagers were teenagers, Charles had reasoned, and it was only fair that he gave her some kind of space.

"Alright?" Charles asked her, "Sorry!" He smiled, before noting the bruised eye. The smile vanished within seconds.

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Damn Charles, why did it have to be Charles? The hospital was filled with teenagers she could push around (not that she would!) but it had to be Charles of all people.

"Busy," Paula said by way of not-greeting, ducking her head to try and hide behind her knotty hair. "Gotta go."

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Charles wasn't willing to let Paula run away so easily, especially when he had a question about that bruised eye. He touched her arm and shook his head quickly. "Not likely," he told her firmly. "What's that? What happened?" Charles motioned towards the bruised eye.

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When he touched her arm she made a face, mostly because she was expecting it to hurt her wrist more than the fact that it actually did. "Would you believe," Paula slowly asked, not actually thinking for even a moment he would, "that I ran into a door?"