It’s a dark, cold, rainy night. A north wind ripples down Hastings. A girl stands shivering in a doorway. Nothing moves. She hasn’t seen another being for at least an hour. Still she hesitates to leave. She hasn’t had much luck tonight and knows that there won’t be a welcome mat at home. For a loss of another word, she still calls it “home”. After another half hour, she turns into the wind and heads there.
Music is blasting. She hears people laughing. She hopes she can sneak in and up the stairs without “him” seeing her. No such luck!
HIM: “Hey, babe, come here and give your daddy a kiss!” (He’s well dressed, silk shirt, dress pants, cost her close to $200 for his outfit). “How much money did you make?”
HER: “Sweetie, there’s no one around. I’ve been out there for over 4 hours and didn’t turn one trick. There’s nobody out there. I just wanted to come in and dry off. Okay, sweetie?”
HIM: (Glares at her) “Do you realize how much time and money I’ve invested in you? All those fuckin clothes! You ungrateful bitch. Now that it’s a little cold out and rainy you get lazy and come home. I bet you’ve been sitting in the fuckin bar all night. Out of all the girls that I could have gotten and I choose the laziest, dumbest one of all.”
HER: “I’m sorry, sweetie, I’ll just run upstairs and get a dry coat. Okay, I’ll go right back out. I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking. Okay? Forgive me.”
(She runs up the stairs quickly)
Back on the doorstep, a car drives by, turns a corner, then comes around again. A trick window shopping. The car stops. She saunters over to the driver’s side.
HER: “Hi, honey, like what you’re looking at?”
HIM: “Um, how much?”
HER: “Depends on what you order.”
HIM: “Get in.”
HER: “I got a room right here.”
HIM: “Never mind, I like to stay with the car.”
HER: “Long as we don’t go too far.”