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The Chain: Link 5b
Date: 10/4/2014, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: PervyStoryteller, Rating: 2, Source: LushStories
The street was still, silent, unnaturally silent for a night like this. Chloe’s perpetual gum-chewing worked in tandem with the sound of Samantha’s heels. “So where are we going?” Samantha asked. “Through here,” Chloe said. It was a narrow passageway, and at the end of it they came out onto a park, situated on the south side of the canal. On the other side of the water was the town centre, where the real nightlife took place. “What is this place?” “Don’t you know?” Chloe said. “I’d have thought a girl like you would know all about it.” Samantha shook her head. “Petal Park?” Chloe said. “What?” “That’s its name now. It was created by the Victorians in a drive against vice.” Something of Sam reasserted itself. “What are you a fucking history book now?” Chloe just laughed, leading Samantha further into the park. “’Course, it didn’t help. The place had a rep by then, going back a couple of centuries. Still does.” Some kind of enlightenment was beginning to dawn as they found a bench and sat down. “Go on.” “Well, let’s just say it still deserves to go by its old name.” “Which was?” “Gropecunt Place.” Sam almost leaped out of Samantha. “Seriously?” “’Course. Would I lie to you? Gotta hand it to the Victorians though. From Gropecunt Place to Petal Park. Funny that.” Sam/Samantha wasn’t laughing. He/she was teetering on the edge of two identities. From here the lights from the town centre could easily be seen across the canal, but the park seemed frighteningly dark. It was as if ...