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The Chain: Link 5a
Date: 10/3/2014, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: PervyStoryteller, Rating: 3, Source: LushStories
that too often,” Sam muttered. Chloe spat her gum out, producing a new stick immediately, which she popped into her mouth before saying, “What’s the matter? Getting nervous, lovergirl?” “Fuck’s sake,” Sam said. Unperturbed, Chloe said, “Might as well take the bus, eh?” “Why? Where are we going? Anyway, I don’t have my card with me. Or money for that matter.” Sam was cursing himself. He should have thought of that. No money, no mobile, no nothing. “Check yer pockets, yeah?” Sam stuck his hands in the pockets of the leather jacket, amazed to find a bus card and some cash. Had Melinda forgotten it? “See,” Chloe said. “Magic!” Sam wasn’t going to ask. The bus card was a pay-as-you-go job, so it didn’t have a photo on it. That would have been interesting. But the question was still unanswered. “Where are we going?” “For a ride,” Chloe said. The bus stop wasn’t far up ahead now, and Sam could see some people waiting. A group of three young women, more or less his own age. They were talking loudly in excited, high-pitched voices. A few steps further, and Sam realised he knew who they were. Shit! He’d even had a quick fumble with one of them. They must recognize him. “Don’t be stupid,” Chloe told him. “Haven’t you got it yet? No-one’s gonna recognize you.” But Sam couldn’t shake the feeling, slowing as he approached. He felt suddenly very conspicuous, not least when he spotted a man standing back a bit in the shadows, who averted his eyes when Sam looked at him. “He was totally ...