Hello, and welcome to the eighth issue of
Tales from Snippettsville
, Short Stories From A Small Town.
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Contents of Issue 8
Get Out Of Town
by Quasimodem
Mini-Mart Mate
by Alex de Kok
Sam And Janet's Evening
by PierceStreet
Sian Speaks
by Perdita
Illustrations
Banner and Header Picture, (c)Quasimodem, 2003
Footer Picture, (c)Alex de Kok, 2003
Now read on...
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Get Out Of Town
by
Quasimodem
She had been popular in Snippettsville, but the years had been unkind. Not that she looked old, but she'd been marked by her profession. It was that appearance which alerted Tom Holt.
"This way, bitch?"
"My room's over. . . ."
"Ain't gonna be no hotel room, bitch," the man snarled, "the alley'll do."
"Here?"
The man handed the girl a crumpled bill. "Yeah, here, bitch!"
She was slammed against an alley wall, her top shoved up, her panties yanked down beneath her miniskirt. Within seconds he was inside her.
"Now . . . I got . . . you, yah filthy . . . bitch!" he snarled, ramming himself within her. "Think I don't . . . remember you . . . bitch? Too good for . . . the likes . . . of me, yeah?"
Slammed repeatedly, the girl bit her lip to keep from sobbing. Tears trickled down her face, as his foul epitaphs grew viler, the sex more violent, until finally he climaxed.
"Now," the man demanded, reclaiming the wad of bills, "I'll keep my money. Others here remember you, and how you left to be a movie star. They'll all pay to do you. I'll be your manager, see? Your job is to act like you love it."
"Don't move, mister!" a new voice commanded from the shadows.
Cold steel at his temple insured the blasphemous man's compliance.
"Give back the girl's money. Good boy. Now, hand me your wallet. That's better."
The gunman opened the wallet and emptied it of cash, handing the bills to the girl.
"Seems like you earned this, Miss," then he snarled, "Do you know me, Deffler?"
"Fucking Archie McDougall!" the blasphemer declared.
"Correct! After you left the country club, Chief Holt examined the cards you left behind. Bad move. Nobody likes a cheat. My advice is don't stop running until you've put a couple of states between yourself and the Chief.
"Our chief hates cheaters. Probably arrest you under some bunko law. I just want to save the town the cost of a trial. Now move!"
"And leave you all the fucking money!" the blasphemer sneered.
"It ain't your money!" the constable snapped. "Another word, and I'll put a bullet through you for resisting arrest. Do yourself a favour. Shut the fuck up, and move! If I see you tomorrow, it's prison for you, bucko!"
The blaspheming man made a broken dash from the alley. He'd tried to act nonchalant, but the revolver, and Constable McDougall's cavalier attitude preyed too heavily on his mind.
"You must be new," McDougall declared to the hooker, "to follow a man like Ted Deffler down a dark alley."
"Honest! I never did this before," the girl proclaimed, "I hadn't any option. I'm broke, and nobody would hire me."
"There's five thousand dollars in Deffler's wad," Constable McDougall calculated. "That should buy you room, board, and a more conservative wardrobe, in some other vicinity.
"Our chief has a special bus fare fund for people like you. It'll take you all the way into the city."
"I won't see Tom!" the hooker cried in alarm.