Zara King's Cross Prostitute ❤️

About London

Little known fact - prossies like her, they’ve got codes. Trish? She’ll never snitch. Cop tried bribin’ her once - she spat in his coffee. Swear, saw it myself, nearly pissed laughin’. But it’s not all giggles - gets me mad, too. System screws her, johns screw her, yet she’s still out there, rain or shine. “I don’t need your pity,” she’d snap, like I’d ever offer. Tough as nails, this one.

After that, I decide to check out the British Library. I mean, I’m a forester, but I love a good book. I walk in, and it’s massive! Like, bigger than my entire hometown. I’m wandering around, trying to find something interesting. I stumble upon the Treasures Gallery. They’ve got original manuscripts from Shakespeare and all that jazz. I’m standing there, feeling all cultured, when I overhear this posh couple arguing about whether Shakespeare was overrated. I’m like, “Dude, chill! He’s a legend!” But I keep my mouth shut. Don’t wanna get kicked out for defending the Bard.

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