Once upon a time in an elevator – 01

Tab started to say something derogatory, but Athena interrupted her.

“So, where ya wanna go tonight?” Athena said. Her voice had moved to the front of the car, near the control panel.

“I don’t care. We just need to get there soon; this is good shit and something is getting fucked tonight,” Tab said and laughed.

“Yeah, my pussy is already tingling,” Athena said.

Natalia blushed furiously and for a few moments forgot her fear, but it welled back up as soon as the silence came again. The dark she could stand with effort, but when coupled with silence and a small space it was terrifying beyond rational explanation. She always remembered the time as a child of six she rode out a tornado alone in an abandoned storm cellar. It had been filled with bugs and rats, unseen scurrying in the absolute darkness.

They had crawled over her and bitten her and she had screamed until her voice cracked. She was nearly catatonic when her father found her and it had taken years before she could even manage to sleep without all the lights in the house on. Even now she had a nightlight on her nightstand at home.

“Mine too, could use a little tongue action to sooth the itch. Hey bitch, come on over here and give me some head,” Tab’s voice called. Natalia felt herself blush from her head to her feet and Athena burst out laughing. She was lightheaded and dizzy, a feeling similar to vertigo. She knew she was losing her grip and she prayed the lights would come on soon.

“Yeah, when you finish with her my cunt could use some attention too,” Athena said.

“How ‘’bout it? Ever tasted fresh pussy?” Tab’s voice said.

“You two are terrible,” Natalia managed and giggled. The overwhelming panic always did this to her. Her best friend called it a ‘runner’s high’, when the panic became so strong that her body began to release endorphins. Natalia compared it to being really buzzed, a kind of strange feeling where her inhibitions were lowered and her judgment became increasingly impaired. God, please let the lights come back on, she prayed. Tab started to say something but Athena shushed her.

“Jim? Yeah, it’s Rhonda, what’s going on?” Athena’s voice said.

“You’re fucking kidding!! How long? Son of a bitch!” Athena shouted, causing Natalia to start.

“No, we’re all right. Huh? Oh, Me, Tabitha Hunter and Natalia Washington,” Athena said. Natalia finally realized the tall woman had found the emergency phone in the elevator. She would never have remembered it. She was still scared, but she felt a little better with Tab and Athena there. At least she wasn’t alone. She thought back to the decision to hold the door and smiled, sometimes little acts of kindness came back to you in a big way, she thought.

“Yeah, Fuck you very much,” Athena said and slammed the phone down.

“We are so screwed.”

“Why? What’s up?” Tab’s voice sounded in the darkness.

“Power’s out all over the Northeast. It could be days before they get it back on.”

“We could starve to death!” Natalia blurted, her imagination running away with her and the unreasoning panic welled up again until she felt her chest would burst.

“Relax baby, you’ll have plenty to eat,” Tab said and snickered.

“Yeah, survival rations of pussy,” Athena laughed. Natalia shook her head. The two city girls and their banter embarrassed her, but they gave her some comfort. She knew she would be going insane by now if she were alone. At least at this rate by the time they did get out she wouldn’t blush so much, she thought. She felt a silly smile on her face and knew she was coming unglued. The darkness would always win over her, she thought. At least she wasn’t alone, the silence in that darkness would have killed her, she just knew it.

“So how long are we stuck here?” Tab asked.

“I don’t know, Jim said he called 911, but there are thousands of people trapped in elevators, I wouldn’t bet on getting out tonight,”

“What the fuck are we going to do?” Tab said.

“Don’t know about you, but I am going to shuck these panties and let my fingers do the walking,” Athena said.

“Guess there ain’t no other option,” Tab said glumly.

Her voice faded away and the elevator became as silent as a tomb. Natalia was fighting back her panic again as the silence stretched on. Eventually her ear caught a sound from the front of the elevator. It was a kind of wet, squishy sound. Natalia couldn’t believe it and the sheer audacity of it cut through her panic. Surely they were just joking with her? They couldn’t be seriously…masturbating in the elevator!!

“Ohhhh…” a quiet moan came from the corner of the elevator where Tab had been standing when the lights went out. Natalia swallowed hard. She was still in shock that anyone could be so brazen. The soft wet sounds were in stereo now. The darkness had a strange effect, it seemed to sharpen her other senses. She wrinkled her nose as she began to detect a faintly musky odor.

“Oh my god!”

“What?” Athena’s disembodied voice called.

“You’re really masturbating!?”

“Of course, unless you have a better suggestion?” Athena said sardonically.

“I do, you can crawl over here and give my hand a rest,” Tab said.

“Not in this life,” Athena said.

“Wasn’t talking to you,” Tab grunted. Athena chuckled. For a while there was silence again. Natalia was still fighting her panic, but she was surrounded by the smell and sounds of sex. Despite her wishes to be disgusted she felt herself getting damp and becoming aroused. Her senses seemed so acute in the inky blackness and any sound, even that of the two women stroking their pussies was welcome.

“Ever tried it, Natalia?” Athena asked. Her voice sounded normal, but a little deeper.

“No, I never have,” Natalia said.

“Ever thought about it?” Tab grunted.

“I guess so,” Natalia admitted.

“So why haven’t you ever?” Athena asked.

“I don’t know, I guess I never had the opportunity,” Natalia said thinking about it. That wasn’t really true. In college her roommate had offered, but Natalia was too shy to make the first move and Nancy hadn’t pushed it.

“Well, opportunity is knocking girly,” Athena said with amusement in her voice.

“Oh no… I couldn’t,” Natalia said quickly.

“Why not?” Tab’s voice said. Was it her imagination or was the voice closer to her?

“I’m married for one, besides it would just be wrong.”

“Why would it be wrong?” Athena’s voice said. It seemed closer to her too.

“I don’t know, it just would be,” Natalia said. She nearly jumped out of her skin when Tab spoke again, the big woman’s voice was right in her ear.

“Bullshit, if you ever got a little taste I bet you wouldn’t go back to your husband,”

“I don’t think…” she began, but gasped when she felt a hand brush her calf.

“You’ve got nice legs,” Athena’s voice said from somewhere in front of her.

“Thank you,” Natalia squeaked.

“I’ve daydreamed about having them wrapped around my waist,” Athena said conversationally.

Natalia didn’t know what to say, she felt a hand caress her bare arm and jerked it away. A finger traced lightly up her shin and over her knee.