The next morning James was woken by the sound of the first visitors to the gaol's museum. He'd slept surprisingly well in the locked box, but the atmosphere inside was now increasingly hot and stuffy. With Belinda closing the four inch square access hole, the only air he had was via a tiny heavy grille at the back of the box; designed to keep the prisoner alive, but nothing more.
The scent from Belinda's used underwear was now all pervading, but then he had held them to his face as he slept. Now he needed air and at the very least he needed someone to open the metal cover that closed off the small access hole. As Belinda had not yet arrived, he would have to ask one of the visitors for help.
Two women had already walked past his box and James had overheard some of their conversation. From the sound of women's shoes on the concrete floor, it sounded as though they had split up and just one pair of female shoes was now approaching.
"Hi! Hello?" he called.
The footsteps stopped.
"I'm in the box."
As the footsteps tentatively approached, he knew he needed a story.
"We have a competition on today," James called out, "Students have to find pretend 'prisoners' in the gaol. Makes learning more fun. Unfortunately I was volunteered to be one of the 'prisoners' for this morning."
"Oh... okay," the woman sounded confused.
"But my friend who locked me in here should have left the access window open, otherwise you bake in here... could you make my morning by opening it for me?"
She was close now, but still hadn't opened the cover.
"Please?"
There was a click and the cover swung open, with James's face already in place to breathe in the cold fresh air.
"Oh my god, what's it like in there?" she woman cried, her blonde hair held back by a pair of sunglasses.
"Fine... all for a good cause."
"I guess."
James looked up only to realise that he was looking right up inside her white cotton shorts and could see a little too much of her underwear.
"I'm sorry," he said, looking away, "Just a little awkward from down here."
"Hey, I should close you back up for that!" the woman joked, making no effort to move.
"No, no, please I'm not looking."
She giggled as she sat down on the lid, crossed her legs and closed the cover. Beneath her was the sound the cramped guy trying to move and some increasingly desperate pleading.
"I'm really sorry!"
She held her hand to her mouth to suppress laughter.
"Please... just for a minute?" he begged.
The woman put on her sunglasses and crouched down by the hole with her legs apart and unclipped the cover. She watched with amusement as James looked out and then quickly looked away when faced with a close up of her crotch.
"You looked again," she laughed, slamming the cover closed again.
James pushed up on the underside of the lid in a pointless bid for freedom as he listened as the girl in the shorts walk off; her cruelty making him feel very claustrophobic. However, less than a minute later the footsteps returned.
"Okay, but you've got to admit that was kinda fun," she laughed out loud as she opened the cover. She then walked away, with frequent looks back to the box and the sexy eyes peering out from its dark confined interior.
*
'Where's Belinda?' James thought, reaching through the hole and grabbing the padlock for the hundredth time. He yanked the silver lock and then twisted it as hard as he could, but knew he wasn't even close to breaking it.
With no one in the museum, he risked some kicks against the end of the box, but the solid dull thud told him that that was also pointless. He pushed up on the lid in frustration, 'fucking padlocks!' He placed his face back up against the small hole and looked longing at the outside world.
"You sure you're alright?"
Fuck, he hadn't realised the blonde was still in the museum.
"I'm fine... and thanks for opening this hole," he panted back.
The woman was now crouching down by the box, again giving James a close up of her shorts.
"Tell me where the key is and maybe I'll let you out for a bit," the woman offered.
"Oh I think she's taken it with her."
"That's a bit dangerous," she replied disappointedly, "What if you wanted to get out?"
"I guess I don't have that choice."
"Too bad," the blonde replied, as she stood up and walked away.
James finished drinking his water and then carefully pissed into the empty bottle. He lay back down on the soft blankets and closed his eyes. Belinda had found the most physiologically cruel form of imprisonment ever. Where was Belinda? Where were the keys?
*
It was just after eleven in the morning when Belinda returned.
"I see someone opened your hole," her voice was unmistakable.
There was clattering from inside the box and James's face appeared at the single small opening.
"Am I glad to see you!" he exclaimed.
"Sorry darling, I promised to take my daughter for breakfast," she smiled sweetly.
Wearing a white gym top, gray yoga pants and trainers, Belinda crouched down by the hole, bouncing as if warming up for exercise.
"That's okay," James replied in a voice that portrayed desperation.
"A little frustrated are we?"
James sighed out loud, "This is insanely cruel, I can't believe people had to live like this."
Belinda's big brown eyes were smiling even more than usual as she watched James desperately try to peer out through the tiny opening. She sipped from her water bottle and just kept smiling.
"You have the key?" he asked.
Belinda nodded.
"Great, I've got this place I want to try for lunch," James said, although his words sounded more like a question.
Belinda was still smiling and still sipping water, "Sure, but I'm going to the gym first,"
"A late lunch then?"
"Sure," she replied as she turned to leave.
"Belinda?"
"Yes?" she answered, her lips pursed, her eyebrows raised.
"These padlocks?" James was reaching through the hole and rattling one of the locks.
"What about them?"
"They're locked," James replied, stating the obvious.
"I know, I locked them."
James reached through and rattled one of the locks again before retrieving his arm and peering hopefully through the tiny hole.
"Just imagine what it will feel like when I finally let you out," she purred, "when you make out with the woman who kept you so cruelly immured."
"Fuck I want you so much!" he cried.
"Keep that thought darling..." she called as she walked away.
*
Belinda returned just after 1pm. The gaol had just closed to the public and Kate was ushering out the remaining visitors as she arrived. Belinda had endured a spin class and had run back to the gaol and was still perspiring and panting as she walked back into the museum.
Belinda peered in at James's hopeful face, which had the expression of someone who had been in long term imprisonment and was desperate to please his captor in any way he could; desperate to be shown some mercy.
"Belinda, this box is driving me insane, I so want you," James cried, close to both breaking down and orgasm.
"What if I left you in there for another day?" she puffed, stripping off her damp gym top and unclipping her sports bra.
Belinda's glowing breasts had James's full attention.
She kicked off her trainers and slowly peeled her wet yoga pants and thong from her body. She removed her keys from the pocket of her yoga pants and then, completely naked, crouched down and started to feed her perspiration soaked gym outfit through the small opening. With all of her damp clothing now inside the box, she closed the cover to seal in her scent.