Day Fifteen
Sometime towards morning I had the most intense dream about Prana. We were at the seaside, swimming out to sea. The sea was warm: soon we were a long way from the shore, but were not afraid. We began embracing: the water seemed to be over our heads, and at first I was puzzled, and wondered why we weren't drowning, but I quickly accepted this as normal. I felt overwhelming love for Prana. I put my legs around her waist: we were both naked, and my pussy was pressed against her tummy. I began working myself against her, and felt the sensations building.
Then I woke up. I was grinding my pussy into the mattress, and only by waking had I stopped myself coming.
At first the loss I felt was as intense as the love. I'd been with Prana -- and now she was gone. I longed to go back, back into the dream, and reach some sort of consummation with her. In the dream we had been lovers with no obstacles: even the laws of nature had bowed to our desire for each other.
Then I began to think I really had been with her. Something so intense had to be more than a dream: she had been there, wherever 'there' was, with me. Perhaps this had been her dream too? Perhaps we'd slipped out of our bodies together, into some sort of astral dimension?
A new longing arose in me: I had to find out, had to tell her my dream and see if she had experienced anything similar.
But I couldn't. I had no way of making the slightest communication with her.
I wanted to claw through the prison walls with my fingernails.
After slopping-out and breakfast and shaving inspection, I told Rose.
"Do you think, if I asked Raymond nicely, she might take a message?" I asked.
"No," said Rose. "The Wardens aren't here to take your messages. Very occasionally, if it's really important, you might ask: but never take advantage."
So I was left with the aftermath of my dream: and one aspect in particular left me worried. In the dream, I had not been able to consummate my desire: suppose that were a prefiguring? Suppose I had nothing to offer Prana at Showers, and she wouldn't make love with me? I brooded and fretted and voiced some of my fears, until Rose was heartily sick of it and told me to exercise.
I went through my exercise routine whilst Rose exercised her right hand, though my body was sore from all the pinching, and I was unable to move freely. Afterwards I slumped on the bed, wondering how I would get through the afternoon.
The dream had also, of course, left me randy. Part of me was still chasing the orgasm that had so nearly happened. In my mind's eye I went back to the sea, closing my legs around Prana's tummy: it would be so easy to bring myself off, and discharge all the unsatisfied desire that the dream had aroused. Several times I came close. The first time, lunch arrived to distract me. The second time, my imaginings were interrupted by Rose.
"Chloe," she said: "sorry if I'm interrupting, but you did tell me you weren't going to rub off this week: I've been thinking about Mrs Tiggywinkle."
"Not a nice thing to think about," I said.
"The thing is: I think she may have done something wrong."
"You think?" I said in surprise. "I know she's done something wrong -- how could there be any doubt?"
"That's not what I mean Chloe. I mean something outside prison etiquette, if not prison rules."
"Go on," I said, intrigued.
"Do you remember what Clark said, when you were desperate for chocolate and were asking her if you could do anything for her?"
"She said I wasn't her type," I said. "Bradley said so as well."
"Yes, but do you remember what else? She said it was more than her job was worth. So I asked what she meant. And she said Officer Hardiman would want to have you first."
"I remember," I said. "But Hardiman's had me now, so it doesn't matter."
"I'm not so sure Chloe. Have you ever wondered why none of the other Wardens have been after you? Raymond for one can't wait to get her hands on you, she told me so yesterday. But she hasn't: why not?"
"I don't know," I said.
"I think I do," said Rose. "I think they're all waiting for Dawes."
"For Dawes?"
"Hardiman comes first in the pecking order," said Rose. "But after her it's Dawes. Then all the other Wardens as they please. I think Mrs Tiggywinkle had you out of turn. And if Dawes found out, I don't think she'd be too pleased."
"Rose -- surely Mrs Tiggywinkle wouldn't risk upsetting Dawes?"
Rose shrugged:
"Who knows? Maybe she saw an opportunity and just couldn't control herself. Think about the way she did it -- taking you into the broom cupboard, out of sight, without even another Warden having to know. She wouldn't have dared to have you in your cell: but when the chance came yesterday, she couldn't resist."
"So what does this mean, Rose -- what can we do? If I tell Dawes she probably won't believe me, and I'll be punished for lying."
"I think she would believe you," Rose said. "She probably wouldn't admit it, and yes, she probably would punish you for lying. But privately I think she'd know you wouldn't invent something like that, and Mrs Tiggywinkle would get a rocket."
"That wouldn't be much help to me," I said. "No Rose, I'd rather leave alone."
"I'm not suggesting you tell Dawes," said Rose. "I need to think about this some more: but I'm pretty sure that Mrs Tiggywinkle wouldn't like this to get out, and especially she wouldn't like it to reach Dawes' ears.
"She'd deny it," I said. "There were no witnesses: she'd deny it ever happened."
"She would if you told anybody," said Rose. "But I'd bet, given a choice, she'd rather not have to make that denial."
"Go on," I said again.
"So suppose you were to mention casually that you were going to tell Dawes how much you enjoyed being pinched in the broom cupboard? Not a threat exactly, that would be too confrontational and she might call your bluff -- but something ambiguous, so she's not quite sure if you're threatening her or not. As I say, we need to think about it: but there might be a bit of leverage with our friend Mrs T over this."
"Rose -- I don't know: the woman makes my flesh creep -- the less I have to do with her the better."
"Well, let's see," said Rose: "we don't have to decide anything now."
I mulled over what Rose had said. And thinking about Mrs Tiggywinkle distracted me for a time. But the combination of intense emotion and intense lust was too powerful, and the afternoon was one long battle with myself. After dinner, when I tried to shave Rose, my hand was shaking so much she had to speak to me sharply, demanding I concentrate. By the time she came to shave me I was all but lost. The strokes of the razor sent shivers of pleasure all over my pussy, and fluttering sensations through my tummy, making me feel faint. Once Rose started fingering me, easing my labia aside to draw the razor inwards from the top of my leg, I knew I could hold out no longer. I was squirming so much Rose could hardly do her job anyway, so breathlessly I said:
"Rose, just bring me off: I can't hold out any more."