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Gaslight
Date: 10/10/2015, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: lucywild, Rating: 5, Source: LushStories
lapsed into silence as the gaslights all went out at once, plunging the asylum into darkness. “Come on, we need to move quickly!” Evelyn ran forwards and I followed, ignoring the panicky yells of the private peelers nearby. The gates had unlocked when the power went down and we were able to squeeze through and across the grounds to the asylum before anyone knew what was happening. Once we were inside, Evelyn lit a lantern and strode quickly along one corridor after another before we reached the incurable lesbian ward. I stopped by the first cell and glanced in through the plate glass window at the shadowy figures within. Evelyn turned back and glanced through just as we heard moans coming from within. As my eyes adjusted to the dark I could make out the forms of two naked women entwined on the bed inside. The sight of the two of them aroused me beyond belief and I found my hand sliding across Evelyn’s back. She moved towards me and turned to my face, breathing heavily on my neck as I stared at the sight within the cell. “Come on,” she muttered, as if awakening from a daze. “We haven’t much time.” Reluctantly I turned away from the cell, following Evelyn through yet more corridors until we reached the warden’s office. “Now what?” I asked as she closed the door behind us. “Now we wait for the power to come back on.” As we sat in silence, the lantern began to flicker and die out. As darkness took over, I found myself reaching out for my companion, taking her hand in mine and ...