Escape Room

Escape Room.

To Escape or not to Escape?

Velvet

I check my watch, it’s already 6:30pm. I have to meet Drea and the gang at the escape room in 30 minutes. I take another long look at myself in the mirror and tussle my hair a little more, apply a fresh coat of lip gloss and I’m ready to go. I grab my keys and set out the door. Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Velvet, 23 years old, I’m a Virgo, a full-time college student and a waitress at a shit restaurant that doesn’t pay well. I have student debt up to my eyeballs and I have absolutely no fucking idea what I’m doing with my life. In my group of friends, I’m the only single one because no guy wants to put up with my many demons. I’m an only child that grew up in a single parent household with a depressed dad who did the best that he could, and still is. My mom passed away when I was 5 years old, yeah, cancer fucking sucks. But don’t feel sorry for me, there’s nothing more I hate than pity. I pull up to Escape Zone and I see the group standing outside. I sit in my car and watch them from a distance. Drea is my best friend, we met in kindergarten and bonded over our love for everything that was sparkly, especially our shoes. Drea’s boyfriend, Cole was the quietest of us all but he was super sweet and I loved him for Drea, they were the cutest together. Leah moved to Houston from Seattle in the 3rd grade and shortly after, me and Drea’s twosome became a threesome. The 3 of us have been inseparable since. Leah’s boyfriend Maddox went to the same schools as us but we were never really friends until he and Leah became an item our senior year of high school. Drea and Cole stand to the side with their disgusting PDA wrapped up in each other’s arms. Jealousy blooms in my chest. Maddox and Leah stand by the entrance with a phone in their faces and I automatically know they’re making a video for their TikTok fans. On the opposite side of Drea and Cole stands a tall, slender figure belonging to a man that I do not recognize. I hope this isn’t another fucking ploy of Drea’s to make me not feel like a fifth wheel. Remember what I said about pity? I’m perfectly capable of finding my own guy, if I wanted to that is. I shut my car off and get out, contemplating whether or not I want to get back in and drive home. As I stand there, Drea jogs in my direction once she sees me and locks her arm into mine and she forcefully pulls me toward the rest of the group. She whispers, “Please don’t be mad at me, it isn’t what you think. Cole’s cousin, Myles is in town for the weekend so it was a last minute thing. We invited him so he wouldn’t be alone.” She looks me in the eyes reassuringly. She knows me too well. “Okay.” I whisper back. Myles the stranger lights a cigarette as Drea and I walk up. I say hello to Cole and am greeted back with his usual warm smile. “Yo Velvet!” Maddox says, pointing the camera in my direction. “Say what’s up to TikTok!” He adds. I smile and shoot the middle finger in his direction. He hurries and turns the camera back to himself. Leah laughs, “You know Vee hates the attention.” She says as she pulls me into an embrace. “Hey.” I say, hugging her back. I glance in Myles’ direction and he stands there, watching, as if he’s waiting. I feel as if I’m under a microscope because his gaze is so intense. I manage to get out, “Hi.” My throat suddenly goes dry and my voice hoarse.  I take a long look at him and realize how attractive he is with chiseled features and two facial piercings. One metal hoop hugging his brow and the other just below his full lips. Myles takes a long drag of his cigarette before plucking it away. He speaks, his voice deep, “Hey.” Blinking I look away and down at my watch. It’s 7pm now, so we make our way inside.

Drea

I really hope Velvet doesn’t find out I lied to her. But the truth is, I did it with good intentions. Cole’s cousin isn’t only staying for the weekend, he’s moving in Cole’s parents house with him. I’ve met Myles a few times when we went up to Fort Worth to visit Cole’s family and I figured that he’s the perfect match for Velvet. Velvet hasn’t had the best of luck with men and she has her reasons, which I understand but she deserves to be loved too. Myles is the silent type just like Cole until you get him to open up and I’ve grown fond of him. I just really hope my plan works and it doesn’t come back to bite me in the ass.

Myles

I can’t believe I let Cole drag me into this stupid Escape Room shit. I’d rather stay home and smoke my weed in solitude. This isn’t really my scene but Drea was going on about her friend Velvet being alone and I can’t lie, it peaked my interest. I’ve seen pictures of Velvet on Drea’s Facebook and find myself physically attracted to her, so I said I’d come just to shut Drea up but truth is I came with my own agenda. And I have every intention of getting what I want by the end of the night.

Velvet

We are immediately greeted by a girl that seems far too giddy as we approach the front desk. Her name tag displaying her name in bold letters, “Allie.” She asks how many of us there are and I respond with, “6.” She begins to frown, “I’m sorry but you need a team of 8 in order to be able to enter the room. But luckily for y’all, there is a couple here that needs a team as well. Would you be interested in having them join you for the evening?” She says. I scan the room and quickly find the couple in the corner, waiting patiently. I look at my friends for the okay and they all respond with nods. “Sure. That’s fine, we’re all already here anyway.” I say. Allie clasps her hands together with enthusiasm, “Super!” She says as she gathers up papers on the desk and takes us through all of the ins and outs per Escape Zone’s policies. After we’ve signed waivers and paid the fee, she walks us down this long corridor decorated in black and all things Halloween. My friends walk with their significant others, even the random couple are ahead of Myles and I. We walk side by side in silence until he breaks the ice. “So, did Drea drag you into this too?” I look up at him longer than I anticipated, admiring his perfectly sculpted features. His almond shaped honey colored eyes dance with mischief and wonder and I am captivated. I begin to wonder if they’d like a partner. “Uh, Velvet?” I read from his lips and snap back to reality. “Sorry, I, uh, what?—“ I manage to say. A playful smirk appears across his face and he repeats himself. “I asked if Drea dragged you into this?” I shake my head, “It was a group decision.” Myles puts his hands in his pockets, “Super.” he murmurs. I can’t help but laugh out loud causing the others to turn their heads and look back at me and Myles. “Oops. Sorry.” I say quietly. This is so fucking awkward. I’m hating myself so much right now because I’m horrible in these situations and the tension is thick. I’m also sexually deprived so that doesn’t help much. We finally make it to the room and Allie opens the door. “You all have one hour to find the 3 clues, the key and escape the room. Good luck.” She says. We walk in and the door closes behind us. Click. I hear Allie locking the door. I’m starting to rethink this entire thing being locked in a room with my best friends and 3 strangers, one of them I’m sexually attracted to. Drea starts barking out orders and we are put into teams of two, and I bet you can guess who I’m paired with. Everyone separates into different parts of the room in search of clues. I find myself at the bookshelf and begin looking through the books for any indication of a clue. Myles lollygags behind me aimlessly, clearly uninterested. Great, I’m paired with someone who won’t help with a thing. Time passes and I give up on the bookshelf, that would have been too easy I guess. I make my way towards Myles who is more interested in the pile of skulls than anything else. “You find anything?” He says, looking over his shoulder, feeling my presence behind him. I shake my head, “No, you?” I ask already knowing the answer. “Nah. But I wouldn’t mind having this as decoration in my room.” He says, smiling. I blink. “Well too bad we aren’t shopping for your home decor.” I say, feigning annoyance. He laughs, a deep, guttural laugh that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. “Hey guys! I found something!” We all hear Maddox say. Leah and Maddox have found the first clue in 10 minutes. Soon after, we are all back in our designated corners of the rooms searching for the next clue again.

Myles

It’s intriguing watching her. I’m not into this whole Escape Room scene at all, but her, oh I’m so into her. Her eyes are filled with wonder and determination. Her long fingers gliding across tables, and books, searching. I’ve never wanted to be a book so badly as I watch her turn from page to page. The way she bites her bottom lip when she thinks she’s found something. How I want to bite that lip. I look over at the other groups, huddled together looking for clues. I immediately feel like a jackass for being a sore partner. I start to look and find an old treasure chest tucked away behind a pile of old newspapers. I try to open it and it gives. A bunch of old photos, newspaper clippings, and a key with a note attached. “The answer you seek is in a room within a room. But will you find it, before you meet your doom?” The message read. The fuck? There’s a secret room in here? And I have to find it before the others do so I can get Velvet alone. I scan the room looking for any indication of something that leads to a secret room. Just then, I feel eyes burning the back of my head and turn to find Velvet standing there, tapping her foot. “You found something, didn’t you?” She asks, her tone has changed. “Uh— yeah, I did actually.” I reply. She smiles, “Well, what did you find partner? Did you plan on sharing with the rest of us?” She asks and holds her hand out, waiting. I hand her the key and the message I found in the treasure chest. “I didn’t want to say anything until I found the secret room though.” I say and she nods in agreement. “Well let’s find it then, shall we?” She says, and  the hunt begins.

Velvet

We now have 35 minutes left and we aren’t any closer to finding the key than we were before. Myles has surprised me and taken a turn in participating. I wonder what changed from before. He discovered a clue and we’ve agreed to keep it between ourselves until we’ve found the secret room that’s here somewhere. Myles and I speak quietly amongst ourselves as we look for somewhere to put the key. We put the key into the door we came in and found out that it doesn’t work. Soon, Myles finds a light switch next to the bookshelf and the bookshelf shifts to the left revealing a door behind it. “Bingo.” He says, smiling at me. The other groups turn at the sound and are giving Myles props for his discovery. I thought we would all move into the next room until Myles takes the initiative and says, “Velvet and I will search in here and you all should stay back and look for the final clue.” I don’t know if I’m more shocked that he’s taken charge, or the fact that I liked it. But I do know that being alone in a room with him scares me. The anticipation of what’s to come is more tempting though. We walk inside together and Myles closes the door. Silence.

Myles

Velvet stands there fidgeting with her sleeves on her sweater as I close the door behind us. The room is dark but dimly lit by candles along the dark brick walls. The flames flicker just bright enough to see Velvet’s face. I knew what she looked like before meeting her, but her photos do her no justice. She’s easily the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Her jeans hug her curvy figure just right. Jeans that I’d like to rip off and fuck her silly. She twirls her hair around her finger. She’s nervous about being here with me alone, and truly, she has every right to do so. If she only knew the dirty thoughts I’m having about her in my head in this very moment, she’d run for the hills. “So, you take one side, I take the other?” She asks shyly. “Sure.” I reply. She sets out to the left side of the room, and I to the right. I try to concentrate but find my eyes wandering off to her again and again. This is going to be impossible.

Velvet

I try my hardest to concentrate but it’s hard when you feel someone’s eyes on you. The tension so thick you could easily cut it with a knife. Each time I looked over my shoulder, there he was, watching me. I moved to the couch in the middle of the room and begin to look under and in between the cushions for something, anything, to distract me. Nothing. I even go so far as looking underneath the couch to which I hear a very low hiss. I realize I’m on my hands and knees with my ass in the air and I am unsure if Myles is still watching me. “Find anything down there?” He says from behind me. I slowly rise to my knees and he lends me a hand. I gratefully take his hand to get up and subconsciously bite my bottom lip. Myles takes me by surprise and reaches out, releasing my lip from my teeth. His hand softly brushing my cheek. “You shouldn’t do that you know. Bite your lip like that.” He says, his tone low, husky. Something in the air has changed, giving me goosebumps. “Wh—why not?” I ask, anticipating his answer. He takes a step back, “Because I’m not sure that I can behave myself, when you bite that lip. When it’s a lip that I would like to bite.” He says. Oh. My next response shocks us both. But it’s too late now. “But what if I’d like for you to bite my lip anyway?” I ask, taking a step closer to him. He intensely watches me, “Careful Velvet. You may just get what you’re asking for.” He says, clenching and unclenching his fists at his side. Look who’s nervous now. Feeling bold I take another step closer and in one swift motion, I find myself pinned to the wall. Myles is looking me in the eyes searching, silently asking me if it’s okay to kiss me. “Kiss me.” I say, seductively. And just like that, our mouths impatiently collide. His kiss was filled with something more than just want, but with need. He needed this just as bad as I did. He deepened the kiss, slipping his tongue into my mouth and pulling me closer to him. A soft moan escapes my lips and he replies with a low growl. The hunger in me begins to build as he kisses me with so much passion it makes my head spin. I instinctively reach for his belt buckle and he breaks the kiss leaving us both breathless. He gently places his forehead on mine and asks, “Are you sure about this? I know you don’t know me and I don’t know you. And I don’t want you to think that I don’t respect you because I do and—“ I shut him up by placing a finger on his lips. “Myles, I am sure. I am sure that right now, in this moment, I want you to fuck me. And I’m pretty sure you want the same thing.” He kisses me again, only this time he starts trailing kisses down my neck. I close my eyes shut because the feeling is sublime and I want to savor it. Before I know it he breaks the kiss again and is pulling my sweater up and over my head. Thank God I wore a good bra and panty set. I begin unbuckling his pants at the same time our lips find each other again. Then it’s my turn, Myles removes my shoes and unbuttons my pants and as soon as I step out of them he flings them across the room. He successfully removes my bra with one hand and flings it too. He stares at me with fire in his eyes. “You’re so fucking beautiful Velvet.” He says and I immediately feel shy. He kisses me tenderly before moving down to my neck, picking me up and putting my back against the cool brick wall. He takes a nipple and gently bites it sending shockwaves to my core, his tongue rolling over and over while his free hand plays with the other. He switches and gives my other breast the same attention as the other sending me into overdrive. “Please….” I trail off, practically begging him. I need him. All of him. With his pants around his ankles he sets himself free and it is a glorious sight because God has blessed him. He rips my panties off, throwing them to the floor like trash. He slowly begins to rub my already soaking wet center causing me to bite my lip. “Velvet what did I say about biting that lip?” He asks. Before I can answer he inserts one finger, and then another, slowly finger fucking me causing my hips to buckle from pleasure. With his thumb he massages my clit and I absolutely lose it. I grab him by his hair pulling his lips to mine. While kissing me, he’s spreading my legs further apart while he slowly slips inside of me, a low hiss coming from him as he comes into contact with my slickness. “Fuck you’re so wet for me, Velvet.” He hisses and the way he says my name is enough to send me over the edge. He slowly strokes in and out of me and the feeling is immaculate. He covers my mouth as he begins to move faster, I move my hips to his rhythm, matching his stroke. I grab his hand, slipping a finger into my mouth a slowly suck and lick his fingers as he fucks me. He says my name and the moan that comes from him causes me to explode. I can no longer hold back the feeling. My fingernails dig into Myles shirt and I succumb to my orgasm. “Oh sweet Velvet. I am not done with you just yet.” He says, as he picks me up and carries me over to that same couch from before. Never removing himself from being inside of me he sits down, me now being on top of him I am in control. I remove his shirt and underneath his torso is riddled in tattoos. Each tattoo I want to kiss, he is truly a work of art. As I admire Myles’ tattoos he begins moving in and out of me again, rotating his hips and digging deeper inside of me than before. I lean back in ecstasy. Myles leans forward taking a nipple into his warm mouth yet again. I start to ride him as if my life depends on it. We move in perfect unison together as our lips find each other again. Moaning into each others mouths through kisses is bliss. I feel myself coming to yet another climax as Myles grabs me tight and holds me close and we cum together. This is a first for me, but I enjoyed every bit of it. I look at my watch and realize we have a total of 5 minutes left. There’s a knock at the door. “Guys?” I hear. It’s Drea and she’s trying to come in. “Shit.” I say as Myles and I hurry to gather my clothes and recollect ourselves. As I put my sweater back on, I notice a brick out of place on the very same wall that Myles and I had incredible sex against. As Myles goes over to open the door I reach up and grab the brick and out falls the key. As I bend to pick it up, the group walks in with the final clue in hand and Cole says, “We were just coming in to say that the key was in the wall. We figured it out but it looks like you guys didn’t need help finding it. How did you find it, anyway?” Myles and I look at each other and can’t stifle the laughter that erupts from us both. “It’s a long, funny story. We’ll tell you all about it.” Myles says. I unlock the door and let everyone out. Myles and I take one last look at the room before we leave. “We escaped the room.” Myles says, smiling. I nod, “Super.”

THE END.

– Poetic Gawdess