A Matter of Time
The Headmaster waited for the girl to gather herself and resume her position over the back of the chair. He knew he could have had her over his desk, with two prefects to hold her still while he thrashed her, but he was of the firm opinion that it was more effective to make the girl have to accept his authority and bend obediently putting her bottom cheeks on show for yet another burning stripe from his cruel cane.
Even as the tearful girl clutched at her red striped stinging bottom she knew that her only choices were to go over the chair quickly and get it over with or continue hopping around and risking the Headmaster’s impatience making it even worse.
The Headmaster waited for the girl to gather herself and resume her position over the back of the chair. He knew he could have had her over his desk, with two prefects to hold her still while he thrashed her, but he was of the firm opinion that it was more effective to make the girl have to accept his authority and bend obediently putting her bottom cheeks on show for yet another burning stripe from his cruel cane.
Even as the tearful girl clutched at her red striped stinging bottom she knew that her only choices were to go over the chair quickly and get it over with or continue hopping around and risking the Headmaster’s impatience making it even worse.