Volume 9 – The Great Spank-Off - The Woody Back to School Unit

27Bounder defiantly kept her head down and arse up,not wanting to give Nix the slightest hint that she washaving a tough time of it. She stood up with herfamiliar curl of the lip, her jet black eyes blazing.“I’ll take another six,” she said without beingasked and stalked back to her place. Nix grinned. “Noproblemo,” she drawled.She bent over lethargically. Stretching downand letting out a theatrical yawn. Slowly the GrandMaster rearranged her clothing, then without warninghe let loose with six strokes without a momentbetween them. Taken by surprise Nicola Jane’s coolfaçade crumbled, suddenly she was jumping andwrithing and hopping from foot to foot. Even if shehad wanted to she didn’t have time to get up. Thecaning was over in seconds and Nix bent huffing andpuffing, unable to catch her breath.Bernadette Summers’ heart was pounding. Sheknew that the fast caning had to hurt terribly and sheknew she could expect an identical punishment. Thecrowd watched as she trudged to the chair, hernormal bravado seemed to elude her. She cast analmost plaintiff look at the Grand Master beforebending forward. Like Nix she could hardly keep stillfor a moment and when she rose there was anundisguiseable sheen of tears in her eyes. Nix wasstill stamping from foot to foot trying to ease theconfounded blaze inside her bumbags.Mr Humphries waited patiently. Nix rubbed hereyes and stretched. Her face was chalky white. “I’lltake six more,” she whispered barely audibly. Therewas a gasp in the hall. The Bounder stood stock-still.She looked at Nix and she looked at the chair. Then