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

31Cassie had good reason to fret. She wasmatched against Ginger Beckett who was considereda very tough nut to crack. By day she was thebespectacled Julie, considered quiet and bookish byher chums. However, as soon as the bell rang for theend of the daily curriculum she miraculouslytransformed into Ginger Beckett, hellion on wheels.Throughout her first three years as an inmate at thefacility Ginger had consistently won critical acclaimfrom her peers for her reckless antics and was oftentalked of with the awed admiration generally reservedfor the other notorious redhead, Jojo Heyworth. Herstellar exhibition of mischief making during the yearof Operation Scorched Arse had sparked speculationthat Ginger might one day assume the mantle of BigBUTT.However during the current year Ginger andMr Humphries had struck up an agreement. Prior tofalling victim of highly dubious Extreme Ladettingcharges Ginger Beckett had been hotly touted as thenext prima ballerina for the National Ballet. As usualthe Dark Agents were out and about trawling for newcelebrities to make an example of and Ginger had themisfortune to being a passenger in a car that wasinvolved in a vehicular accident. The driver was foundto be driving under the influence and a quantity ofmarching powder was discovered in the car. Despitethe lack of any evidence associating Ginger with thenarcotics, the System was under pressure to fill itsannual quota at the Woody Back to School unit;Ginger was summarily charged under the ExtremeLadetting laws.Ms Lawton had done her best to offeracademic, artistic and sporting support to the many