'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit

The People’s ChoiceBernadette was well-known as a plucky soulbut even the nerveless Bounder found the prospect ofbeing paraded through the landings a little daunting.Bernadette felt Cathryn gently take her left wrist andbend it up behind her back before Cat reached outand took hold of the collar of her white blouse.The landings were eerily quiet. The membersof the Blue House lined the corridors positionedoutside the doors of their dormitories or studies. FullCollar Walkthroughs were somber affairs, except, ofcourse, for the time when the tyrannical Wart hadbeen subjected to one, which had been a cause forjubilant celebration.Cathryn gently propelled the Bounder forwardand they set off through the first of the landings.Although the Bounder could be a surly coveshe was widely loved by her fellow inmates. Theyknew that beneath her gruff veneer she was agenerous soul. They bowed their heads and avertedtheir eyes in sympathy and respect as she wasparaded passed them.Bernadette did her best to maintain a look ofstony indifference as she was taken from landing tolanding. She appreciated that Cat was doing her bestnot to make the dreadful ordeal any worse thanabsolutely necessary. During the dark days ofOperation Scorched Arse when inmate abuse was rifethe Bounder had been subjected to numerousundignified collarings. She had rarely gone quietly andit frequently took several members of YvonneGodfrey’s heinous SS to restrain her. However, even