Volume 15 – The Woodettes - The Woody Back to School Unit

71“No!” said Deborah emphatically. “Now go andsit down and enjoy yourselves.”“This is fucking ridiculous,” Deborahcomplained.“I think it’s exciting,” said Nixdown.“Well you would,” said Debs. “You’re asbarking as they are.”“Woof, woof!” grinned Nix.“And don’t you be getting any ideas,” growledDeborah.At the far end of the gymnasium a trainingbeam had been lowered. Equidistantly along thebeam four pairs of navy blue bumbags were sitting upproud.Debs sighed and let Rosemary help her out ofher blazer. Nixdown unfastened the collar and cuffs ofDeborah’s blouse and then loosened Debs tie,adjusting the knot perfectly. Jojo handed her a supercane.Cassie Cassy handed her a glass of champagne.“It looks like that you could use this,” she smiledsweetly.Debs paced out twelve strides and drew a longchalk line on the wooden floor. Her chums hadstepped aside and were leaning against the wall,arms folded across their chests and champagne flutesin their hands.Deborah took a deep breath and tried toconcentrate. She was completely bewildered. For asignificant percentage of the past decade and a halfDeborah Morton had been forced to embark upon hereveryday business wearing a sore arse beneath her