I am never good with categories, or for that matter specific tags, it all just seems to wander off in different directions. Everything contained within these pages are works of complete fiction. The characters in this story are themselves entirely fictional. They do not exist, never have, and never will and any resemblance to any person, living or dead, whether by name or by description, is purely coincidental and unintentional.
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Delta George
Angus Weston was trying too stem the tidal flow of questions, he was losing interest with the incessant questioning from the bright young students surrounding him as, in his peripheral sight, he caught sight of a vision, a vision of beauty, tall, and lithe with a fit, athletic physique, and chiselled, well defined abdominal muscles, and gracefully proportion limbs.
Her blonde hair was long and loose, with the perfect amount of wayward curls framing her face. Her eyes are bright, her full lips moist, her skin tanned and soaked with sweat from running on such a warm summer's day.
Her outfit was inappropriate, even in an all female college. It was a brief grey sports top that plunged deep to emphasise her impressive chest and slim waist; it moulded to flow over her every curve like a second skin, and a short, grey pleated skirt showing off her long, shapely legs.
She stood in the warm sunlight filtering through the large Georgian window in the oak-lined hallway.
Angus Weston knew about this vision, he had been warned by a number of governors about the Delta affect.
Angus was not a man to be intimidated, bullied or cowed, which is why, in the dying days of the failing college, the governors parachuted him into the master role; his task was to restore discipline and improve the exam results.
Angus had done his research, asked all the right discreet questions, he knew that, for Delta there were few letters from home, and no telephone calls, and there, between the lines and silences was always the suggestion of impermanence. She didn't have much in her life; she had no father, an absentee mother, and a chip on her shoulder as wide as Gloucestershire.
They said that she didn't do waiting, didn't do quiet calm, even when still, she fidgeted, bounced on the balls of her feet. She often would promise, 'I'll stay --' even as she prepared to go somewhere else. Now she was twenty feet away, over the heads of the younger girls crowding around in their uniforms and ill-fitting boaters.
He caught her eye, holding it fleetingly: he was happy to see her demure look in return, holding a little frisson of vicarious fear. Her look said, 'No problem here?' but there was no impatience in the question; nobody else was even aware of the glance.
Angus held a hand up, the gaggle of young students falling silent. "Miss George, please make your way immediately to the Masters study." Angus spoke directly, his voice carrying. He saw her incline her head, not in acceptance, or deference, but simple acknowledgement of the inevitable.
There was a collective ooh, from the gaggle as Delta George turned on her heels and headed for the study.
Once in the study, Angus took the imposing desk chair in front of the large window, and Delta stood, rocking slightly.
"I do not believe in wasting words, Miss George. Until a new, permanent Master is appointed, I have been given a specific task: turn this college around.
I have spent the last six weeks observing, questioning, and investigating so that I was able to formulate a suitable plan to present to the governors.
That plan, Miss George, was accepted by them unanimously last night, and its implementation begins today, or more specifically with you, Miss George, the college's esteemed head girl."
Angus paused, opening a drawer in his desk and extracting a buff folder, which he placed precisely front and centre on the desk.
Delta George had listened impassively to the new temporary master's ramblings, but now, for some reason, the contents of the ordinary-looking buff folder made her nervous.
"I am Miss George, a great believer that young people are innately good, but few will occasionally a second chance and firm guidance. In that folder is a detailed account and witness statements pertaining to your illicit activities, namely the supply of alcohol and cigarettes to minors. At 18, you may be over the legal age to purchase such items, but supplying such items to the other younger girls in school is illegal and breaches college regulations.
Regrettably, as head girl, you should be setting an example, and therefore, it is necessary for you to be made an example of." Angus paused again, expecting a reaction.
Delta had always been pragmatic and recognised when remaining quiet was in her interest.
"Nothing to say for yourself, Miss George?"
"No, sir, you have made up your mind."
"Yes, there are two options available to you.
The first is to involve the police, which will mean a criminal record and also result in you being dismissed from college with none of the qualifications you have been working towards.
The second is to accept corporal punishment within the terms set out under the college regulations." Angus watched her carefully.
"Corporal punishment, sir?' Delta queried.
"It means being bent over the desk and having your backside whipped; the regulations allow for a rattan cane, but I prefer a heavy leather strap called a tawse."
"Isn't that barbaric and cruel, sir?"
"No, and I have no intention of discussing semantics with you, however as this will be your first time, you can think of it as education through discipline. It will be extremely unpleasant, embarrassing, and painful, but it is over and done quickly, and justice will be seen to be done."
"Do I remain as head girl?"
"You may, although understand that as head girl, you will be subject to more rigorous scrutiny, and you may be called on to witness and be present for younger girls' discipline."
Delta thought hard about how difficult it would be; the man before her was old; he couldn't be that strong, and, in her experience, men were very inclined to treat her like a fragile princess the moment they saw slightly more of her perfect body. "I'll take the discipline, sir," Delta whispered.