My name is Anne, and at the time this all happened I was 18, and was at college. I was doing well, the subjects weren't too demanding, and I was blessed with a good memory, so I was pretty much able to coast through the lectures, and still have a fair bit of time spare for daydreaming. I enjoyed day dreaming!
I'd been out with a couple of boys, and done a little kissing, fended off the obligatory fumble for my boobs, that was it though. Yep, I know, 18 and still a virgin! But in my daydreams I'd done so much more.
This particular day, I was one of a group having extra tuition for my exams during the lunch hour. The idea was that with the extra coaching we would all get really good grades, and boost the profile of the college. But I resented having to spend my lunch time indoors, listening to tired old lessons that I already knew, when I could be out lazing in the shade under the trees, letting my imagination run wild.
And the rest of the group just seemed extra stupid in the heat of the classroom, and I was finding them all so slow that I got frustrated, and shot my mouth off a bit, and the teacher, Mr. Rowe, got angry with me, and told me to report to him after school that night.
It was a bit of a shock, as I was NEVER in trouble normally, as I'd always been a "good girl" and teachers were Gods...people to be obeyed.... And Mr. Rowe was usually very quiet, almost serious, and it was something new to see him angry.
So, I was sat in the classroom, on my own, listening to all the noises of everyone going home, and I was feeling a bit scared. The school had gone totally silent, and I was starting to fidget nervously, wondering if I'd been forgotten, when the door opened, and in came Mr. Rowe, looking very serious. My heart started beating quickly, and I tried to look suitably repentant, confident of a telling off, but just that.
He turned and did something to the door, and then walked across to the desk at the front, and cleared the top of it, putting everything inside. Actually, not quite everything, because he took out something I had never seen before, a whippy looking cane, and put it on the top of the desk. It was an old fashioned desk, higher at the front, sloping downwards to the side where the teacher sat. Like a larger version of the old school desk.
He hadn't spoken at all up to this point, and I just sat quietly, wondering what was going to happen.
He leant against the front of the desk, and looked at me. He looked for what felt like forever, and I started to get really nervous, and I felt as if I could hardly breathe, I was getting so hot!
Finally, he said "So, you don't think you've got anything left to learn then Anne, is that it?"
I felt myself getting redder, and hotter, and I squirmed as I said "No! I mean, yes, I know there's more to learn! I never meant that I knew it all, just...well, it's all so slow..."
All of a sudden, he was in front of me, eyes boring into mine, and I was shoved back hard into my seat, as he grabbed me by my upper arms and said "So maybe we should just drop you from the exams then? Shall I ring your parents, say you won't be taking any exams, because you know it all now, and don't need to study like the others? Shall I? What do you say Anne? Is that what you want?"
I was pretty scared by now, and my stomach was churning. I knew my parents wanted me to do well so I had plenty of options open to me, and would be furious, so I started begging him not to do that, and promising to work properly, and not complain, etc.
"How do I know that you will though Anne? You've said that the others are too slow, and you think they ask stupid questions, well, that's not going to change, is it? So, what else is going to change?"
I took a deep breath, and, still red-faced, I looked at him and said "I will, I'll do whatever you say, just don't drop me from the exams, please"
He turned and went back to his desk, and again leant against the front, looking at me. I just sat there, hardly daring to breathe, staring hard at the desk top in front of me, feeling sick.
After a long pause, he said "OK, we'll see. I think, maybe its best if you have individual coaching for a while. Maybe then we can go quickly enough to keep you ... satisfied!"
I looked up at him, starting to smile in relief, but something in the way he was looking at me made me think that maybe I wasn't home free yet.
"Meanwhile, we have to consider the punishment for your lippiness today, don't we?"
While he was talking, he'd picked up the cane, and was running a finger up and down the length of it, almost lovingly, it seemed to me. I must have gasped, or something, because he looked straight across at me and smiled, a cruel looking smile, and said "Oh yes, I find a little bit of pain aids the concentration wonderfully well, what do you think?"
I couldn't think of anything to say. I know I must have looked a sight, with my mouth hanging open, and my eyes wide with fear now, and scarlet face... I came to my senses a little, closed my mouth and chewed on my lower lip for a minute. I was trying to think, and wondering if he meant it, and all I could think was that I HAD to do what he said, because he was the teacher, and I needed to take my exams, and I just couldn't think any further, my mind was a whirl!
"Well?? Are you coming up to take your punishment, or am I calling your parents? This is YOUR choice Anne, you got yourself into this, and I suggest you decide quickly which way this goes now. DECIDE!"
I shot up, pulling at my skirt, which suddenly felt far too short, and wishing that the earth would swallow me. As I walked towards him, I wondered how much it would hurt, and whether I would cry, or scream, and - horrors! - What if it hurt so much that I wet myself? This was not a good time to have an over-active imagination, like mine! I licked my lips nervously, and swallowed, and I tried to hold my head up and look him in the eye, but I was too nervous, and I had to look away. It seemed an eternity till I reached his desk. He stood there, smiling, and pulled the chair to one side.
"Right, come around here, and I want you to lean forward over the desk, putting your legs against the inside of the desk's legs, and grabbing hold of the legs on the other side"