I stood in the corner of the classroom. My patience was fading. I had no idea how long I had been standing there; I only knew it was a long time. I waited to hear his voice.
I heard him move. I knew better than to turn and look at him; I'd already learned that it would make my situation a whole lot worse.
"Turn around. Come and stand in front of me." I turned to see he was now sat on his desk, arms folded, looking vaguely interested in my presence. I stood in front of him and looked into his eyes; a hint of defiance visible if he looked closely in mine. I'd come this far. There was no way I was going to give in to him now.
"Strip, and place your clothes neatly on my desk." I gulped; he'd never asked this of me previously. I had never been entirely naked in his presence. I hesitated for just a second too long...
SLAP!
I struggled to remain standing as his palm made a shocking, stinging contact with my cheek. Tears welled up in my eyes.
"I told you to strip."
I quickly straightened and began to undo the buttons on my blouse. I removed my uniform quickly, folding each item neatly and placing it on his desk, next to where he was sitting. I stood in front of him again; this time completely naked.
"Bend over the desk." He pointed at the desk behind me. Turning from him I followed his order quickly. I remained perfectly still as I awaited his next move. I heard him take something from a drawer in his desk. He walked around to stand in front of me. I fought my curiosity and kept my eyes glued to the floor.
I felt him tug on my left wrist, pulling on my arm. Stretching my arm, pulling until it hurt and my feet were barely touching the floor, he secured a thick, leather cuff around my wrist and attached it to the table leg. He repeated the process with my right wrist. He took his time to do this; never rushing. My arms soon began to ache.
Happy with the restraints on my wrists he went back to his desk and took something else from the drawer. He stood behind me now and secured further cuffs around my ankles, ensuring they were attached securely to the table, spreading my legs wide, exposing me to his gaze.
Then, a third time he returned to his desk. While he wasn't looking I tested my bonds. I could not move. Not even an inch. My body was pulled tight and the cuffs were chained too close to the desk to allow even the tiniest of movements.
My heart beat faster as I realised that I was completely trapped and at his mercy. I remembered the look I had seen in his eyes. Fear shot through me.
I realised he had moved back in front of me again. As if reading my thoughts he grasped my chin between his thumb and forefinger and raised my head so I had to look at him. He looked deep into my eyes. As usual they betrayed no emotion, remaining blank. He spoke in a terrifying whisper: "I made you a promise. I intend to keep it."
He brought his fingers to my cheek. It was still burning from his earlier slap and I flinched involuntarily. He dragged his fingers across my skin, and then I felt them followed by something very long and thin. I looked down and saw what it was; a whip.
Knowing from the sharp intake of breath that I had seen it, he stood up and walked around to stand behind me. I shut my eyes and tried to breathe deeply. I waited for him to tell me how many strikes I would have to endure. He remained silent.
As I waited, I realised that he had planned this well. He had clearly come to the conclusion that in order to get his wish; in order to break my resolve, he would need to remove all the control that I had over what was happening. He restrained me so I did not feel that I was allowing him to continue by voluntarily remaining in my position. He did not give me a number to count so that I did not know when the beating would end. Without counting, I would also have nothing to distract my mind. The pain in my stretched arms was additional torment. I knew now that he really would break me before I left the room today...
SWISH!
I heard the whip whistling through the air before it made contact with my naked flesh. Right in the centre of my ass I felt the narrow strip of leather tear into my skin. I felt the impact reverberate through my immobile body. I had no time to think or to even really feel the stinging pain before he landed another blow. And then another one mere seconds later. There was no rhythm, no careful selection of placing or measuring each strike. One after another he simply rained down more and more blows across my ass, my thighs and my back. The pain was overwhelming and confusing and I could no longer make sense of it. I had no idea where the next blow would land or how hard it would be.
Tears flowed constantly down my cheeks. I swallowed my own blood as I still desperately tried to hold in my cries of pain. I knew that it was no use. I knew he would keep going until he got his prize, but I still could not let myself give it to him. Despite the agonising pain I would not give it willingly; he would have to force it from me.