It was Monday 3 PM again and Sherry walked in the room confidently. In three weeks, she had gone through so much of public nudity and punishment that she wondered if she would find these sessions any easier. She opened the room and looked at the faces of her colleagues and realized that she wasn't there yet. She was still embarrassed to be stripped, punished and humiliated in front of her colleagues but still noted that it wasn't as embarrassing as the first few times.
She was surprised to note that Roberts wasn't there yet. Unsure of what to do she went and stood in the middle of the room like a contrite schoolgirl. Soon, the door opened and in walked Roberts followed by another woman.
Sherry turned pale when she saw the woman who had entered the room. Matt almost choked on his drink.
"Lara, what are you doing here?" asked Sherry in a distraught voice.
Lara looked at Roberts and he explained, "Lara interviewed with us for the job of the Spanish teacher. Lara grew up in Spain and came to the US to attend college. After graduation, she decided to stay on in the US. We have made her a job offer but before accepting the offer, she wanted to spend a day in school."
Looking around the room, he continued, "You will all be delighted to hear that Lara is our own Sherry's Step-sister. To her credit, she did not mention this at any point during the job application or interview process. She mentioned this only after we made her a job offer. Naturally, when she requested she spend the remainder of the day in the school as an observer, I could not refuse. After all, if she does take up the job offer, she needs to appreciate the workings of this school."
"Sir, please don't," said the petrified Sherry.
Lara had wondered why Sherry was standing in the middle of the room and why she had looked so terrified instead of being pleased at seeing her and now she was totally confused as to why she was pleading with the kind Principal.
"Tell her, Sherry," said the Principal cruelly.
"Sir, please. Don't make me do this?" pleaded Sherry again.
"You are only earning extra punishments, Sherry," said the Principal quietly but firmly.
Sherry looked at Matt for assurance and then turned to Lara and said, "Lara, I leaked a test paper by mistake and the Principal found out and he blackmailed me into accepting punishments for 90 days. Now I beg you, please go home and don't even think of joining this school. If I could have resigned my job, three weeks ago, I would have."
Lara looked confused and unsure as to what she had walked into, but her curiosity got the better of her.
"What kind of punishment, Sherry dear?" she asked concerned.
Sherry remained silent and hung her head in shame. Roberts let her stand in uncomfortable silence for a minute before he said, "She is stripped, spanked and humiliated. This is what we do to errant teachers, so you may want to stay and watch this before deciding to take up the job."
Lara looked at every one incredulously and wondered, 'Can this be happening? Is it legal?'
"Sherry sweetheart, is this true? What have you gotten yourself into? Why don't you call the police?" she asked.
Sherry bit her lips and said, "Well, I agreed to this, Lara. I am fine really. Nobody hurts me. It is just embarrassing mainly. So please go home. I am fine, really."
Lara thought about it and said, "Sherry, if I take up this job, I am going to see all this anyway. The economy is a mess and there aren't too many jobs around. This is a great start to my teaching career. I really need this job, Sherry."
Sherry blushed when she realized that she would have to suffer ignominy of having her step-sister witness her humiliation. Just when she had thought her humiliation was coming down a notch, the bastard Principal had found a way to increase it again. Her male colleagues were excited at the prospect of this new humiliation for Sherry knowing they would get to enjoy seeing her blush again and again.
Sherry shook her head helplessly, and went and knelt on the chair the Principal had prepared for her and faced the mirror. She blushed when she saw Lara look at her wide-eyed.