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Candice stood in the hall of a hotel still dressed in her graduation robes.
Her plan was so stupid.
What if she just imagined everything?
But she flattened the well-worn photocopy of the secret rule book for the teachers of St. Ozaius' Academy and squared her shoulders. No. She knew what she heard. She spent the last few months of school figuring it out. And now that she was no longer a student, she planned on finding out just how deep this rabbit hole went.
Candice knocked. For a moment there was no response. She raised her hand to knock again, but the door opened as her slender knuckles descended.
"Ms. Candice Green, am I correct? Shouldn't you be in the ballrooms celebrating with your fellow graduates? Why are you still wearing your robe?"
"I didn't go to the party, Dr. Kinny." Candice murmured, peering into the hotel room behind him.
The party. Being a wealthy school as they were, and with how Dr. Kinny liked to show off that wealth, the Graduation Afterparty would end up being a week long event. This hotel was in the heart of Las Vegas, completely booked by the school, and a party that put prom to shame was raging downstairs.
But Candice didn't want to attend the party. She was still in her red graduation robes because she had sat on the edge of her plush queen hotel bed bucking up the courage to come here. She had laid in bed, reading the well worn page over and over with her hand between her thighs, despite already knowing every word by heart. She didn't come though... She couldn't manage it, not when...
Candice was well distracted by the fact that Dr. Kinny was not alone. Her eyes fell upon her math teacher, Ms. Chermont, who stood in front of the desk of the room, leaned over, seeming to peer at something there. Her own eyes returned to Dr. Kinny.
"Well why would a pretty girl such as yourself choose not to go to a party, Ms. Green? Surely there are plenty of boys who would like to court you." She took in his lightly lined face and salt and pepper hair.
"Y-Yes Dr. Kinny. B-but... I came here... because of this..." She held out the well worn photocopy of the teachers handbook; an illustration of the "position" required for instrumental discipline was blocked out on the right hand side of the page. "Why Women must be Reminded of their Place" was the bold title at the top of the page. The rest seemed to be an informative article.
"Oh my. Yes. Librarian Palma told me you had been snooping. I prepared to silence your outbursts myself but you never brought the issue to anyone." his tone was that of light admonishment. He wasn't even surprised.
Candice felt her caramel skin heat up. She imagined that if they knew what she discovered they would seek to punish her or sue her for her silence.
She hadn't imagined them... doing nothing.
"But since you're bringing this to me now, after you have graduated, I'm assuming you suddenly want something from me, hm?" Dr. Kinny's hands pushed into the pockets of his suit pants, and he stared down at her from his tall 6 foot frame. He took in her beautiful coffee flavored skin, the way her hair was slicked back on top and tied into a pompom of a ponytail at the nape of her neck. Her soft butter brown eyes, pouting and full lips, dainty shoulders and beautiful petite breasts.
He couldn't help but smile down at her as that pretty mouth gaped, unsure.
"Why don't you come in, Candice?" he said, stepping back from the doorway. "I believe you and Olivia Chermont had class together yes?"
Candice stepped into the king suite. Her heels clicked on the tile of the foyer which transitioned into a little kitchenette complete with a stovetop, overhead toaster oven, sink, and mid-sized fridge. Beyond that was a sitting room with a long couch, 2 armchairs, a flatscreen TV, and the desk over which Ms. Chermont leaned. Beside the couch was a door which must lead to the bath or bedroom.
"Yes, Ms. Chermont taught my math class..." Candice faltered, getting a closer look at Ms. Chermont. She was bent over the hotel room desk, but the wasn't looking at anything but a blank surface.
"I assume that if you read the handbook, you remember what women are to do when they enter my office." He gave a little shrug as if acknowledging that this wasn't his office of course, but the same context applied. "You may do that now."
Candice balked. "Wait, but..."
"Or you can leave." He smiled at her. She either wanted to blackmail him or fuck him. Blackmail he could handle. Sex, he could enjoy and exploit.
Candice bit her lip and turned on her heel, finding the closest corner to the right of the sitting room. She stood about a foot away, staring at the white crease of the walls.
"I think our prior student needs some assistance. Olivia, please help Candice find her place."
Heels echoed behind her and a feminine hand touched her hips, forcing her just a few inches closer to the wall. Then a hand on the back of her head pushed her nose into the corner. Candice shuddered, feeling like an admonished schoolgirl. Which must be the point, of course.