This story will make more sense if you read the earlier chapters. It does involve bodily functions as well as severe punishments, which may make some uncomfortable. If you are of this mind, read no further. All characters are over 18.
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Melody Haynes, a retired schoolteacher in her early 50s, had been a mainstay of Laura Franklin's weekend schools at which grown men and women who enjoyed returning to their school days had the chance to re-enact that part of their life. Laura had hired Melody, as well as a younger schoolteacher named Anne Smithers, and the beautiful and youthful, Diana Prentice, who was all of 19.
Although Laura respected Melody, who had indeed been Laura's teacher some years earlier, Laura, who played the role of a prefect along with Diana at the school to mask the reality that she was actually in charge of the enterprise, felt that Melody had been overreaching. Melody had taken to telling Laura that some pupils had been scheduled for punishment at Assembly. Laura had also found out that Melody was making side arrangements for students to visit her at her home after they all returned from school weekends.
Laura forced herself to think about this some more and it followed naturally that she understood what Melody was up to. The older teacher was figuring she could gradually take over what Laura had created. Once Melody began seeing students at home, she would begin to schedule her own school weekends.
Laura called Melody into her office and told her that she needed to remember that Laura was indeed in charge of the program. Laura gave Melody a careful look-over and saw a well-groomed woman whom the French would une femme d'un certain age. She dressed well and looked attractive with shortish dark hair and a nice figure. Melody usually wore dresses or suits.
"I did organize this school, Melody," she said bluntly, "and I did hire you although you had been let go by Victorine Academy with a bad reference for apparently insubordinate behavior. You know that with that reference, you would be unlikely to be hired by other institutions. I like your classroom manner and would like to continue to have you here at the Weekend School. But you are not to assume any managerial duties here nor are you to recruit clients from our students. If you find this unacceptable, or if you think you can compete with what I've done, go ahead and leave."
Melody was annoyed by her former pupil's taking her over the coals and bringing up the ignominious departure Melody had made from her longtime school position. But she realized that she had to defer to Laura, which was not difficult since they shared so many views in common.
"I'm sorry, Miss Franklin," she said, addressing Laura with the kind of respect she assumed Laura wanted. "You are correct. I'm sorry for making it look like I was betraying your trust. So if you feel I would benefit, please feel free to correct me in whatever way you deem appropriate."
Laura was indeed pleased with Melody's response.
"Thank you for taking that position, Melody," Laura replied calmly, "as we all can benefit from correction when we need it. I will impose some discipline when we have the faculty hour later today. I hope you will appreciate that under these circumstances, it will need to be serious discipline."
Melody was mildly satisfied with the response and a bit worried about what "serious discipline" might encompass, but she smiled and told Laura that she would strive to improve her behavior in all respects.
That afternoon, when the faculty gathered for their afternoon sherry, Laura announced to the others—Anne Smithers, Diana Prentice, and Deirdre Carmody, Laura's aunt—that Melody had earned some disciplining, which would occur now. The other teachers were somewhat surprised, as Melody had been a constant in terms of her long experience as a schoolteacher who was quite expert in disciplining naughty pupils.
Laura then told Melody to stand and lift her skirt above her waist. The others had never seen Melody forced to perform the standard routines of disciplining at school, so they watched with great attention. Then Laura stepped forward and putting her thumbs in the waistband of Melody's full white cotton briefs, pulled the knickers down to Melody's ankles, slipped them off, and picked them up and lay them on the table next to her.
This disclosed Melody's early 50s bottom, which was a bit affected by her age in terms of its showing her years with the crevices and bumps that now appeared on its cheeks. All in all, however, Melody remained a good-looking, middle-aged woman with a nice face and figure.
First, Laura sat down on an armless chair in the faculty room and beckoned to Melody to come lie across her lap. Melody felt very humiliated at being ordered to assume the classic childish position for an over-the-lap spanking. But she did what she was told and the other women couldn't help staring at her broad bottom. Soon Laura was spanking the big cheeks alternately and the women were staring between Melody's legs as she spread them in a vain effort to avoid the increasingly painful spanks.
Now Laura reached down between Melody's spread legs and felt her furrow which had become quite wet.
"This little girl apparently enjoys being spanked," Laura commented drily.
Laura proceeded to pick up a thin cane and curtly told Melody to lean on the wall. She ordered Melody to spread her legs well apart, fully aware that the other teachers could now see Melody's hairy split on full display. Laura then proceeded to apply six stinging strokes to the older teacher's bottom.
