Dominicka is a student at a private and rather exclusive college in New England. She is a good student, well behaved, and she has an excellent grade point average. Her future is very bright. She recently had a number of personal issues occur, all at about the same time, and so she fell behind in her school assignments. A research paper is due on Monday, and she hasn't even had time to start on it. Turning the paper in late will affect her grades. She's never cheated before, but others do, and they seem to always get away with it. She succumbs to the temptation this one time.
There are web sites that have papers for sale that other students have written. She visits several, and finds a rather obscure site that has a paper on the exact topic that she needs. The paper was written several years ago, by a student from a different college. Surely her professor won't realize that she didn't write it.
She submits the paper on Monday. At the end of class on Wednesday the professor asks Dominicka and another girl, Roxy, to remain behind for a moment. The professor tells them that the Dean wants to see them together, right away. "Uh-oh, this can't be anything good. But I know that the professor couldn't locate the paper that I turned in from that web site, not this quickly. This must be about something else."
Dominicka is still rattled. She gathers her belongings and, along with Roxy, heads for the Dean's office. She doesn't really know Roxy, other than to say "Hi" to. She is very pretty. It's clear that Roxy is also nervous. Dominicka asks "Do you know what this is about?" Roxy shakes her head, no.
The Dean's receptionist tells them to take a seat. They both sit quietly, getting more nervous by the minute. Finally they are ushered into his office, and they stand before the Dean's desk. A female counselor, Ms. Vaughn, is standing off to the side. She is surprisingly young and very attractive, but Dominicka is so nervous that she barely notices her standing there.
"I have in front of me the term papers turned in on Monday by each of you. The papers are well written...but they are exactly the same paper, word for word. Obviously we have a problem."
"Oh my God" thought Dominicka. "We both somehow selected the same paper to turn in, out of all of that were available!"
"As you were told when you were admitted to this school, and as stated on the admission contract, which you signed to acknowledge that you understood the rules, cheating is a basis for expulsion. You are both being expelled. It's a shame, because you have both been excellent students until this. But the rules are clear. Gather any belongings that you might have on campus and leave."
Both were shocked, their eyes wide open. Roxy started crying. Dominicka had tears as well, and pleaded, "please, please, don't expel me, I am really sorry, I'll do anything...". Roxy nodded and added "Yes, anything, please let me stay."
The Dean and Ms. Vaughn looked at each other, and Ms. Vaughn said "There is an allowance for some transgressions, corporal punishment, but it is severe. It is in section 27b of your enrollment agreement. It has to be severe enough so that the person receiving it will never want to experience it again. If you choose this option you will have to follow every instruction completely and without protest, and accept everything that is done to you. If at any point you fail to go along then you will still be expelled. If you choose this punishment and make it through with full compliance then the cheating incident will be stricken from your school records. You need to really consider whether or not you can endure this type of event."
Hearing this clearly scares them both. Roxy stammers "What would be done to us?"
"We have a procedure for corporal punishment. As I said, you must follow every instruction, without question, no matter how uncomfortable it might feel to you. I can tell you that your butts will be sore. Beyond that I will not say; you must decide now -- expulsion or physical punishment."
Roxy was trembling and crying, and Dominicka was trying hard not to. She's never been so scared. Being expelled would wreck her life; her plans for advanced education would be shattered. She says "I cannot choose to be expelled, so I have no choice but to accept the punishment. This seems very strange and it scares me." Roxy, her voice trembling, says "I must choose it also; I cannot be expelled if there is any alternative."
The Dean tells them that Ms. Vaughn will handle the punishment, and turns to her. She tells them "If you are certain that you want to choose this option, be at the green door outside the gym, at the back, at 2:00 on Saturday. You can still choose to be expelled up to that point, but once we go through that door, you will follow every command, without question. Do you understand?"
They both confirm that they understand and they are dismissed.
As they leave, they look at each other and admit how frightened they are. This all sounds terrible, but expulsion would be worse yet. "Maybe it won't be as bad as it seems right now" Roxy states. But she isn't very convincing.
Dominicka is nervous for the rest of the week, increasingly so as Saturday approaches, then finally arrives. She is too nervous to eat. The time approaches 2:00, and she goes to the back of the gym. Roxy arrives a moment later. The door opens and Ms. Vaughn is there. She is wearing a sheer top, with the outline of her nipples very obvious. She has on a skirt, stockings and ankle-strap high heels. She is truly beautiful, but it is hard at the moment for them to appreciate this. "I don't believe what she is wearing" Dominicka thinks. "This is bizarre."
Ms. Vaughn instructs them: "Go into the room over there and remove all of your clothes. Everything. Then put on the shift dress that you will see on the hook. Come back out when you have done this."
This is much stranger than either of them even began to imagine. Dominicka somewhat expected some sort of paddling, but never dreamed that she would be made to undress or put on other clothing. She and Roxy looked at each other, unbelieving, and stood frozen in place. Roxy started to speak, and got as far as "What ...?"
"You agreed to follow every instruction without question. Any further hesitancy or resistance will terminate this process for you and you will be expelled immediately."