'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit

'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit 'Volume 16 – The People's Choice' - The Woody Back to School Unit

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3Perfectly PresentedAs usual Patsy Butcher looked magnificent. Shewas five feet ten inches of honed and tonedathleticism. Her whiter than white blouse contrastedstarkly against her ebony skin and seemed to cling toher form as if it had been sprayed on to her. Shewore an extremely abbreviated pleated skirt thataccentuated the shape of her sprinters legs. She woreher waist length hair in beaded braids, tied back intoa ponytail. She flexed the long, slender ceremonialhouse cane between her hands.At the far end of the gymnasium Bernadettewas folded in half across a training beam. Her weightwas supported by the balls of her feet, her heelsraised from the floor. On the other side of the beamher arms dangled loosely and her jet black haircascaded down in the direction of the floor. The skirtof her gymslip and the tail of her blouse had beenneatly folded back. The material of her navy bluegossamer bumbags stretched tightly across herupturned arse.

The People’s ChoiceThe members of the Red House were lined upalong the far wall, several feet from their haplesschum. Several of them held hands as they watchedPatsy making her final preparations.Bernadette stared down at the wooden floor ofthe gymnasium and did her best to prepare herself.Up on the balls of her feet she was totally defenselessand at the mercy of Patsy. Nonetheless anexperienced campaigner like the Bounder was fullycognizant that it was imperative that she wasperfectly presented in order that the process wouldgo off smoothly.Patsy neatly rolled back the cuffs of her blouseand loosened her collar and tie. She retrieved thecane and gripped it tightly. The Old Gal took a deepbreath and set off at a run.“One,” the Grand Master announced over theintercom.The crack of the cane rebounding from thetautened gossamer had echoed through the mainbuilding. The door to the Grand Master’s office waspropped open. Mr Humphries stood at his window, hishands in his pockets, gazing out across the sprawlingDowns. His office was located in the diametricallyopposite end of the main building to the location ofthe gymnasium. The explosion of the cane had beenheard throughout the building.It had been Katie Beck’s idea that the effectsof a Formal House Beating should be heardthroughout the building. “It will give a completely

<strong>The</strong> People’s Choice<strong>The</strong> members of the Red House were lined upalong the far wall, several feet from their haplesschum. Several of them held hands as they watchedPatsy making her final preparations.Bernadette stared down at the wooden floor ofthe gymnasium and did her best <strong>to</strong> prepare herself.Up on the balls of her feet she was <strong>to</strong>tally defenselessand at the mercy of Patsy. Nonetheless anexperienced campaigner like the Bounder was fullycognizant that it was imperative that she wasperfectly presented in order that the process wouldgo off smoothly.Patsy neatly rolled back the cuffs of her blouseand loosened her collar and tie. She retrieved thecane and gripped it tightly. <strong>The</strong> Old Gal <strong>to</strong>ok a deepbreath and set off at a run.“One,” the Grand Master announced over theintercom.<strong>The</strong> crack of the cane rebounding from thetautened gossamer had echoed through the mainbuilding. <strong>The</strong> door <strong>to</strong> the Grand Master’s office waspropped open. Mr Humphries s<strong>to</strong>od at his window, hishands in his pockets, gazing out across the sprawlingDowns. His office was located in the diametricallyopposite end of the main building <strong>to</strong> the location ofthe gymnasium. <strong>The</strong> explosion of the cane had beenheard throughout the building.It had been Katie Beck’s idea that the effectsof a Formal House Beating should be heardthroughout the building. “It will give a completely

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