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Countdown To
Punishment
I
quickly made my way to the classroom as
directed by Headmistress's secretary,
Mary. Nervously, I paused outside the door
and listened through the wall to the sound
of voices inside. Shane's voice was now
easily recognized and there was another -
a girl's voice - but I couldn't quite hear
what they were saying but I could tell
they were up to something. I resisted the
urge to spy on them because I didn't want
to get myself into a position where I had
to take responsibility if they were up to
no good. "That's Headmistress's job," I
mumbled to myself. "I'm just the
librarian."
A young
woman, completely naked, suddenly came
running up the hallway behind me. I froze,
unsure of whether to greet her or just get
out of her way. I stood aside, pressing
myself up flat against the wall outside
the classroom and let her pass without
saying a word. She didn't even appear to
notice me, such was her haste to get
inside the classroom. Her breathless
grumbling about being late had me thinking
of the White Rabbit in Alice In
Wonderland. A comic air of urgency.
The
sound of Headmistress's voice and
footsteps approaching from outside caught
my ear. I fought back an impulse to run
and hide from the punishment I knew was
now only minutes away.
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