Easter and After
It was Thursday, and the next day was to be Good Friday. Bryan was happy as he was going home to Te Awamutu and he would see Debbie, his friends and family again.
At 3pm Bryan got a call to go and see Mr. Ridgeway his Housemaster. Going to his office he was wondering if he was in trouble again. His bum was still a bit tender from the caning he'd got the Friday before, specially the last two strokes which were lower down just above his thighs. When he had checked that morning in the washrooms mirror the bruises were still a very angry looking black and going yellow around the edges. Bryan knocked on the door.
"Come." Bryan opened the door and went into the study. In the study he found Benjamin and Robert waiting.
Looking at them and then at Mr. Ridgeway behind the desk he said, "You wanted me Sir?"
"Yes Johns, come and sit down with your cousins. Right boys now you are all here I will tell you what is going to happen. After Easter break you will return here for the rest of the term and then maybe for the rest of the year if your work keeps up to scratch. I've talked with Mr. Gray, and he has said that this will happen. I just wanted to tell you before you go on the break. Johns, apart from last Friday you have acquired yourself well. Keep up the work. Okay boys I'll see you after Easter next Wednesday, you must be back at school by noon at the latest."
"Thank you Sir," the three said as the left the study.
Outside the study Benjamin said, "Bryan, Dad cant get away from the office so Robert and I will take you to the station," looking at his watch, "I hope you're ready because the taxi will be here in ten minutes."
"Thanks Ben, I'll grab my bag and be back here in five." Bryan went away at a fast walk, running inside was not allowed unless it was an emergency. Coming downstairs he found his cousins waiting outside, with a taxi.
Getting into the taxi and telling the driver to go to the station the boys sat back. The taxi was a highly polished Chev BelAir V8 and it just whispered away from the school and down through the suburbs to the city arriving in plenty of time for Bryan's train.
After getting his ticket, his return seats had been booked two months earlier, saying farewell to his cousins and making the necessary arrangements about getting back to the school the following Wednesday, Bryan climbed on board the train and found his seat and settled down with his book. In four hours he would be home.
By the time the train reached Te Awamutu it was completely dark and when Bryan got off the train his father and young brother Tom was there to meet him. They went home and after telling Bryan that he was glad to see him and that they would talk in the morning before he went to bed, Bryan's Father went off to work. Bryan chatted with his Mother and Tom for a while and then went and had a shower and went to bed. After his shower Bryan wrapped a towel around his waist and went along the passage to the room which he and Tom shared. Tom was leaning back on his bed waiting for Bryan to finish his shower before having one himself.
"Hey Bri, you finished in the bathroom?"
"Yes."
"Hell what brought that on?" seeing Bryan's bum as he dropped his towel to put on his Pjs.
"Swearing where a prefect could hear me. Have you been whacked this year yet?"
"No, I've managed to stay out of trouble so far, but on Tuesday I could be in a spot of bother."
"Why?"
"I got caught having a smoke behind the rifle range today and the Art Mistress saw me."
"You stupid git. Dad will give you a hell of a hiding if he finds out. Both he and Mum are dead against smoking. I got my bum whacked hard a couple of years ago from Dad and it really hurt."
"I 'd forgotten that. I'll have to hope that he doesn't find out. I'm off to have a shower." He left the room. Bryan now in his Pjs and a dressing gown unpacked his weekend bag and put his dirty washing out for his Mum to wash.
Good Friday. After Bryan and his family had talked together Bryan took his Mother and Tom to church while his Father went to bed. After church and lunch Bryan phoned Debbie and arranged to meet her at her gate at 2pm. Making sure he had a pack of 'Durex' in his pocket he left home and wheeled his bike along the road to Debbie's home. They cycled out into the country to a spot that Bryan and Sel had been to a few times. It was a secluded place where a hospital had been built at the turn of the century for T B patients but it had been burnt down 20 years later. They left their bikes in a hedge chained together and went along a walking track until they found a path that was just about covered over. Pushing through the growth Bryan found the place he was looking for. Luckily, although he had brought an old raincoat to sit on and talk, the ground was dry because it had not rained for a few days.. The sun was shinning and here in the middle of the overgrown bush, it was warm and sheltered.
"Come Deb, we'll sit here and talk."
"Talk is all Bryan Johns."
They sat on the coat and talked. Debbie asked how Bryan was enjoying boarding school and Bryan asking how she was enjoying Teachers College in Hamilton.
"Have you got an other boyfriend yet?"
"No, most of the guys I've met so far are so full of themselves. I still like you. Have you had any canings this year?"
"Yes I got one last Friday for swearing. Six on the underpants and then two later across my Pjs for being in the same room and not stopping my room mates going out after lights out. At the time I thought the two I got a bit unfair....The six I didn't mind even though they hurt like hell." I've still got plenty of evidence to show you."
"Lets see."
Bryan pushed down his jeans then rolled over onto his stomach. He lifted his hips so Debbie could peel down his jockeys and look at his bum. She gave him a smack on his bared bum. He sat up and grabbed her hands and drawing him to her kissed her. After what seemed like hours Bryan had kicked off his jeans completely and Debbie was undressed and he was laying on top of her. He reached down and got the pack of Durex out of his pocket and undoing the inner pack put the condom on. Debbie seeing that Bryan had come prepared smiled. He kissed her and then found with a bit of wriggling and with Debbie's hand to guide him he and Debbie were one and the movements he had made when dry humping his pillow at home worked just fine. Debbie had winced when he had first entered her, but as he came to a roaring climax she had started to move beneath him.
Bryan panting mightily he lay his head on her cheek and kissed her gently on the ear. "Thank you Deb," between pants "That was great."
"I thought that you would hurt me more than that, but it was good for me too."
They lay together in the warm sun. Bryan felt his hard go down and remembering the little warning inside the flap of the condom packet reached down between them and grabbed the end of the condom before pulling out. "I'll throw this away," he said flinging the used condom into the bushes.
They stayed there in the bushes and after a while started to make love again. This time it was even better and Debbie moved beneath Bryan making him feel as though she was struggling to get even closer than what she was. The second time was even better. Again Bryan panting madly came to a climax. Debbie was panting also when he came to his senses and found he had collapsed on top of her.
She was bearing his weight as if it was nothing said, "Get off me you great oaf," with a smile.
They lay there a little longer and then got dressed, found their way back to their cycles and went home. Bryan was really feeling great. He was a man and he had made love to his girl, and he wanted to shout it from the roof tops.
On the ride home Debbie was a bit quiet. "I'll see you again before you go back to school on Tuesday wont I?"
"Debbie if I can come, what about tomorrow afternoon?"
"What'll we do?"
"If the weather is fine we can go for a bike ride or something. Maybe later we can go to the flics. (movies)"
"Okay." They arrived at Debbie's house and Deb went inside waving to Bryan. Bryan went on home to find Tom in their bedroom looking downcast.
"What's a matter?"
"That art teacher saw Mum at church this morning. Now I've got to stay here until Dad wakes up."
"Well it's going to sting like crazy and your bum will be well heated up for a while."
"Thanks for nothing."
Bryan left the room and went to the kitchen. Mum, is it okay if I go and see Sel and Willie?"
"Yes Bryan. Be home by 5.30 we are having tea a little early as your Father and I are going out. You and Tom can stay home and behave yourselves."
Bryan looking at his watch saw that he had and hour and a half said' "I'll be home on time Mum."
"Make sure you are. We have enough on our plates at the moment with Tom being naughty."
Not really feeling sorry for Tom and glad that it wasn't him waiting in their bedroom, Bryan got out his bike again and rode to Sels home. When he got there he found Sel alone, his parents had gone out visiting some relations and Sel hadn't gone with them.
Sel was really pleased to see him. "Geeze, I've really missed having you around. Willie is okay, but I cant talk about everything with him the way I do with you."
"How's home and school?"
"Schools not too bad this year. Most of it I know already and so it is just a polish up. Home life is not so good. Dad has been a proper bastard, giving me a hiding for just about anything. Not as bad as when I missed School Cert, but bad enough. What about you?"
"I got caned last Friday for the first time for swearing, six on the underpants and then two more later on the Pjs. The rest of it is pretty good though as the classes are not so big so we seem to learn more. There's 15 –20 in most classes, not 30 plus as there is at Coll here."
"Seen Debbie?"
"Yeah, this afternoon, we went for a bike ride and had a long talk. She told me that she hasn't met a guy that she likes yet at Teachers College."
"Nothing more, with Debbie I mean?"
"No. I cant stay too long I've got to be home by 5 as we are having early tea. Mum and Dad are going out."
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
IN the afternoon Debbie and I are going out riding and then we are going to the movies. Cliff Richard is on in Expresso Bongo and Debbie wants to see him. She got a few of his records. I'll keep Sunday after church free and we'll go do something then okay?"
"Okay, see you Sunday." Saying good bye to Sel, Bryan rode home.
When he got home he found Tom in their bedroom laying face down on his bed.
"How's things going?"
"Fifteen on the bare backside, cause I should've known not to smoke after seeing you get it for smoking."
"After they've gone out I'll cool your bum down for you. Mum said tea is ready."
As Tom stood up Bryan noticed his eyes were red from where he had been crying. Saying nothing he put his arm around Tom's shoulders and they went to the dinning room for tea.
After their parents had gone out Bryan and Tom washed and dried the dishes tidied up the lounge as they had been requested by their mother, and then they went to their bedroom. Bryan had Tom lay on his stomach on the bed. He carefully pealed down Tom's jeans and underpants. Tom's bum was quite red and Bryan could see deeper red marks where the belt had landed hard. It was also quite warm to touch. He gently rubbed in some of the cold cream and Tom sighed as he felt the soothing lotion being rubbed on.
Bryan said, "Do you crack a hard after getting a hiding or the cane?"
"Do you mean while it is happening or later?"
"Either or."
"Well I usually get a hard on afterwards, specially when I look in the mirror."
"So do I. Actually just looking at your bum all red is giving me a stiffy."
"I suppose you are going to give yourself a pull. Laying here feeling you rub that stuff into my bum is making me stiff too.
"You're a cheeky little bugger aren't you. When do you go back to school?"
"Tuesday why?"
"Well if you get it Tuesday at school I'll cool your bum for you again cause I'm going back early Wednesday morning on the express.
"Thanks a bunch."
Bryan and Debbie couldn't go bike riding on Saturday as it was raining, but Bryan spent the afternoon at Debbie's listening to her collection of Cliff Richard records. She only had three 45s. He preferred Elvis himself. That evening they went to the movies and saw Cliff in Expresso Bongo and they walked home cuddling up in the cool evening air. Bryan felt really happy he and Debbie had kissed a few times during the movie and a bit more on the way home. He could feel the outline of the Durex pack in his shirt pocket and he was hoping that they could have time for making love again. He had a raging hard on. When they got to Debbie's house she invited him in.
As they went through the front door Debbie's father called from the lounge, "Is that you Debs?"
"Yes Dad. Bryan is with me."
"Well bring him in and we'll have coffee together and then he can head for home before it's too late." They went into the lounge. "Well Bryan you getting to be quite a fixture about the place. I hear from Debbie that you're going to St Pauls in Auckland. Are you enjoying life there?"
"Yes Mr. Wright. I seem to find learning easier and there aren't the distractions that there are at school here."
"Have you decided what you're going to do with your life after school?"
"Providing I pass University Entrance and Bursary, my Uncle will make up the difference in fees and I can stay with him while I'm at varsity. If I get through I want to be a lawyer or an accountant."
"Well you seemed to have your life mapped out. What about some coffee Deborah."
"Okay Dad, do you want a cup Mum?" Mrs. Wright had been sitting quietly knitting something and she rose from the chair.
"I'll help getting the coffee and the men can stay here and talk."
While the Debbie and her Mother were out of the room, Mr. Wright asked Bryan about his music tastes and what sports he played and liked and other general topics. Bryan was finding it a bit uncomfortable. All he had done in the past was to greet Debbie's parents, most of the times he had been here they were out or at work. After coffee and a chaste goodnight kiss at the front door Bryan walked home.
After church the next day Bryan went to Sel's and they talked about old times and how Sel could improve himself. Sel's parents were out and Bryan and Sel sat in the lounge listening to records. Sel had quite a few records and he liked spending his pocket money each week on a new record. Most of his collection so far was rock and roll. The music was soft because Sel didn't want the neighbours complaining about the loud music on Sunday. They had already done it once and it had resulted in Sel getting a hiding from his father. At 6 Bryan had to go home. He had enjoyed the afternoon with Sel but wished he had spent it with Debbie instead.
When he got home his father was already carving the meat for dinner and said, "Hurry up and get washed up for dinner, your Mothers been slaving away with no help from you and here you are now. This is not a hotel you know."
"Sorry Mum, sorry Dad, I'll do the dishes."
"What are you doing tomorrow?"
"If it is fine I was going to go out with Debbie for a ride, but I'll stay if you want me to."
"What say you help Tom with the chores tomorrow morning. He has got to do them all now you are away at school. Remember no noise or you both know what'll happen."
"Yes Dad," the brothers said together.
"You at home tonight or are you going out again?"
"Debbie is going out to visit her relations with her family and I saw Sel this afternoon so I thought that I'd stay at home and catch up on some history. After Easter I've got to write an essay on the War of the Roses.
"I cant help you there son if it was talking about WW2 or the Wild West I could help." Bryan's father went to all the Western movies and had a big country and western record collection. Most of them were old 78s.
After tea Bryan did the dishes and then went to his room and studied for an hour and then went back to the lounge. Next morning he helped Tom with the chores mowing the back lawn and tidying up the garage. So far the sky had been overcast but as noon got closer it started to rain again. Bryan went into lunch feeling miserable. He hadn't played with his _c_o_c_k_ because he was hoping to get together with Debbie and now it seemed as though that wasn't possible. At lunch he got a surprise.
"Bryan," his mother said, "You can have the car this afternoon to take Debbie out. Mind you no showing off or you wont get it again."
"Thanks Mum."
"It was your Father that suggested it Bryan so take care."
"Yes Mum. I'll thank Dad when he gets up."
"Tea will be ready at 5.30 so be home before then okay?"
Bryan went and phoned Debbie and then went and had a shower got dressed into some clean jeans and a shirt and went to get Debbie. They went out into the country and while it was still raining, in the car it seemed quite cosy. Bryan found a spot that was secluded and pulled off the road. There were no houses in sight and with the hedges growing high on each side of the road it was quiet and there were very few cars that came along the road.
Soon they were in the back seat and Bryan had his jeans and underpants around his knees with Debbie under him on the seat. He just didn't seem to get comfortable so he opened the back door and stood on the ground not noticing the rain. Debbie slid to the edge of the seat and soon they were going hammer and tongs. Bryan came in a great spurting climax. He felt as though his balls were trying to climb through his _c_o_c_k_ and he collapsed on top of Debbie panting.
"Thanks Debs. I hope you liked it too."
"Bryan I liked it. I love watching your face crunch up just before you come. You don't see me cause you've closed your eyes."
"I've got them open now." Bryan withdrew and threw the used frenchie into the bushes at the side of the road. He had just pulled up his jeans when a car came along the road. Debbie had enough time to sit up on the back seat and have her feet on the floor and look fairly normal except for a flushed skin and her hair was in a mess.
Bryan's jeans were wet where they had drapped around his feet on the wet grass and he went to the boot of the car and got an old blanket to sit on so he wouldn't make a mess in the car. By the time he had spread the blanket on the seat Debbie was back in the front of the car looking presentable. He drove them home and kissed Debbie at the gate.
"I'll see you in the May holidays."
"I certainly hope so. Don't find a new girlfriend up in the big smoke will you."
"Hardly likely in a place full of boys. Bye Debbie."
"Bye Bryan, see you in May."
Bryan drove along the street to his parents home and put the car in the garage and went inside. His father was out of bed.
"Hi Dad, thanks for letting me have the car this afternoon. I'll wash it tomorrow morning."
"That's okay son, what happened to you? Your jeans are wet."
"I got out of the car to get a piece of bush for Debbie and slipped over on the grass. I put the old blanket from the boot on the seat so I wouldn't make a mess."
"That's good thinking Bryan. You'd better go and change them and get ready for tea."
After tea the boys did the dishes and then listened to the radio for a while had their showers and went to bed.
Next morning Bryan washed the car and vacuumed out the inside. He had a hard on as he remembered what Debbie and he had done on the back seat the previous afternoon. After lunch he helped his mother prepare tea and then packed his back for the return to school the next day. He was wondering how Tom was getting on at school and whether or not he was getting caned. The phone rang in the kitchen and he could hear his mother talking, but not what she was saying. A few minutes later when Bryan went to the kitchen his mother was making a cup of tea.
"That was the school. Tom has been caned severely for being caught smoking and being out of bounds. Mr. Cronin phoned to tell me. Your father has already punished him for that so that is the end of the matter I hope."
"Tom knew about the hiding I got from Dad for smoking so he knew if he got caught there would be trouble."
At 3.30pm Tom came home from school. He didn't look very happy at all.
Their mother said, Tom I know that you've been punished at school so you are excused your chores today, but you'd better do your homework or you'll be in more trouble at school. Do you want a cup of tea or coffee?"
"No Mum and thanks. He went to his and Bryan's bedroom where he found Bryan putting the last few items in his bag ready for the early train in the morning.
"You got hot and hard. Do you want me to take care of it for you?"
Tom flopped face down on his bed. "Just be gentle. At least I didn't cry at school, but geeze is my bum sore."
Bryan lifted Tom by the hips and pulled his shorts down and then gently pealed down his underpants. Tom's bum was a real mess. It was still bruised from the hiding that he had got the other day and layered on top of that was six of the best weals Bryan had ever seen. He got the bottle of cream and rubbed a little very gently into the weals. While he was doing this he felt Tom shaking. Pulling a blanket off his own bed he threw it lightly over Tom and left him in peace. "I'll come back later brother."
Bryan went to the kitchen and helped his Mother get the evening meal ready. At 5.30 he went to get Tom and found the room empty, but then heard the shower running.
"Tom tea is ready."
"I'll be out in a minute."
"After tea I'll help you with your homework if you like."
"Thanks Bryan, but it'll only take a few minutes. I've got most of it done."
Their father came out of their parent's bedroom, "Come on boys let me in to have a wash before tea.."
Tom came to the door with a towel around his waist, his hair still wet, "Okay Dad I've finished."
"Thanks son. How was school today?"
"Tom looked at his father, "Awful Dad."
"Ah, you got the cane. Well son I hope it teaches you not to smoke. This is the last time I'll refer to your smoking unless you do it again, okay?"
"Yes Dad." Tom went to their bedroom to get dressed for tea and arrived in the kitchen the same time as their father.
After the meal Tom and Bryan did the dishes and then joined their parents in the lounge.
"Bryan, are you ready for school in the morning.? I'll set the clock for 2.30am and that will give you and your Mother time to be at the station for the express at 4am."
"Thanks Dad. Well since I've got a big day tomorrow I'm off to bed now so goodnight everyone. And Dad thanks again for letting me have the car yesterday."
"That's okay son, you look after yourself up there and behave."
Bryan had been in bed a few minutes when Tom came into the room, "Hey Bryan before you go to sleep can you rub some more lotion on my bum. It's still as sore as anything."
"Okay, I'll get the cream." As Bryan was massaging the cream onto Tom's rear the bedroom door opened and their father walked into the room.
"What the heck are you two doing?"
"Toms behind is still very sore from the caning he got at school today Dad, and I'm just rubbing on some cream to sooth it."
"I see. Did you tell them that I'd already punished you for smoking on Good Friday?"
"No Dad."
"Well you got what you deserved. I hope you've learnt your lesson. Goodnight boys." He left the room shutting the door after him.
"Whew, I thought for a minute we were in trouble again," said Bryan as he continued to rub the cream onto Tom's bum.
Chapter 2
They had been back at school two weeks when Bryan got a letter from Debbie. In the letter she said that she was writing to tell him that she had a new boyfriend and while she would reply to any letters he wrote her, from now on they could only be friends. Bryan was devastated. After their time together at Easter he thought that he was one lucky guy. He had not even told Benjamin that he had made out with Debbie because he had read somewhere that gentlemen didn't tell about the girls they loved. Over the next few days his school work deteriorated and he was not paying attention to the teachers in class. Before long he was in trouble. It was a history class. He heard a voice from a distance.
"Johns in your essay on the War of the Roses you stated that the war was started by a quarrel between two factions of the court, but you didn't elaborate. Would you like to do so now?"
"No Sir."
The history teacher who usually liked Bryan because he took his subject seriously was surprised. "That's not good enough Johns, come out here and bend over at the front of the class by the blackboard. I take by your reply that you haven't completed the second part of the assignment that you were set."
Bryan went to the front of the class and bent over. The teacher went to his cupboard and got out a cane, flexed it a few times and then rested it on Bryan's buttocks.
"Down so your fingertips are touching the floor." Bryan did as he was told. He felt the cane lift away from his bum, a short pause and then the whistling swish and crack as it landed on his shorts. A second later and the well remembered pain hit him. Five more times the cane fell across his shorts and then he was told to stand up go back to his seat and pay attention.
Bryan went back to his seat, his bum was stinging and he felt hard done by. At the end of the lesson he went to the toilets to inspect the damage and have a pee. After dinner he did his homework and boned up on the War of the Roses so he could answer questions the next day. His room mates came into the room to study as well. They teased him about the whacking he'ed got and then left him alone when they realised that he was not happy.
For the next few days things went reasonably well, then at the end of afternoon school Bryan got told to report to Mr Ridgeway's study.
"Come in," called Mr Ridgeway after Bryan had knocked. Oh, it's you John's, take a seat.
Bryan sat wondering what was going on. He didn't have to wait long.
"Johns it has come to my notice that you have been unhappy the last few days and your school work has not been up to your usual high standard. Do you have any thing that you want to tell me?"
"No Sir."
"Look Bryan I know you got the cane the last week, is that what made you unhappy?"
"No Sir."
"I can't help you if you wont tell me what the trouble is."
"I've nothing to say Sir."
"Well you leave me no option then, so unless there is a dramatic improvement in your attitude and your work must return to your usual high standard I'll see you here next week for a more unpleasant interview. Do I make myself clear?"
"No, I mean yes Sir."
"Johns get out now before I thrash you for insolence."
Bryan left the study.
A week later he was back.
As he entered the study his eyes went to the desk where Mr. Ridgeway had laid in preparation the punishment book and two canes.
"Well Johns," he growled, " do you have anything to say?"
"No Sir."
"You're here Johns for a good thrashing. I warned you last week what would happen and you've made no improvement in either direction. Next week you will be sixteen and after talking about you, to the Headmaster we have decided that you need a sharp lesson to wake you up. He looked at Bryan who had gone white and then red. "Therefore you will receive 12 strokes of the cane. Six across your shorts and then six on your underpants. Do you have anything to say before I cane you as you deserve?"
"Sir, no Sir."
"Well get ready."
Bryan went to the chair beside the desk and bent over grasping the lower rung of the chair legs. He felt the cane touching about halfway down his buttocks as Mr. Ridgeway took aim. The six came in rapid succession. Bryan was gasping, _s_h_i_t_ he thought, and I've still got to have an other six on my underpants.
"Stand up Johns and take down your shorts."
Bryan stood and undoing his shorts and sliding them down to his knees he bent over the chair again without being told grasping the lower rung of the legs.
He felt Mr. Ridgeway rest the cane across his bum as he took aim. This time the six took longer, his bum was on fire and after the fourth stroke it felt numb. Bryan suddenly realized that although he wasn't making a sound tears were flowing from his eyes. Mr Ridgeway must have noticed because the last two strokes were noticeably lighter, they seemed to be just flicks.
"Stand up Johns and pull your pants up. Put your hands on your head and stand over there for a few minutes then we will talk some more."
Bryan stood where he was told feeling really miserable with tears still coursing down his cheeks while Mr. Ridgeway filled in the punishment book and then motioned Bryan over to sign it. Bryan signed the book noticing the entry that read, 'Johns B. 12 strokes, 6 on shorts, 6 on underpants.' Bryan grabbed his handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his eyes and nose and started for the door.
"I didn't say you could go Johns, I said we will talk in a moment."
Bryan turned back around trying to check his tears, but they started afresh.
"Look Bryan sit down on that chair, carefully, we must talk," Mr. Ridgeway said pointing to one of the arm chairs. He picked his pipe and matches up from his desk and went over to the other armchair and sat down. Bryan sat gingerly on the chair that had been pointed out to him wiping his eyes and nose which had started to run with all his emotions stirred up. Mr. Ridgeway let Bryan just sit and get himself under control while he got his pipe going.
"Look Bryan, I know you can work very hard and after observing you young men for quite a few years I know when one has problems. However I can't help you if I don't know what the problem is. You have the potential to become good at anything you set your mind at, but you won't, if you can't deal with the problem. Now I really want to help you, so do you want to talk about your problem. I can assure you that it won't go past these walls unless I feel you need more help than what I can give."
"Well Sir, I don't know what to say, what I mean is, I know what to say, but I don't know how to say it."
"Come on Bryan, that is not like you, you can express yourself pretty well. Do you have a problem with someone, a member of the school, or staff?"
"No Sir. I have, I mean I had a girlfriend in Te Awamutu and over Easter we had ..... we made love and now she has written to me and said that she has another boyfriend and from now we will be just friends."
"This girl, I take it she is older than 16?"
"Yes Sir, she is going to Teachers College. She lives just down the road from my parents and she helped me with my math homework."
"Bryan you are a very lucky young man. You have had someone who has helped you make the leap from boy to man. I wish I was as lucky at your age."
"Well why am I so miserable?"
"That is natural. If someone has taken something from you that you think is yours, then you feel miserable right?"
"I guess so."
"It s roughly the same in this case, although that is making it easy for you to understand. By the time you are 25 or so you may have fallen in love several times, each time it happens and the relationship breaks up, you get these miserable feelings, sort of nobody loves me type of thing. Do you understand?"
"Yes Sir."
"Well Bryan as I said earlier our discussion goes no further, all I will tell the Headmaster is that I have talked to you and that you have been punished and that you have promised to improve."
"Thank you Sir."
Bryan got up to leave the room, "Thanks once again for explaining Sir."
"Ok Bryan you can go. I don't want to see you again next week for the same sort of talk," said Mr. Ridgeway with a smile.
Bryan left the study and went upstairs to his room. In the room his three room mates were doing their prep for the next days lessons.
"Geeze, you look miserable," said Tim.
"Yeah as though you've just lost a fortune," said Phillip.
Mark never said anything he just looked at Bryan and then turned back to his desk and got on with his work.
"Well I've not lost a fortune and I'm feeling sore as hell. Old Ridgeway has just given me 12 and told me that I've got to buck up or else."
"Lets look," the others said as one.
Bryan peeled down his shorts and underpants and showed off his stripes. Pulling his pants up he said, "I'm off to have a shower and then I'll do my prep."
In the shower he started thinking that maybe Mr. Ridgeway was not so bad after all so when he returned to his room he settled down to study. His room mates left him alone and after they had returned from the showers Tim offered to rub some cream into Bryan's bum if he wanted. Bryan turned him down, got undressed and climbed into bed. He found laying on his back too uncomfortable so tried laying on his side and finally laying on his stomach.
Bryan got through the rest of the term with no problems and on the final day he was called to Mr. Ridgeway's office.
"Well Bryan you have got through the rest of the term alright and I am looking forward to having you back next term."
"Thank you Sir. And thank you also for straightening me out. I wrote and told my parents and they have also said that I'm very lucky to have had some one like you to teach me."
"So we will see a great improvement next term, you may go."
Bryan got through the rest of school without any more great trouble although he got caned a couple of times for getting too carried away when fooling in class. Six years later he graduated from law school and went to work at his Uncle's law firm. His cousin Benjamin had started a year earlier. Concludes....................