Tom is in with the headmaster now, I can hear him getting yelled at, why couldn't we have been called in together, sitting out here in the corridor is hell and embarrassing everyone walking past knowing the score. I can hear every word being said to Tom so its silly sitting here just to having to wait for my turn. Please say its just a telling off, a serious telling off and nothing more, I hope we are not going to be beaten I only got it from my dad two days ago and I'm still throbbing from that one. I didn't mean to spill the paint on the carpet, it was an accident OK OK maybe I should have been more careful but I think the hairbrush was a bit extreme and bare ass as well, at least he could have stopped when I started crying he must have known how much agony I was in but to keep going for ages afterwards I didn't deserve that.
Its gone very quiet in the Headmasters office, I cant hear anything, my ears are really straining but there's too much noise in the corridor I think I can hear Tom saying something but I cant make it out, he sounds scared though. Why did we have to have that stupid fight, I mean he's my best friend I guess even friends fall out sometimes but we friends again now so why cant they just leave us alone.
Headmaster is shouting again now, guess he didn't like what Tom said, hope Tom is not landing us in greater trouble. Do they still write to peoples parents after you get beaten at school, god I hope not I will only get more from my dad, still got to be positive, its just a yelling at, wont come to anything more.
Its gone quiet again, but the corridor is quiet too, I could be wrong but I think Tom is crying, I guess its probably worse for him than me, I've been here before a couple of years ago when I was 13 I was sat right here with the same sweaty palms and twisting stomach and trying to blank out the sounds I could hear from within the office of David being paddled. I don't think Tom even gets it at home, I remember a year back at our 14th Party Tom was sick everywhere because he'd been drinking and his dad just sent him to bed, me I would have had more than a sore head to worry about.
Oh god I know that sound, the headmaster is opening his cupboard I know the creaking noise it makes why cant he oil it, you can hear it all over the school. He only keeps one thing in the cupboard that bloody paddle. I guess that's it then, if Toms getting it I must be too, gotta be brave just gotta be brave try not to think about it. Its impossible.
I can hear the headmaster giving that awful command, drop your pants and your briefs and shouting NOW! . Tom is definitely crying I can hear him saying he's sorry and its all distorted. My heart is pumping so fast, please can we have an earthquake or something right now anything that will stop this I feel more for him than I do for myself, don't get me wrong I'm scared I wanna cry right now but tom is so sweet he wouldn't hurt a fly and so beautiful with his long floppy blonde hair, and that body god I must gym like he does. I wish I could tell him how I feel about him but I know it would kill our friendship.
Toms being told to bend over the desk, I can hear his tears now he's really upset. I hope I can keep from crying this time, last time when I was 13 I was just like tom sobbing my eyes out before the first whack had landed, David didn't cry at all, didn't even look upset when he came out of the office just gave me his usual smile that had made me his slave for ever, not a real slave but I would do anything for him, he was 3 years older than me but a total god as far as I was concerned. I still think about him all the time, Its been over a year since I saw him, he went into the army when he left school, got posted and is in Europe somewhere now, Probably doesn't even remember me.
Nice to think about David took my mind off it for a second, but the headmasters voice has brought me back to reality, "stay still" he's saying, I bet he was never in this situation how the hell do you stay still when you are so scared you would rather die and you know someone is going to beat the hell out of you. I guess I've learnt to stay still at home I know it only costs me more if I don't but its hard even now, I mean I've grown up with this and it don't matter how many times you get it, it never stops having the same effect. Its got worse since he stopped putting me over his lap and made me bend over my bedroom chair, apparently I'm old enough to know better whatever that means and only kids get it over the knee so I have to stand and take it like a man, what the hell does that mean, how many men get whacked with a wooden hairbrush until they bawl like a baby.
The paddle has just landed on toms ass I know the sound from last time and Toms yell its so loud they must hear it all over school. Poor guy. Its such a nasty paddle too, the board must be all of two feet in length and that handle is long enough for him to grip it with both hands, don't understand what the holes are for but there's loads of them all over the board, I think its made of maple wood, least looks like maple, never been able to examine it closely well not with my eyes anyway don't really want to anyway.
Second whack has just landed, please just let it be a few, not too many, last time I got 4 when me and David were caught smoking I think that's more serious than fighting so maybe just 3 this time oh I hope so, god I hope they don't still send the letters out, managed to intercept the last one else I wouldn't have sat for a month, my dad is so anti smoking its not true. If he had known about that I would have cried all night. But I don't smoke anymore I guess I just realised what a mugs game it was, don't think the beating taught me anything though because as soon as it was over I went and had one just to say _f_u_c_k_ em.
Third Whack, Tom is pleading he sounds really in agony, I should go in there and grab that paddle off the head and tell him to leave him alone, but I admit I'm a coward and I cant do it but I really really want to, I want to tell him to leave my friend alone and stop being a nasty piece of work, would probably get me kicked out of school but it would be worth it but I just cant do it.
Was that it then, is it over, is it my turn, oh god another whack that's four now. Please please please let that be the last, Its gone quiet again, I can hear something , the headmaster is saying something I cant make it out, why cant he shout like he usually does, tom saying something now something about he didn't really mean it, I don't understand, Oh no the paddle has just landed again, what five what the hell did tom say, that was a very hard one it made a louder noise than usual and tom has just yelled like he's been shot.
Headmasters voice again "get up, get dressed" that's it then, its over, well for tom anyway. Headmaster saying something else cant make it out he's quiet now, probably end of punishment warning like I got last time, the don't do it again or else speech I remember it sort of, I don't remember what he said I was too sore but I got it in my head what he meant.
Doors opening, Here come tom, face is really red eyes are swollen and he's still crying, holding the door with one hand and his ass with the other, we look at each other he is so upset I want to cuddle him but I can hear the Headmasters Voice "Mark get in here" Oh well here goes again, maybe I will cuddle him later.
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