SSC2004 Short Story

'BETTER LATE THAN NEVER'

by Alex Birch

Category: Period

Words: 502

'Oh moooom...' Katy whined from the passenger seat '...turn that old
trollop off ...and hurry. I'll be late for school!'

Laura sighed and reached for the push button, silencing old Britney
Spears belting her way through another Fitzgerald standard just as the
radio police two way channel cut in.

'Mrs Laura Benton, driving the red Audi,  registration 7543HKG5, turn
left at the next junction and drive to Discipline Station X43 500 yards
up on the left.  Dont be more than ten minutes!'

Katy gasped and Laura's face turned white.

'Y..yes Sir...' she whimpered and the channel cut out ,the noise of the
radio returning.  Laura slowed down, her hands visibly shaking.

'This is your fault...' she shouted at Katy . tears welling up '...my
third speeding offence and you know what that means!'  Katy blushed and
couldn't answer as her mother reached the junction and turned on to the
main road where the Discipline Station in its forbidding grey stone soon
came into view.

Laura, trembling, drove into the small car park and, with a glare at her
daughter, got out and walked to the front door alone.  She inserted her
licence into the swipe slot and the doors clicked open.  She walked into
the empty discipline room  then, heart pumping , placed her licence on
the table for police inspection.

She composed herself, breathing heavily,  then quickly took off her
jeans and panties and lay across the whipping bench adjacent to the
table.  She lay shivering,  bare bottom raised, for ages before the door
opened and she heard the heavy tread behind her.

'Mrs Laura Benton?..' the voice was deep and attractive '...I am PC
Clayton designated to carry out your punishment, do you wish to appeal
before I begin'

Laura shook her head and whimpered 'No' as the policeman unhooked the
short whip from his belt.

'Very well, 24 strokes!' he barked and Laura howled as the first lash
ignited a fire in her bottom...........




...........Katy watched as her mother reappeared outside with the
policeman. She watched Laura sign her punishment slip then waddle
painfully back to the car.  She winced as her mother, red eyed, squealed
with pain when her bottom touched the driving seat, then drove off
without saying a word.

'Mom if it helps..' Katy said mournfully '...I'm late for school now and
thats 3 times this month!'

Laura turned and managed a smug grin.  'So THAT means.....?' she asked
mischievously.

Katy blushed.  'Yeah it DOES and its Mr Mason on disciplinary this week!'

Laura smiled through her pain 'Ah you have a crush on him..and this is
your second lateness discipline isnt it.  So it's panties down for the
cane this time eh? What WILL you be showing him?'

Katy's face reddened but she smiled. 'Yeah so I guess its not ALL bad
news!'

Laura squeezed her daughter's hand.  'You and I are SO alike' she
grinned as she changed gear and accelerated away