In my second year at a senior all boyís school I was taken to see Miss Elsa Svenson for my first caning, by one of the few female teachers, in what was otherwise an all male environment.
I wasnít used to females and over a period of several weeks after joining her French class our relationship had deteriorated. The final straw was foolishly using my biro as a rice blow-pipe during one of her lessons. Secretly despite our frequent clashes I found her presence strangely intoxicating.
She was a slim attractive woman with shoulder length auburn hair, in her middle or late twenties, who wore perfume and smart figure hugging just below the knee length skirts. The high heeled shoes that she wore made clicking sounds on the hard floors of the school corridors, so that we could hear her progress as we waited in anticipation outside the classroom for her to arrive and open the classroom door. As she strode confidently along the corridor, leaving behind her a trail of fragrant perfume, the contours of her bottom undulated mesmerizingly beneath the tight restrains of her skirt; sometimes it was even possible to see an outline of suspenders and stocking tops beneath the tight material. This was all very disturbing to our poor little adolescent minds.
There were a lot of emotional conflicts at an all boyís school to resolve during this time. The threat of corporal punishment, threatened our emerging sense of manhood, and hung like a Sword of Damocles over our heads. Use of the cane or more often the slipper or plimsoll on our upturned bottoms, as a form of correction for even the most minor of transgressions was frequent. Our only hope was that somehow the female of the species would not be present or fully aware of our vulnerability to these humiliating punishments. As a matter of honour we tried to remain stoical as these punishments were administered, but it was not always possible and our one abiding hope was that they would at least take place in private.
Consequently as she marched along the corridor in front of me on our route to Miss Svensonís office my mind was in turmoil. My outward appearance of nonchalant indifference was difficult to maintain. Inwardly I knew that I was in serious trouble and facing a crisis to my perceived reputation that would be difficult for me to survive. My heart was pounding and my mouth felt dry. I wanted to run away in the opposite direction but knew it would be pointless and my only option was to somehow persuade Miss Svenson that this was an isolated, one-off, unfortunate misunderstanding for which I could apologise. I was weighing-up my chances of convincing her sufficiently enough, to avoid the cane. My bottom twitched involuntarily, as I tried to imagine what it would feel like.
There were two doors to Miss Svensonís study; one door was used as a formal entrance and was manned by his secretary and the other was generally used as an exit onto the corridor that led to the school classrooms.
As we entered the reception area which led to Miss Svensonís office Miss Svensonís secretary looked up from her typing and my heart began pounding so hard, I thought that I would faint. I had forgotten that there would be the added humiliation of the school secretary being a witness to my plight. The secretary cast me what seemed to be a knowing glance and a smile, as Miss Lewis explained that I had been disruptive in her class and that she had brought me to see Miss Svenson. Pointing at the lamp illuminated above the entrance to his office she told Miss Lewis that Miss Svenson was occupied and we would have to wait. I lowered my head in an attempt to conceal my face which was burning red with embarrassment.
As we stood waiting in silence, broken only by the clack-clack of the secretaryís typewriter and the clunk of a large school clock on the wall; from within Miss Svensonís office we could just make out the muffled sound of a raised voice. This was followed by a silent pause and then some very distinct though slightly muffled sounds, which were repeated several times. There was a further silence then after several minutes what seemed to be the sound of a door opening and closing followed by footsteps in the corridor outside.
Shortly after this the light that had been illuminated above the door to Miss Svensonís office went out and I could hear the secretary speaking over her intercom and telling Miss Svenson that Miss Lewis had brought me to see her. She then nodded towards us and told us that we could go in.
Miss Lewis introduced me to Miss Svenson and began to explain, in a very matter of fact way, as though the sentencing for my actions should be obvious, the reasons why she had brought me to see her. When she had finished Miss Svenson turned to me and asked me if I had anything to say.
My earlier thoughts on explaining my actions seemed suddenly futile, my hands were trembling and I felt I was going to faint. I wanted to fall on my knees and plead for clemency but I couldnít with Miss Lewis there.
I could hardly speak but I just managed to say ìNoî; without too much of a tremor in my voice.
Miss Svenson replied that he had a remedy for hooligans; with that he pointed to a school desk which was conveniently placed in front of a window in the corner of his office; ìGo over to that desk and bend-over he commanded; stand on tip toe, bend right over the desk, and push your bottom out towards me, if you break your position, stand-up or otherwise make a fuss before I am finished, I shall take down your trousers and cane you on your bare bottom; do I make myself clear she boomedî
ìYes Miss!îI replied; in a trembling voice
I looked towards Miss Lewis; hoping that she might depart now that my sentence had been pronounced but she was smiling and it became obvious, she had no intention of leaving the room
My legs were shaking as I bent across the school desk; I held tightly onto the far end of the desk and resolved myself to staying in position and not crying out. There was what seemed to be a long pause and I became intimately aware of my raised bottom.
I tried to look behind me to check what was causing this delay, just then Miss Svenson stood up from her desk and I could glimpse her walking purposely towards me holding a thin yellow cane firmly in her hand. Within an instant I could feel light taps across the seat of my tightly stretched trousers, as she adjusted her position in readiness for the onslaught.
There was yet another long pause; ìStay in position and no fussî, she boomed
There was a loud whoosh and a resounding thwack as the delayed shock from the first stroke of the cane swept across my backside like a massive hornets sting. At the same exact moment, in the background, the clack-clack of the typewriter halted abruptly and I realised that the school secretary was probably listening. After a long interval of around 15 or 20 seconds, the typewriter began to clack-clack again and at almost the same instant the second stroke landed. Again the typewriter paused and I knew for sure that the secretary must be listening.
The gap between strokes caused me to reflect deeply on each new weal and the actuality of my position. Bent over a school desk and being thrashed soundly by Miss Svenson on my exposed bottom, in front of Miss Lewis and within earshot of the school secretary. All of them with soft shapely bottoms safely ensconced within silky smooth panties and smugly free from any possibility of such a humiliating childís punishment.
I resolved not to cry out and wondered how many strokes I was going to get. Miss Svenson seemed to interpret my silence as insolence and gave me a further very forceful, two strokes on top of the customary six. Each stroke from the thin springy cane penetrated easily through the thin covering of my trousers.
After eight strokes and following a further long pause she commanded me to ìstand-up, adjust yourself, now turn round and offer your apology to Miss Lewisî
ìYouíre on-report young manî; she continued
She held up an official looking form and told me I had to get it signed at the end of each lesson for the next four weeks. ìBring youíre signed report here to my office every Friday morning for the next four weeksî; she said.
ìIf there is any repeat of your earlier hooliganism, I shall cane you againî;
ìDo I make myself clearî; she said
ìRight dismissed, and on your way out ask my secretary to enter your name into my punishment bookî
As we walked back into the reception area each of the long wheals that had formed across my bottom felt like raised tram lines and I moved stiffly. I tried to grin and look normal as though nothing much had happened but my face was flushed and it must have been obvious that I had just been caned.
The secretary had a perky expression on her face and seemed to be squirming in her seat as if to mimic my discomfort. I moved towards her and asked her if she could enter my name into Miss Svensonís punishment book. Opening the book she made an entry than turned it around and asked me to sign. The entry read ìNaughty boy given six of the best by Miss Svensonî. My hand was shaking as I gripped her pen and signed
I felt mortified with shame that both Miss Lewis and the school secretary knew I had just been caned over Miss Svensonís school desk and had a very sore bottom; but I didnít feel like arguing