Victoria’s Punishment Part 6: The Descent

"A long and hard journey to her bottom."

Victoria stood in the deserted 3rd floor hallway staring at her history teacher’s office door name plate; the grade 11 catholic schoolgirl hesitated at a threshold she knew would be wrong to cross. I don’t have a choice…right? With a...

Victoria’s Punishment Part 4: Climbing toward the descent

"Schoolgirl climbs into more trouble and parents meet the familiar cause."

Victoria climbed the Assumption High School’s southern-most stairs up to the 3rd floor on her way to Mr. O’s office, which was located in the outermost wing of the school. It was such a pain to get to.As she walked,...

Lisa’s Evolution Part II: Crossing Over

"Law school empowers a small town girl to put her friend on an unexpected trial."

As I pulled into the driveway of Lisa’s large family house, I thought back to the previous year’s unexpected encounter at our favourite conservation park.  Lisa, who had been my best female friend and ‘little sister’ ever since high school,...

Lisa’s Evolution Part I: The Depths

"A small town girl returns home from university and rewrites the rules of friendship."

A beautiful friendship first started when Lisa and her older sister, Barbara, moved to my smallish town and high school. Barb was in my grade, and her younger sister was two grades below, although I’m pretty sure she had skipped...

Victoria’s Punishment Part 3: Call Me Maybe

"A young schoolgirl makes her boyfriend come to grips."

Victoria’s walk home from high school along the tree-lined sidewalks of her suburban east coast town allowed time and space for a most welcome decompression and reflection on the day’s event. Despite how strange and intense they were, she now...

Victoria’s Punishment

"Young schoolgirl has conflicted emotions over hot teacher's choice of punishment"

After her last class of the day had finished, Victoria walked with heavy thoughts down the Assumption Catholic High School hallway to her history classroom. This was her third detention in two weeks, and she was dreading having to face...