Repercussions

Anita was fuming, the girls were scared and Kennedy was thinking 'oh no, not another one' and started clearing the pieces of the broken mug to keep herself busy and immune from consequences. Anita didn't say a word. She walked over to the drawer and pulled out a wooden spoon. It was heavy but also had a long handle. Kevin could guess how it was to be used and thought 'this woman can grab the most innocent household objects and make them scary'. Anita crossed her arms with a spoon sticking up from one side of the tangle of arms.

Anita: Explain. Sue, you first.

Sue had gotten off the floor and looked like she didn't want to recount what had just happened.

Sue: Well, I was trying to help Penny make dinner and she didn't like my advice so we argued and she pushed me into the shelf.

Penny looked like she wanted to shove Sue again but held her comments until invited by her mother.

Anita: Penny, is that what happened?

Penny: No. Sue wasn't helping. She hasn't even finished her chore of setting the table. I was following your cook book and she wanted me to put less butter in the dish because she was afraid it would make her fat and ugly like me and you and she shoved me so I pushed back.

Anita: Did she really say you are fat and ugly and I am fat and ugly? If I find out you are embellishing, so help me Penny. . .

Penny: She didn't say 'fat and ugly'. She mentioned that you are muscular but in a negative way. Then she said I was starting to look that way and asked something like if I was a line backer on the football team.

Anita looked at Kennedy. Kennedy didn't want to be responsible for what was going to happen, but she figured telling the truth was the best realistic she had. She nodded her head to confirm Penny's story.

Anita: Sue, you will not speak to your sister that way. She is a beautiful young lady and she trains so hard to stay in shape. I am also hurt that you see me that way, but Lord knows I mocked my mother when I was a young, slim 18-year old, so I will let that slide but I want you to know that it hurts me deeply after I try to help you girls that you have these shallow quips.

Kevin was thinking this lady is laying on the guilt trip thick. She has multiple modes of attack.

Anita: Now Sue, I'm going to blister your bottom for being rude to your sister, for pushing her, and for interfering with her chores before you finished yours.

Sue looked defeated. She was resigned to her fate but that means anxiety wasn't painted all over her face.

Anita: Penny, I'm sorry your sister said mean things to you and she will soon be very sorry. But you shouldn't have pushed her back. I was in the next room. I don't want you girls to be tattle tales, but if your sister is turning it physical, try to calm the situation and if it doesn't work, come get me. So you are getting a spanking too, but only with my hand. No both of you get in my room. The girl walked down the short hallway into Anita's room, followed by Anita with the spoon. Anita left the door open. So Kevin couldn't see, but he could hear.

Anita: Both of you pants and panties off.

There was a muffled response and a pause.

Anita: Penny, you over my knee first.

SMACK SLAP SPLAT SWAT.

Penny: Oww. Please.

The spanking continued and Penny was whining and squealing and it rang through the entire first floor. The doorbell rang and there was a pause, as Kevin went to answer it and when Anita heard him greet Grace, she resumed and finished Penny quickly and called Sue over and told her to bring the spoon. Kevin was trying to balance getting Grace out of there with being polite and receiving her. He didn't manage to get her out before Sue was over Anita's knee getting hard swats with the spoon and hollering after each one.

Once they were out in the car, Grace asked him if his cousins were getting spanked. Kevin felt it was an invasion of privacy, but admitted they were.

Grace: Miss Anita runs a tight ship. Must be hard to be one of her daughters.

Kevin: Yeah, she is pretty strict with them.

Grace: Good thing you and Kennedy were already adults before you moved in.

Kevin: Ha, yeah. Good thing. Aunt Anita gives me a Kennedy more space. Feel bad for the girls though. They are both adults and still get spanked.

Grace: Sounds like Miss Anita and my mom would be great friends.

They went on to have a lovely dinner.