You're startled

You watch her leave, only half believing her act. Margot is a cunning manipulator, but there was some truth in her performance. She was genuinely excited by being taken and used and scorned, although you have no doubt that she's still trying to work you, playing some angle you don't really understand yet.

You straighten your clothes and start to leave, thinking about changing clothes before checking out the dining hall and dinner. You're startled to hear voice, almost jumping out of your shoes in surprise.

"I really need to talk to you Mr. Carter," Valerie Cummins says shyly, stepping forward from some shadows. You heart hammers in your chest at the thought that you and Margot were seen, watching as as Valerie walks towards you, her head down and her hands clasped in front of her. She stands in front of you, and when she looks up you can see that she's been crying.

"What is it Valerie?" you ask, thinking that your voice sounds clogged with nervous anxiety.

"I wanted...I wanted to apologise...for acting how I did. I was wrong...I don't know what got into me..."

"You should be apologising to the girls you insulted, not to me," you answer with a sigh, thinking that you might have got lucky and she didn't see your encounter with Margot.

"Yes...and I will...but I wanted to apologise to you...I said some terrible things...about you...and I was wrong...I'm so sorry..."

"I've heard worse," you say flatly, in a dismissive tone. "Apology accepted. Don't do it again."

"Thank you Mr. Carter...and thank you for showing me...you and Dean Hawkfeather...showing me what a brat I was...I'm ever so sorry," she says softly, looking at you from under her eyelashes. She sways slightly as she speaks, her pleated skirt rippling against her toned thighs.

"So you said," you answer, not sure where she's going with this and not trusting her for a moment. "I'm glad that you learned a lesson, but it's more important that you modify your behaviour and don't involve yourself in further racially abusive incidents."

"I understand...and I won't...and I won't be so mean...as what I said about you either...I'm so sorry..." she says, her voice quavering, and tears starting to well in her eyes. "I wish I could make it up to you Mr. Carter...I really want to show you that I can be a...good girl..." She takes a step closer to you, her tearful eyes looking into yours.

"You've been punished Valerie. You've been punished and you say you've learned a lesson. That's the start of being a good girl."

"You were right to punish me....you and the Dean...paddle me when I was bad..." she murmurs, unclasping her hands and letting her fingers play with the hem of her skirt. You notice that it seems shorter than it did earlier in the day, and you suspect she's rolled it up to show off more of her tender thighs. "You made me...understand...what a brat I was...how badly I behaved...but...but...I'm worried Mr. Carter...scared that the bad girl inside me...that I'm trying to stop...scared she'll act up again..."

"Well, you need to keep that part of yourself under control. You've seen what happens when you don't. I don't think you want to be paddled again, do you? Remember that the Dean only put your punishment in abeyance. You could have more if you misbehave."

She gives a little shudder, biting her lip as she plays with her skirt. "I know...and I'm scared...scared of being a bad girl...It hurt so much...bending over the desk...with you and the Dean seeing my...my bare bottom...with my panties down...spanking me...making me feel how bad I'd been..." her voice has taken on a husky tone.

"Is that why you called me 'Daddy'?" you ask softly, seeing her tremble.

"Yes...It was like you were my Daddy...teaching me....teaching me to behave...making me learn to be a good girl...I've been so bad...so very bad...and I want to be so good....so good for you...so very good..." she murmurs, pulling her skirt up. "Help me be a good girl Daddy..." she whispers throatily, looking at you with eyes full of need. "Teach me like you were teaching Margot....teaching her to behave."