The Strap and the Cane for Lucy
Chapter 1With the other pupils making their way towards the dining room, Lucy scurried across the polished well-worn floorboards of the entrance hall, her head down hoping against hope that she wouldn’t be noticed. Having almost reached the seclusion of the corridor leading to the Headmaster’s study, Lucy’s hopes were somewhat thwarted as a familiar voice called out to her “You off to see Mainwaring, Lucy?” Using her soft, shoulder length brown hair as a partial shield for her face, Lucy...