Connection

I am imagining a certain girl. Her behaviour has been found wanting. She has been instructed to perform a task daily. It is not an onerous task, not in the least uncomfortable, and takes little time out of her day. Yet, for reasons that she can't explain she has missed doing the tasks several times of late.

Although inclined to wilfulness on occasion, she is a truthful girl. When asked if she has performed the task, she doesn't try to hide behind excuses. She has erred, and she confesses. She tries now to explain the blockage in her mind about the task, and he listens carefully. But, not only has she not obeyed him, she has hidden from him that the task has not been done, several times. Unless he had asked her about it, she may have gone on with the disobedience indefinitely. There is even more to be dealt with here. She has not trusted him with her mental confusion about the task and this disappoints him dreadfully.

He lectures her. He tells her all this and then he informs her that her behaviour need not be punished severely at this point. She needs to find the connection with him again. She is to think about their agreement and what that means to her.

He has her stand in the corner. She is wearing only a short nightgown and high shoes; clothing that she associates with her bad behaviour. For ten minutes she must face the wall and think about all that he has said to her. She must stand very still with her hands in the small of her back, one wrist above the other.

She does exactly as she is told, and as she stands there, she feels him near to her. He has in his hand a cane; one that will sting her bare thighs, should he notice any movement out of position. The hairs on the back of her neck stand up as she feels his breath on her skin. It is hard for her to stand still, but she knows that she must focus and follow his instructions carefully. He has already expressed his disapproval. It is why she stands as naughty girls do. She has no wish to provoke him any further.

After the ten minutes has elapsed, he calls her to him. He is sitting in an armchair and she turns and walks towards him with her hands still behind her back. He invites her to kneel in front of him, and with his hand he encourages her head to rest on his leg. She begins to relax a little. She closes her eyes.

Now he begins to stroke her hair, and she can feel a peace transcend her world. She wonders what it was she was thinking to have disobeyed him in the first place. She embraces her submission to him; understands that it is right and good for both of them.

She basks in his loving attentions, and as her mind stops processing thoughts; stops worrying about her transgression, she feels a lightness of being.

He bends down towards her, and whispers in her ear,

"Good girl."

The invisible cord that binds them is reconnected and all is well.