Rachel begged the headmistress not to phone her mother to seek permission to administer a severe caning - she knew fine well that her mother would agree. But worse than that she would want to know why so then she'd know about her daughter's shameful behaviour as well. It had just been a panic reaction. She was accused and lied to deflect blame two others. As a result, two innocent girls had been caned, but now the truth was out. Worst of all she was forced to listen to the headmistress detailing how the two girls had each received four strokes of the cane on their hands for something that was entirely Rachels' doing. The headmistress explained at length that she had no option but to give Rachel eight strokes of the senior cane across her bottom. Rachel had never heard of anyone getting such a severe punishment and having never been caned before, she was terrified.
