A Little Training by Abbie Adams

almost missed
it… the hiss directed toward me.
    “ Spsst … Livvy …”
    I
looked up quickly to see where it came from. Caity was in the bed directly
across from mine and Sara was across from Erin’s, Erin’s on the same side as
mine. It took a minute to draw attention to herself, because she wasn’t sitting
up or anything. But, Sara’s eyes were open and when my eyes found hers she
started to whisper.
    “About
today… I just wanted to say I was wrong about what I said about you.”
    “Really?”
I couldn’t believe it, and I started to feel really bad… until she went on.
    “Yes,
I called you a princess… teacher’s pet… I should’ve said royal fucking
highness.”
    “You
stupid Bitch! I hate you!” I was out of the bed and on her in a flash. I don’t
know what I was doing I have never been a fighter. She brought out the worst in
me.
    But
she didn’t lay there and take it, she was up fast too. Honestly neither of us
got to do more than push each other and pull some hair because Uncle Tommy was
right there almost as soon as we got to each other.
    We
were pulled apart and lectured on our way out of the room. In the hall, Uncle
Chris and Matt were right there. Uncle Matt pulled me away from Uncle Tommy and
followed his lead. Uncle Tommy was smacking Sara’s rear, scolding her about
language, friendship and naptime, all the while heading toward the office.
    It
was spanking in stereo. My butt was screaming as Uncle Matt laid it open to the
timing of Uncle Tommy’s lecture. He had my left arm in his steely grip marching
right alongside of me spanking with each step. I was on tip-toes, back arched
as far forward as I could, trying to get out of his reach. But, it was no use.
And finally, we were in Daddy’s office in the presence of him and Dr. Ross.
    Daddy
sat behind his big desk and the doctor across from him.
    “What
is going on?” Daddy demanded.
    Thankfully
the spanking stopped and we were allowed to stand. I sniffled as Uncle Matt
positioned me next to Sara and left the room.
    “Sara,
would you like to tell us what was going on?” Uncle Tommy asked.
    Sara’s
face scrunched up into an exaggerated pout, “I don’t know, I was just going to
sleep and-”
    “No!”
I yelled, but at the same time Uncle Tommy started smacking her butt again hard.
    “I’m
not talking to you yet, Alivia .” He pointed at me and
looked back down to her, “You want to try again or should I take off my belt
first?”
    She
reached back and held onto her bottom as if that would really stop him. “I
whispered… I teased her first…” she started bawling. She and I both knew Daddy
was going to be really upset with her.
    “Now
it is your turn Alivia .” Uncle Tommy prompted me and
I looked up at him in surprise. She had just admitted her fault.
    “I…
she just told you what she did,” I started to get worried then.   I realized the spanking I had gotten
from Uncle Matt was just the beginning.
    “I
want you to tell Daddy what happened after that Alivia .”
    “I,
uh, she… I was mad. I didn’t think. I called her a bad word and started to
fight with her.” I couldn’t look anywhere but the floor. I didn’t want to see
anyone or their opinion of me and my actions. I was so upset at myself for
letting her provoke me.
    “What
am I going to do with you girls?” I didn’t have to look up. I could feel the
weight of his disappointment in Daddy’s words.
    “Send
her away!” I muttered.
    “Should
I send you away, Livvy ?” Daddy asked softly.
    “No.”
I pouted feeling my bottom lip push its way out against my wishes.
    “Nobody
will be sent away. But, we will find a solution to this problem. Sara, go lay
over the arm of the loveseat, bottom high in the air.”
    Sara
lifted her eyes to mine and turned to do his bidding. She moved slowly.   We both seemed to sense Daddy’s amiable
mood. He let her take her time and when she was in place he stood and unbuckled
his belt pulling it from its loops slowly,