She felt two light taps and knew the Headmistress was getting herself ready. After another few moments Nikki saw the muscles of the Headmistresses leg... tense and she knew the cane was making its way downwards. The next moment Nikki felt the cane bite into her bottom and another moment later the pain cascaded around her bottom as she shrieked with the pain.The Headmistress watched the weal appear on Nikki’s bottom before raising the cane again and bringing it down firmly on her bottom just below. We scrolled through some channels, found nothing of interest, and turned off the TV. I suggested we could either turn on the radio for some music, or I could stream some video on my laptop. I just got a new one with a 17.4" HD LED, so the images are big and clear. She said we could try that.Naturally, as I began to browse, I asked her what kind of videos she'd like to watch. She said, "Hey, you're the host - you decide!" I said, "Well, if you wouldn't have called, I was going to watch some. It’s just nice running into you like this. But again, are you doing okay?” she said.“Just working and getting by. Nothing to tell that you’d be interested in,” I said.“I would be interested, Jim. It’s been a long time since we’ve talked. I was hoping just now, I mean since we bumped into each other over there,” she nodded toward the store across the street, “that maybe we could see if there might be any chance to find a little bit of common ground.”“Can’t see the usefulness in any of that,” I. It started off OK – we were both on our best behaviour, and we had even exchanged a kiss. My mother and Vivian had gone up West to a show and a meal and wouldn't be back until gone midnight, so Miriam and I had the house to ourselves.Once again Miriam apologised for not being at home when I returned to the UK, and I, noble bloke that I am, forgave her, and admitted that maybe I should have given her a telephone number to reach me.So far so good. We both then apologised for what we had said to.