| Chapter Seventeen Learning Right From Wrong |
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Until a replacement could be found for Mr. Callahan, his children were divided among the other adults. Mark took on Alex and Missy, and Mr. Parker took Billy under his wing. The four girls spend every day together and with the four of them it was a lot easier to keep an eye on Sarah and Nadia. Nadia�s cuts and scrapes had healed enough to warrant the removal of the bandages. Wendy had placed Sarah in the tub for a bath and things were going well until Jessica entered with Nadia. She removed her clothes, and started to place her in the tub with Sarah. "She can't have a bath with me!", Sarah screeched, as she quickly stretched herself taking up the entire length of the tub. "Sit up," Wendy ordered. "No!!" Sarah yelled, as she continued to lay in the tub. "I'm not in the mood Sarah. You sit up and let her in or I will spank you," Wendy scolded. This shocked Sarah. Before Wendy or Jessica could stop her, she crawled from the tub. Completely naked, Sarah ran out the door and started down the hall. Wendy ran after her, but Sarah was fast and managed to make it to her room before Wendy could catch her. Sarah threw herself onto her bed and began to cry. Wendy grabbed her clothes and tried her best to get her in them, but Sarah kicked and flopped all around the bed. "Sarah, hold still," Wendy ordered. Sarah ignored her and she continued to roll and flop around the bed. "That�s it, I'm going to get Daddy, and if I were you, I'd put on these pajamas before he gets up here, or your little butts gonna be sorry. Wendy tossed Sarah her pajamas and left the room. Wendy didn't go and get her dad. Instead she returned to help with Nadia. She figured the threat of telling would be enough. Twenty minutes later when she returned, Sarah was completely dressed. She had even brushed her own hair. Wendy gave Sarah a hug, read her a story, talked to her a little about Nadia, and laid with her until she fell asleep. As the weeks went by, Wendy felt Sarah had started to accept Nadia a little more. Sarah shared things with Nadia without being told, and didn�t seem to mind being around her. Wendy and Sarah had taken Nadia on walks and Sarah even pushed her on the swings. The summer sun had settled in mid sky so Wendy took the girls indoors to play. Wendy lay stretched out on her bed as Sarah and Nadia sat on the floor. As Wendy�s eyes drew heavy, she suddenly heard Sarah crying. Wendy sat up and looked down at the two girls as they sat on the floor beside each other. �What�s the matter,� Wendy asked. "Nadia bit me," she cried as she pointed to the teeth marks on her arm. Wendy crawled from her bed and took a seat on the floor between the two girls. She reached over and took hold of Sarah�s arm. Wendy rubbed it and kissed it, then wiped away Sarah�s tears. Wendy then turned to Nadia and turned her around. "Nadia, It's bad to bite," she scolded, "No bite." She kissed Sarah's arm again, then crawled into the window seat. The mid June sun warmed Wendy as she again tried to close her eyes. She wished one of the other girls would hurry and finish their chores so she could have a break. A minute barely passed when she heard Sarah yelp again. Wendy opened her eyes and slowly turned toward the girls. �Not again!� Wendy said as she crawled from the window seat. Holding her arm, Sarah met Wendy halfway. �She bit me again!� Wendy examined the teeth marks on Sarah�s arm. She took Sarah by the hand and as she passed Nadia, she grabbed her hand and pulled her from the floor. �Let�s go see what Daddy has to say about your being so naughty.� Wendy scolded. As they took the last of the steps and entered the main hall, Wendy spotted their father as he exited Mr. Parkers office. Mark knew something was wrong as they approached. Sarah was crying and Wendy looked upset. "Ok, what happened," he asked "Daddy, Nadia bit Sarah twice. I told her it was bad, but she did it again.� Mark knelt down and looked at the bite marks on Sarah's arm. He wiped her tears and gave her a hug. He then took hold of Nadia and showed her the bites on Sarah's arm. "No biting, biting is a no no," he scolded Mark stood up, leaned over Nadia, and landed a swift smack to little Nadia's bottom. He then led her into a room and placed her into a corner. As soon as he placed her in the corner, she tried to leave. Knowing that she obviously didn't understand the concept of corner time, he smacked her bottom and once again placed her in the corner. "Stay," he ordered. After three more swats and three more placements in the corner, Nadia stayed. When corner time was over, Mark called Nadia over to him. He pulled the crying child onto his lap and cradled her. When she had calmed he carried her to the toddler play room and placed her on the other side of the security gate. Mark made his rounds to check on all of his kids. It was getting close to dinner and most of the children were off doing their evening chores. Sarah had asked if she could play with Nadia. Mark gave her permission and told her where Nadia was. A few minutes later, Mark had decided to go check on the girls to see if they were getting along. When he peeked in, Nadia was quietly playing, but Sarah was sitting in the corner crying. As Mark approached, he noticed her clutching her arm. "Sarah," he asked, "What's wrong with your arm?" "Nothing," she replied, as she looked up. Mark slowly and gently reached down and removed her hand. On Sarah�s arm were two very visible bit marks. "Sarah, did Nadia bite you again?" he asked. "No Daddy," she replied as she cradled her arm and looked down at the floor. "Sarah, tell me sweetie, did she bite you?," he asked again. Sarah slowly shook her head yes. Mark quickly retrieved Nadia and led her to where Sarah was seated. "Nadia. Biting is bad," he scolded. He then took both girls to the infirmary. He placed both Sarah and Nadia on the table and as he treated Sarah�s bite marks with antiseptic, he scolded Nadia. Mark then sent Sarah to play, and he carried Nadia back toward the nursery. "Nadia, biting is bad and you can't bite people," he scolded. "I didn't bite," she replied. "Nadia, biting is a no no and lying to Daddy is a no no too.� They entered the nursery and Mark seated himself on the bed. "I told you no biting. Little girls who bite get spankings.� Mark pulled Nadia over his knee. "No no no spank," Nadia cried. Mark picked up his hand just slightly, and smacked her bottom just once. Nadia cried right away and kicked her little legs and feet as he landed another little smack to her bottom. "I told you no biting," he scolded as he landed another smack to her now wiggling bottom. "I didn't bite," Nadia cried, as mark landed yet another light spank. "Bad girl," he scolded. Mark decided Nadia needed a bigger lesson so he reached up and pulled her panties down to reveal the smallest bottom he had ever seen. Marks hand descended onto the three year olds bottom in swift succession. Mark landed eight more spanks as Nadia's wails and tears continued. When the spanking was over, Mark laid her on her bed, then left the room. He stood in the hall for a few minutes, and then returned to his crying child. He scooped her up and cradled her in his arms. After several minutes, Nadia had quit crying, she looked up to Mark and said, "I didn't bite her." This really puzzled Mark, that a three year old would still claim innocence after such a spanking. The next day, Mark decided to put his suspicions to the test, so he once again placed Nadia in a room with Sarah to play. Sarah, will you watch Nadia for me?" he asked. "Ok Daddy," Sarah replied, as she seated herself on the floor of the play room. "I will be back in a few minutes.� Sarah smiled as her daddy left the room. Mark walked to the adjoining room they used to observe toddlers in play. He watched as Nadia stayed seated, and continued to play with the toys. He then watched as Sarah circled the small child as she played. He then watched in amazement, as Sarah stood behind Nadia and bit herself two times on the arm hard enough to bring tears. Mark waited a couple minutes, then entered the play room. Once again Sarah ran to Mark, clutching her arm, and claiming that she had been bitten by Nadia. When Nadia heard Sarah, she started crying. Mark scooped Nadia into his arms and patted her on the back. "It's ok sweetie, your not in trouble," He said. "SHE BIT ME!!" Sarah yelled, as she pointed to her arm. "Sarah, I'm not spanking Nadia any more since she didn't bite you." "No no no," Sarah cried, �She bite meeeee.� "Sarah, I watched you bite your own arm, and I want to know why," Mark asked "Because I don't want her here. I want her to go," Sarah cried. "Mark took Sarah by the hands. " What you did was very mean and naughty, and you are going to be punished." "No no, you have to spank her," she cried as she pointed to Nadia. He took hold of Sarah and turned her to face Nadia. "Tell her your sorry," he ordered. "No I won't,� she yelled as she stomped her foot on the floor. Mark sat Nadia back on the floor and took Sarah by the arm. He led her from the room and down the hall. Sarah yelled and threw a fit the entire way. "Young lady, you and I are going to have a long talk," he replied as he picked her up. "No no no," Sarah cried as she kicked her legs wildly, trying to free herself from Marks tight grip. Mark carried her up the stairs and to her room. He placed her on her bed. I can't talk to you if you're having a temper tantrum. Stay on your bed. When your done we will talk." Mark turned and left the room. Mark had taken a chair from Sarah�s room and seated himself in the hall. He wanted to give herself a chance to calm down, but soon Sarah's cries turned into screams and she started kicking the walls. Mark finally had to re enter the room. "I don�t know why you�re being so naughty but I�ve tried to be patient with you.� �Your tantrums will not be tolerated.� Mark placed his foot on the edge of her bed, grabbed her by the arm, and pulled Sarah across his knee. With one swift hand movement, he pulled her panties off and began her spanking. He never scolded or even spoke as he continued to paddle her bottom. Sarah yelped and wailed as she continued to receive her punishment. After seven spanks, Mark placed Sarah back on her bed. "You will behave now," he scolded. Lie on your bed, and no kicking the walls.� Sarah obeyed this time, as she lay completely still wailing and sobbing. Mark sat on Emily's bed to ensure Sarah's obedience. After several minutes, Sarah had stopped crying. "Sarah," he called "come here.� Sarah slowly crawled from her bed and with her head down, stood in front of Mark. He lifted her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her. "I would like to know what�s wrong with my little girl, He asked in a soft kind voice. Sarah just shrugged her shoulders as she cradled close to her father. "Do you know why I spanked you, Sarah?" he asked. "No," she replied, in a tiny voice. Sarah, I think you do know. You know better than to throw fits," he replied "That is why I spanked you." "I thought you spanked me cause of what I did to Nadia.� "No Sarah, You got spanked because you were throwing a fit and taking your anger out on the walls. You know better," he replied. "You will stay in here for the rest of the evening. I mean it Sarah. Before bedtime, we are going to have a very long talk about what you did to Nadia. Mark gave her a kiss and left her alone. As Sarah lay there, she thought about how naughty she had been. She knew it had been wrong to bite herself and blame Nadia. She didn�t understand why she didn�t like Nadia. All Sarah knew was that she didn�t really want to have that long talk with Daddy just before bed. After dinner, Mark settled his children in one of the rec rooms and put in a movie. Mark knew he still needed to talk with Sarah so he put David and Jessica in charge and he headed upstairs. "Daddy, I'm sorry," she replied as he entered the room. "Sorry for what Sarah," he asked as he sat on her bed. "For lying to you and for biting myself to get Nadia into trouble. I wanted you to think she was a bad girl so I could still be your baby," she replied as the tears came to her eyes. Mark and Sarah had a very long talk just like he promised. Sarah knew he was going to spank her again and she knew she deserved it. Before he could say anything, Sarah crawled from his lap and removed her panties. "I'm sorry Daddy," she replied as she started to cry. Mark knew that the lesson wasn't in the spanking this time, but in the little voice that stood before him and apologized to him. Mark scooped her up onto his lap and cradled her. Sarah, as much as you deserve to have your bottom severely paddled, I just can't. I'm sorry you felt you had to bite yourself to get my attention, but you must know that no matter how many children I have, I will always love you. What you did was very very wrong, and I don't ever want you to do it again." Sarah laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes. She had the best Daddy in the whole world. |