A Clash of Wills

A Clash of Wills...A “Little One” Story (M/ff)

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“Sammie, I've had about enough out of you. Sit down and be quiet!” Alyssa yelled.

I looked over at my babysitter. How dare she talk to me like that! “I didn't do nothing, Alyssa! You're the one who's being mean. I am allowed to watch t.v!”

I stood up then and crossed my arms and pouted. That wouldn’t do for Mommy or Daddy, but this was only Alyssa, after all. “I'm not sitting and I'm not being quiet.”

“That's it. You are supposed to do as I say, Sammie. And now I say that you are going up to your room for a while. I'll let you know when you can come out.”

I was shocked. “NO!” I screamed. “You can't send me to my room! I won't go!”

“You *will* go, right now -- and if I have any more nonsense out of you, I'll tell your daddy and he will spank you,” Alyssa said, taking me by the shoulders and basically marching me to my room. “Now stay there until I say otherwise,” she said, closing my door.

I lay on my bed and sulked. “Hmmmph!” I said. After about ten minutes, when it was very quiet, I peeked out of my room. I didn’t see Alyssa, so I crept to the stairs and looked down. I could hear her on the telephone, chatting with one of her friends.

“I’ll show her,” I said to myself. I put my sneakers on and headed down the stairs and out the back door. Continuing to talk to myself, I said, “I'm gonna go far away where she won't find me.” I found myself headed toward the duck pond, where I knew I wasn’t supposed to go to by myself.

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I pulled up in front of the house and parked the car. When I walked in, I saw Alyssa standing by the stairs. “Hello, Alyssa, did Sammie behave today?”

Alyssa didn’t answer. “Alyssa? Where’s Sammie? She usually runs to greet me at the door.”

Alyssa turned around then and said, “Oh, hi, Mr. Leonard, I didn’t hear you come in. Uh, she wasn't very good today, sir. I sent her to her room.”

I sighed. “Oh? Well, let’s let her out. I’ll want to talk to her while you’re here.” I started toward the stairs and then turned back. “What did she do to earn a time out, Alyssa?”

She said, “Well, she was being sassy.”

I nodded. Sammie usually was, to someone, not sure why. It’s not the way my wife and I raised her. I turned to go up the stairs again, but Alyssa stopped me.

“Um, wait, sir, she's not up there. She's uh...” Alyssa paused. She started to cry. “Actually, sir, I don't know where she is.”

Alyssa was acting strange. I stopped and turned around as her last statement reached my ears. “You don't know!? What happened, Alyssa? I want the full story, now!”

“Well, sir, she was being real sassy to me, so I sent her to her room and she was arguing with me, and said I didn't have that right, so I thought I should let her stew for awhile. And when I went up to check on her, she was gone. I just realized a few minutes before you came home.”

“I see,” I said, but I didn’t really. How does one lose a seven-year-old child? “Where have you looked?”

Alyssa took a deep breath and tried to calm down. “I searched the whole house and the backyard, and next door’s treehouse. I was frantic. But she wasn’t in any of those places.”

“Well, we will talk about this later, but let’s look for her right now. Did she want to go anywhere earlier today?”

Alyssa shook her head. “No, not that I remember. I was going to check out the park; I know she likes it there. But you don't think she'd leave the yard, do you, sir?”

“It has been known to happen, hasn't it?” I asked rhetorically.

I sighed again. My little one was in definite trouble, but I was sure there was more to the babysitter’s story than she was letting on. “Come. Let’s walk to the park together.”

I let Alyssa out in front of me and we walked to the park quietly. I could tell she was nervous.

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I was sitting by the pond feeding the ducks. Some nice people had given me some bread, and I was having a nice time. I couldn’t believe that Alyssa hadn’t come looking for me yet. I probably should have just gotten up and gone home. I wanted to be back there before Daddy got home. I wondered what time it was.

All of a sudden, I heard my name, and it wasn’t Alyssa. It was Daddy. Uh oh!

“Samantha! There you are!” Daddy said, coming closer. I stood up and looked at him. I tried to decide whether he was angry or not.

He picked me up and hugged me. “I'm so relieved that you are safe. We’ve looked everywhere for you. When you weren’t in the playground, I thought to check here.”

Daddy looked me over. I guess it was to check that I was okay. Then his worried expression turned to an angry expression.

“Now what did you mean, young lady, by coming to the pond on your own without permission?” he asked sternly.

I looked past him and saw Alyssa standing to the side. My anger towards her came back and I put my arms up to Daddy.

Daddy picked me up. “Daddy, Alyssa was so mean to me today. I ran away from her,” I cried into his chest.

Daddy hugged me for a few minutes and then put me down. He kneeled down and looked into my eyes. “Samantha, you are not supposed to run away from Alyssa. If you don't like what she does, you can tell me about it afterwards. But you are *not* supposed to come to the park or the pond without a grownup -- you know that. Now, you are coming home where we will talk about this. Alyssa, come along, please.”

I looked up at Alyssa and made a face. She made a face back at me. “Yes, Daddy,” I said sadly. I took his hand and walked home with him and Alyssa.

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As soon as we got back to the house, I led Sammie over to the couch and indicated for Alyssa to take a seat. I looked at my little one and said, “Samantha, I want you to understand that no matter what Alyssa did, you are not to sneak away or run away, and you are not to leave the yard without permission. You are in trouble for that. Now what was so awful about what Alyssa did?”

She looked at her babysitter and then back at me and said, “Well, Daddy, she said I was being sassy, but I wasn't. I just wanted to watch t.v.”

Alyssa interrupted then. “Sammie, you were watching for a long time. I wanted you to take a break, and you sassed me.”

Sammie started to protest. “It wasn't that long, and besides, it's summer, I should be allowed to watch more. Anyway, Daddy, she sent me to my room, which I didn't like.”

I sighed. My little one could be downright defiant. “Samantha, it is up to Alyssa when you need a break, and too much t.v. is a bad idea. That is no excuse for running off.”

“But Daddy, she left me there forever. She was on the phone, so I just left!” Sammie said quite loud.

I turned towards Alyssa and raised my eyebrows. “What is this about the phone? Is that why Sammie was able to sneak away?”

I watched as Alyssa looked at Sammie. “Well, uh, maybe, but I wasn't on for that long, sir,” she said quietly.

Now things were starting to make sense. I took my attention off my little one for a minute and focused on the babysitter. “You are not supposed to be chatting on the phone at all while you are sitting. Now how long was 'not that long’? The truth now, Alyssa,” I added.

She looked at me and then down at the floor. “It was a while, sir, maybe three quarters of an hour?”

I was shocked. “Forty-five minutes? That is far too long, Alyssa. We will discuss that in a little bit.” I turned back to Sammie. “But first about you, young lady, you have been warned about leaving the yard and going to the pond on your own before. Do you have anything else to say for yourself? If not, you have a paddling coming,” I said sternly.

She looked at Alyssa and then at me. “Now, Daddy?”

I could tell Sammie did not want Alyssa around for her spanking. I noticed that Alyssa was nervous, too, and clearly uncomfortable.

“Well, I guess I should just go,” she said, getting up and starting to walk away.

“No, you will wait right here, Alyssa. I will take Samantha up to her room. I will be back to talk with you in a little while.”

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Daddy led me upstairs and into my room. I kicked off my sneakers and looked at him. I saw him take the hairbrush off my dresser and sit down on my desk chair. I knew what was coming, but I didn’t want it. “But Daddy, Alyssa was being mean,” I cried.

He shook his head. “I don't think so, but even if she was, that does not allow you to run off. Come here,” Daddy said.

I walked over to him slowly, knowing that if I tried to get out of it, it would be worse. He leaned down and pulled down my shorts and panties. Then he laid me over his lap. I heard the swoosh of the brush before I even felt it on my bare bottom.

{Crack!} {Crack!}{Crack!}{Crack!}

“Owwww, DADDDDY!” I cried. That stupid brush hurt.

{Crack!}{Crack!} “You are not {Crack!} to leave the yard {Crack!} without permission.” {Crack!}

I’d heard these words so many times before. Why couldn’t I ever learn? “Owwwww, yes, DADDDDY! I won't, I'm sorrrry!” I yelled, kicking my feet a little.

Daddy held me firmly on his lap and continued my spanking.

{Crack!}{Crack!} “You are not {Crack!} to go to the park or the duck pond {Crack!} without an adult.” {Crack!}{Crack!}

I was sobbing now. “Owwww, yes, sir. I won't, I won't.”

It hurt so much, but Daddy continued spanking and lecturing. It felt like this would never end.

{Crack!} “And when Alyssa is sitting for you, {Crack!} you are to do {Crack!} as she says.” {Crack!}

“Owwwww, okaaaaaaaaaaay! Daddy, stop, it hurtttts!”

{Crack!}{Crack!} “It’s supposed to hurt; that’s why it’s a punishment.”

I just nodded. I was beyond begging at this point. “Owwww, waaaaaah!”

{Crack!}{Crack!}{Crack!}{Crack!} “All right, little one, your spanking is over.”

I couldn’t move. I lay there until Daddy pulled me up to him. He put my head on his shoulder and hugged me tight. “I forgive you, little one, and you know I always love you.”

I sobbed over his shoulder. I cried for a long time, and then said, “I know, Daddy, I love you too. I'm sorry!”

Daddy cuddled me for a bit but then said, “Ok, do you want to lie down for a while?”

He knew I often got sleepy after a spanking. Especially a hard one like this one was. But I shook my head. “No, I want you to hold me, Daddy,” I said.

Daddy nodded. “I will be back up to talk with you and cuddle you in a little while, angel, but now I need to go talk with Alyssa. She is waiting for me downstairs.”

I understood that perhaps my babysitter was in trouble, so I said, “Okay, Daddy.” He got up and set me down on the floor. I pulled up my panties but kicked off my shorts, and laid down on my bed. As he was leaving the room, I called out, “I love you, Daddy, and I'm sorry I left the yard.”

Daddy turned around and smiled. “I love you too, little one. I am sure you will remember to do better another time.”

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Now came the hard part. I walked down to where Alyssa was. I took a seat opposite her and looked at her. “Alyssa, do you have anything you want to say to me about how you handled today?”

She looked over at me. “Um, I'm sorry, Mr. Leonard. I guess I shouldn't have been on the phone. But I knew Sammie needed a time out. I didn't think she'd disappear like that.”

“Alyssa, you know I have spanked Sammie for running off, and told her that she is to mind you. I understand why you sent her to her room. But forty five minutes was a pretty long time to leave her in her room for sassiness.”

She nodded and said, “Yes, sir. I'm sorry.”

“Well, I'm glad to hear that, but I think that there need to be some further consequences, Alyssa.”

“Yes, Mr. Leonard. Are you going to tell my father?”

I knew she was thinking about the last time we had had a problem. I had called her dad, who was a good friend of mine, and she had gotten quite a paddling.

I sighed and said, “Well, I could do that, or I could handle it myself according to my agreement with him. I would still tell him about it. But you won’t get double. Now do you want me to punish you or tell your father and have him do it?”

Alyssa bit her lip. I had to hold back a smile. My little one did that when she was in trouble. She said, “Um, I'll take your punishment, sir.”

I wondered why she came to that conclusion. The only thing I could guess was that at home she would have gotten it much worse.

“Very well then, Alyssa. I don't think there is anything else I need to say.” I picked up the hairbrush that I had carried down from Samantha’s room. “Take down your bottoms and bend over the arm of the sofa, please.”

She did as I said and I immediately started the second paddling of the afternoon.

{Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} “You will not {Crack!} spend long sessions on the {Crack!} phone {Crack!} while you are sitting for Samantha.” {Crack!}

She had been quiet for the first several smacks but then she started to cry. “Owwww, yes, sir!” she said.

I continued. {Crack!} {Crack!} “You will not {Crack!} leave Samantha unsupervised {Crack!} for nearly so long {Crack!} {Crack!} as you did today. {Crack!} {Crack!} Is that understood?”

“Ow, yessssss, sir, I won'ttttttt! I'm sorrrry! owwwwww!” she cried.

{Crack!} {Crack!} “If you *must* send her to her room, {Crack!} you will check on her every 15 minutes {Crack!} and you will keep an eye out {Crack!} for her sneaking out.” {Crack!}

She tried to nod. “Owww, yes, Mr. Leonard. You can bet it won't happen again. Owwww. I'm sorry,” she sobbed.

I could tell she was at her breaking point. I finished up with a dozen or more swats of the brush on her sit spot.

{Crack!} {Crack!} “You should be sorry. You’re very lucky; {Crack!} it could have been much {Crack!} more serious.” {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!} {Crack!}

I put down the brush. “All right, Alyssa, your spanking is over with.”

She stood up quickly and pulled her panties and pants back up. She tried not to rub. She looked at me, feeling unsure. I opened my arms to her and invited her into a hug.

Alyssa went into them and let me hold her. “I'm sorry, sir,” she said, sobbing over my shoulder. I wondered if this is what it would be like when my little one wasn’t so little anymore.

I gently pushed her away and looked her in the face. “Well everybody makes mistakes. I am sure you will be more careful from here on, so it is forgiven and over with. Okay?”

She nodded and tried to compose herself. “Yes, sir.” I watched as she left the room and headed for the bathroom. When she came back, her face was less tear-streaked.

When she came back into the living room, I looked at her and said, “Okay, Alyssa, let me call your father and tell him what happened and that you have already been punished. Then you can talk with him about it if you like, without fearing another spanking.”

She nodded and said, “Yes, sir.”

~~~~

Daddy came up a bit later and woke me up. I guess I had fallen asleep after all. He told me that Alyssa had gone home and that Mommy would be home from work soon. I was glad because I was hungry. I couldn’t remember the last time I had had a snack.

While we waited for Mommy, Daddy cuddled me some more. It would probably be years before I learned the lesson of not leaving the yard by myself again. But I knew I had a Daddy that would be there to correct me. And also to love me.

The end.