Danger

Danger...a “Kimberly” story (FF/f)

chapter two

One Saturday afternoon, Jacklyn got a call from Patty’s house. Kimberly was having a playdate there. Patty and Kimberly were good friends, and got into trouble together a lot, too.

“Yes? She did WHAT?” Jacklyn asked. “Yes, I’ll be right there to pick her up.”

Jacklyn hung up the phone. She wasn’t sure whom she was more upset with: Patty’s babysitter or Kimberly. Apparently Patty’s parents were not at home. Jacklyn hadn’t known that or might not have allowed Kimberly to go play there that day.

Jacklyn got the baby all bundled up and set off for Patty’s house. She thought about what she was going to say to the five year old who she was in charge of. Playing with matches? She couldn’t believe it. Jacklyn knew Regina would have something to say about this as well. They weren’t going to let this drop too easily.

After Jacklyn rang the bell, Patty’s babysitter, Anna, answered the door. Jacklyn saw Patty standing in the corner. “Me didn’t do nothing!” she cried.

Jacklyn shook her head. Then she saw Kimberly. She was sitting on the floor putting on her shoes. As soon as she saw her nanny, she looked down. Kimberly knew she was in deep trouble.

Jacklyn put Taylor on the floor. Taylor toddled over to her big sister and said, “Yoda!” That meant dog. Kimberly had a dog on her sweater. Kimberly smiled at her little sister. But then she took one look at Jacklyn’s face and her smile turned into a frown.

Anna held up Kimberly’s jacket and she put it on. Jacklyn picked up Taylor, thanked Anna and opened the door. Kimberly waved to Patty. She knew Patty would be getting a spanking later from her daddy, too.

Kimberly took Jacklyn’s hand and walked home slowly. She looked up at her nanny and said, “I’s in big trouble, huh?”

“VERY big trouble,” Jacklyn said.

When they got home, Taylor was put down for a nap and Jacklyn led Kimberly to her room. She sat down on the bed and pulled the little girl in close to her, and just stared into her eyes.

“You want to tell me just what on earth you thought you were doing playing with matches, young lady?”

Kimberly bit her lip. “We was cold. We was just making a fire to get warm.”

“I’m sure Anna would have raised the heat or gotten you two a blanket, Kimberly Nicole. You know much better than to touch matches, don’t you?”

Kimberly shrugged. “I didn’t know.”

Jacklyn smacked Kimberly’s bottom. “You did so know, young lady. How dare you tell me you didn’t know that matches were dangerous! Just wait til your mama gets home and hears what you did!”

Kimberly got a pit in her stomach the size of New York. She hated to disappoint her mama. She was feeling pretty bad knowing she was in trouble, but when she thought about how her mama was gonna feel, she felt even worse.

Jacklyn turned Kimberly’s head so that she was looking right at her. “I am very disappointed in you, Kimberly Nicole.”

“I’s sorry,” the little girl said.

“You might not be now but you will in a little bit. I can’t believe you would touch something hot after what happened with the stove last time. Your mama told you not to touch anything hot. I don’t think I can let this wait until she comes home.”

Regina had gone to an all day teacher workshop an hour from the house. She wouldn’t be home until dinnertime. Jacklyn did not think this could wait. She thought to herself and then decided what she needed to do.

Without a word, Jacklyn pulled Kimberly up and laid her over her lap. She pulled down her pants and the white cotton panties. Kimberly stared at the floor, her lip trembling. She shut her eyes tight.

Jacklyn held Kimberly firmly round the waist, raised her hand, and started spanking the little girl. {Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!}

Kimberly flinched and screamed, “Owwwwww!”

“You {Smack!} DO NOT {Smack!} play {Smack!} with fire!” {Smack!}

“Owwwwwwiiieeee!” she cried, kicking her legs.

“Ever!” Jacklyn said, applying several solid spanks on the little girl’s thighs. “I will NOT stand by and have you do something so dangerous!”

Kimberly cried uncontrollably. She knew she had done something really wrong. “I’s sorrrrry!” she cried.

“I have never {Smack!} been so disappointed {Smack!} in you, {Smack!} Kimberly Nicole. If I ever hear of you {Smack!} doing anything like this again {Smack!}, then you will be VERY {Smack!} sorry!”

At that, Jacklyn stood the little girl up and pointed to the corner. “You go stand there for a few minutes and think about why you just got this spanking. And I really want you to think about what you’re going to tell your mama later when she gets home.”

Kimberly stood there for several minutes, crying uncontrollably. The spanking her nanny had just given her had hurt, but it was nothing, she bet, like the one she would get when her mama came home. Regina was a nice mommy, but she was fairly strict. She did not like her children to do naughty things and made sure they were properly punished when they did. She wanted her kids to learn right from wrong.

After a bit, Jacklyn let Kimberly out of the corner. They talked a little bit about how dangerous using the matches had been. Jacklyn gave Kimberly a snack and put her down for an afternoon nap. When she woke, she was allowed to color quietly but no TV. Kimberly decided to draw her mama a picture. Maybe her mama wouldn’t be as angry with her then.

Regina came home in the late afternoon. She put down her teaching bags and scooped Taylor up and kissed the little girl all over. The baby squirmed to get away. She was at the age when she didn’t want to be hugged and kissed all over. She ran to get her stuffed doggy. “Yoda!” she called.

Regina smiled at her toddler and then went over to where Kimberly was sitting at the table, coloring. “Hi, baby! What are you making?”

Kimberly looked up at her mama, but didn’t return the smile. Very sadly she said, “I maded you a picture, mama, so you will still love me.”

“What? Why wouldn’t I still love you, baby girl?” Regina asked, pulling Kimberly into her lap. She looked at her daughter and then at the picture. “It’s a beautiful picture. I love it so much that I’m going to hang it up in my classroom.”

Kimberly smiled at that but then remembered what she had to tell her mama. “You might not love me after I tell you somethin’, Mama.”

“I will always love you,” Regina said as she looked Kimberly in the face. “Did you do something naughty?”

Kimberly nodded. “Uh huh. Jacklyn spanked me, and Patty’s gonna get a spanking when her daddy comes home.”

“I think you better tell me what you did, baby.”

But Kimberly didn’t tell her mama. She just started to cry. “You’re gonna kill me, Mama! You’re gonna hate me forever!”

“Oh, baby, I’m not going to hate you and I’m not going to kill you. I may be disappointed in you, and I may have to punish you, but I love you, sweetie, and no matter what you do, I always will love you. Do you understand that?”

“Yes, Mama.”

“Now tell me.”

Kimberly burst into tears but then told her mother what she and Patty had done. “We played wif matches, Mama. We throwed ‘em in the fireplace.”

Regina was shocked. “You did WHAT?!”

Kimberly slid off her mama’s lap and walked a few steps away. “I tole you you was gonna kill me, Mama!” she cried.

“Come here,” Regina said simply. She pointed her finger at her side. Kimberly knew that no nonsense tone and came right over. “Now listen to me, Kimberly Nicole, I am not going to kill you. But I am very disappointed that you would do something so dangerous like that. I want you to go up to your room. I need some time to calm down before I come up to speak to you.”

“Yes, Mama,” Kimberly said sadly.

Regina sat at the table, looking at the picture Kimberly had drawn. It was a drawing of her, Taylor, Jacklyn and Kimberly sitting on the swings. They all had smiling faces. Regina was grateful that Jacklyn had taken Taylor for a walk. Now she knew why. Very slowly Regina stood and walked up to her five year old’s room.

After knocking and having Kimberly open the door, Regina walked in and sat on the edge of the bed. She looked over at her daughter. “Come here.”

Kimberly walked over to her mother. “Mama,” she began, but Regina silenced her. “Kimberly, there's nothing you can say to me that's going to excuse you from getting a spanking right now.”

“Yes, Mama.”

“Now think back to last month. What had I told you about the stove, Kimberly Nicole?”

“I didn’t touch it, Mama.”

“But what did I tell you?”

“Not to touch it.”

“And why did I tell you not to touch it?”

“Cuz I might get hurted?”

“Because it’s what?”

“Hot?”

“Yes, and didn't you think that matches were also hot and that you could get burned?”

Kimberly didn’t answer. She had known all along, but when Patty suggested lighting them, she had really wanted to.

“Kimberly, I need you to answer me.”

“Matches are not hot, Mama, fire is.”

Regina sighed. “Matches make fire when you light them, young lady, don’t get smart alecky with me.” Regina turned her little girl around and smacked her bottom twice. “That was for getting smart with me.”

Kimberly’s eyes widened. “Owwww, Mama!”

Regina pulled Kimberly close to her and said, “I love you very much, and I think you know that I do, don't you?”

Kimberly nodded. Regina said, “But I cannot let you do things that are going to hurt you.”

“Mama, are you gonna kill me?”

Regina hid her smile. “No, of course not. I am not going to kill you. I AM going to spank you, though.”

“But why? Jacklyn already spanked me.”

“I know that, baby, but Mama’s gonna spank you again. I want you to learn right from wrong so that when you grow up you will do the right things.”

Kimberly frowned and got very sad. “But Mama, I’s sorry!”

“I know you say you’re sorry now, Kimberly Nicole. But you also knew that what you did was naughty, and you did it anyway. I think that’s what upsets me the most. You and Patty knew how dangerous it was to play with matches, but you did it anyway, didn’t you?”

Kimberly nodded slowly because she knew what her mama said was true. “Yes, ma’am.” She thought a moment and then added, “But we was cold.”

“No, Kimberly, that’s no excuse for what you did. If you’re cold, you get a blanket. No more matches, Kimberly Nicole. No more touching anything that is hot. I won’t stand for it.”

The little girl nodded. She knew the time was near when she’d be staring at the carpet again.

“I'm afraid I'm going to have to be very strict with you, Kimberly,” Regina said, pulling Kimberly close to her.

The little girl looked up at her mama. “Did I mention I love you?”

“I know you love me, baby, and I love you, too, but this was dangerous and very naughty. I don’t want this or anything like it happening again.”

Kimberly frowned as her mama lowered her pants and panties and pulled her over her lap. She raised her hand and brought it down hard over and over again across each cheek.

{Smack! Smack!}

The little girl gasped and started to cry.

“You will not touch matches, Kimberly, EVER!”

{Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack}

“Owwww, Mama!”

“You will not touch the oven or stoves or cigarettes or ANYTHING that has to do with fire or is hot. Do you understand me?”

{Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack} {Smack}

“Yes, Mama,” Kimberly cried, kicking her legs. “Owwwww!

Regina held her daughter in place. “And to make sure this definitely does not happen again,” Regina began, reaching behind her and picking up a small hairbrush. “How old are you, Kimberly?”

Kimberly cried hard at the sight of the brush. It had been her mama’s when she was a little girl. Regina had never had to use it on Kimberly before, but her mama had told her that she had gotten spanked with the hairbrush many times growing up.

“5, Mama,” the little girl murmured.

“That’s right. I think 5 swats with Mama’s hairbrush on your sit spot should do the trick.”

The little girl opened her eyes wide. She started crying harder. “Noooo, Mama, pleeease!”

But Regina ignored the little girl’s plea and raised the brush. She pushed away the tears that were forming in her own eyes and brought the brush down on Kimberly’s sit spot five times.

{Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack! Whack!}

Kimberly screamed and cried uncontrollably. She couldn’t remember ever feeling so rotten before. At this point, Regina threw down the hairbrush and scooped her little girl up in her arms and held her tight. She rubbed Kimberly’s back and bottom and whispered soothing things in her ear. She hoped Kimberly couldn’t see that she was crying, too.

Kimberly cried hard on her mama’s shoulder. The little girl did notice her mama crying and that made her cry even harder.

“Okay, baby, it’s all over now.”

“Mama, “I’s sorry.”

“I know that you are, baby.”

“Please don’t hate me, Mama.”

“Oh baby, I could never hate you,” Regina said, pulling Kimberly away from her chest to look into her eyes. “Not ever. I love you too much.”

“I love you too much, too,” Kimberly said, sobbing.

Regina pushed a hair out of the little girl’s eyes, grabbed a tissue off the nightstand and wiped her eyes and nose. Regina then leaned over and kissed the tip of Kimberly’s nose. This made her smile.

“I love you, Kimberly, and you’re forgiven. I hope I won’t ever have to spank you that hard ever again.”

Kimberly threw her arms around her mama and clung to her. “I’s sooooo sorry, Mama, I won’t do it again. Not ever!”

“Good.” Regina held her baby very tight. “Mama doesn’t like to spank you, but when you’re naughty, I will do it, okay?”

“Okay, Mama.”

Regina stood Kimberly up and very gently pulled her pants and panties back up. “You okay?”

Kimberly nodded, trying to take deep breaths. Regina smiled and hugged and kissed Kimberly all over. Kimberly didn’t pull away. She was at the age when she needed her mama’s exhibition of love.

Much later on, at bedtime, Regina held both girls in her lap and read them a story. Everyone smiled at Taylor when she said, “Yoda!” After all, there WAS a dog in the story.

The end.