“Come here, young lady!” thunders the voice from the upstairs landing. Frowning, and trying to figure out what I might have done wrong, I trudge to the bottom of the stairs and look up at Abel.

“What have I done now?” I ask plaintively.

“Come up here.”

I heave a deep sigh, and ascend, one slow step at a time. “What have I done?”

“You are very naughty.”

“But what have I done?”

“Nothing yet, but you’re about to do something extremely naughty.”

He stares. I stare back. He finally dissolves into giggles.

“You’re about to eat this chocolate I got for you last week.”

And so I did. Mmm, it was sinful. If I were Catholic, I’d have to go to confession after that chocolate. However, I have one defence: he started it!

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