STEPHANIE<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">“First, I think we should deal with Mr. Hadley’s vandalism charges. I don’t know the exact numbers off the top of my head, but I believe defacing school property is roughly a $500 fine, depending on the severity of the charge. What do you think that translates to in terms of lashes?”</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><em>Oooh, lots!</em>was my immediate reaction but then I had other ideas.<br/><br/><strong>"Five hundred dollars is a lot of money, I am unsure if any number of lashes is suitable compensation. I'd be inclined to make him pay in cash. He has already said he doesn't have that kind of money but he can certainly earn it for us. Perhaps we can rent him out to some of our friends for a day or a weekend and charge them the five hundred?"</strong><br/><br/>I noted how panicky and frightened the boy seemed to be getting. It inspired me to suggest even more extreme choices of things to do to him in order to provoke worse reactions.<br/><br/><strong>"But right now, I'd be temporarily satisfied with a small task. A dare, maybe. The school will be empty now, or almost so. I should think all the students are gone, maybe a couple of the faculty around, a cleaner here or there... I'd like... hm... something along the lines of Kevin trotting up the main corridor and bringing back an item from my classroom desk."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"How does that sound, Natalie?"</strong>