After what seemed an eternity, Effie watched as Miss Rogers got up from her desk and walked back over towards her.  After berating her once again, Effie felt the teacher put her hand out to wipe away the tears from her cheek, and then planted a kiss directly on her lips.<br/><br/>Effie considered that being stripped naked and strapped to a wooden cross was rather an excessive punishment for simply having spoken out of turn – a misdemeanour that may have earned 30 minutes detention at her previous school – but she just wanted it to be over, and vowed to herself never to misbehave again.<br/><br/>“I’m sorry, Miss”, she said softly.  “I didn’t mean to misbehave – I won’t do it again.  Please let me down and put some clothes on”, she whimpered.<br/>