An Education: Valentines

Postby KP Presents » Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:23 am

Patty

When I woke up, there was only one thought on my mind. Well, two, if you count the fact that I had the day off school.

No, the big thought on my mind was it was my tenth birthday!! Yes, I, Patricia Pickering, was going to be ten – and I wanted it to be a perfect day. I had it all planned out in my head, what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, and how I wanted to celebrate.

My main party was going to be tomorrow, at a local swimming pool, with a big tea afterwards, but today was about family, so I got up, put on my dressing gown and my glasses, and went into the kitchen,

“Good morning sleepy head,” Mum said as she looked at me from the table, “You do know it’s after nine o’clock?”

“Is it?” I cleaned my glasses and looked at the clock on the wall - it was half past nine already?

“I never used to sleep in on my birthday – Dad…” I stopped myself and looked at Mum. “It’s all right,” she said quietly, “I know you wish he was here as well, but I’m sure he’d want to say Happy Birthday anyway. Come here.”

I walked over and we gave each other a great big hug, even cried a little, before Mum said “Right then – I think there’s a few things in the front room you might want to have a look at.”

“Really? Anything nice?”

“You go and tell me,” Mum said as I ran into the room, and saw the pile of presents and cards on the coffee table.

Well, you can guess what I did next, I very politely turned round and said “Thank you mother,” before walking over, sitting down and carefully opening each present and card in turn.

Nah – that’s what Lady Cassandra would do. I ran over and opened the cards as quickly as I could – but not so quickly that I didn’t spot any money that was inside them. A lot of them were from old friends in Scotland, but there was one from Granny and Granddad in Australia, which had an Amazon voucher in it. There was also one from Granddad Pickering, as well as from Aunt Jennifer, Uncle John and my cousins, Aunt Connie and Uncle Dave, and Aunt Cassie and Aunt Jo.

Funny to think of having two aunts together – at the big wedding Mum and I went to as guests, Aunt Cassie surprised everyone by asking her partner Jo to marry her. I didn’t even know two women could marry each other, but Mum told me that can happen now. I was so happy for them – and I don’t think they’ve stopped smiling when I’ve seen them since!

Anyway, enough of that – there were presents to open! Mum had bought me a new PSP, while there was also a box set of Scooby Doo films. Granny Craig had bought me a new dress, while Cassie and Jenny gave me some books. There were games for the console, and all sorts of clothes and things to wear as well.

Mum stood up as I heard something come through the front door, and then came back. “Looks like the postman brought more cards,” she said with a smile, then stopped as she looked at a red envelope.

“What’s up Mum,” I said as I looked at her.

“Funny – this one doesn’t have a stamp, and it’s addressed to you,” she said as she handed me the cards. I looked at that one first – it was addressed to Patty Pickering all right, but that was it – no address, no stamp.

I love a mystery, so I opened it as quickly as I could – but it wasn’t a birthday card. It was a card, but it had a big red heart on it and the words “Be My Valentine” written across the bottom. Opening it up, I saw someone had written “See you later,” and then put a question mark under it.

“My my – your first Valentine’s Day card at the tender age of ten,” Mum said with a smile, “I was at least eleven before I got my first one.”

“It doesn’t say who it's from though,” I said as I looked at the envelope.

“That’s part of the excitement,” Mum said as she ruffled my hair, “You need to try and work out who it’s from. Given it’s delivered by hand, maybe it’s someone from school. Anyway – open the rest of your cards, and then come and have your breakfast before you get dressed. We’re going round to your Aunt Jennifer’s for lunch.”




I jumped into the back seat of the car, Mum then putting the front seat down before she got behind the wheel. I had on a dark blue cardie over a white t-shirt and leggings, and a pair of short blue Ugg boots that Mum had bought me a week before. A padded sleeveless jerkin kept the chill out as we drove round to Aunt Jennifer’s place.

It only takes us a few minutes to drive round there, but when we arrived I saw Rachel getting out of her parent’s car.

“Hey Patty – Happy Birthday,” she said as she came over and hugged me. “I’m looking forward to the party tomorrow. Get lots of presents?”

“Yeah – but I’m looking forward to tomorrow as well,” I said with a smile. “Going to see Lisa?”

“Yeah – our mums fixed it up as a play date at the beginning of the week. We’re going to watch some films, eat pop corn, you know?”

“I know what might happen if Charlie’s there,” I said with a smile. “I’ll see you tomorrow anyway.”

Lisa Williamson and her brother Charlie live across the road from Cassie and Jenny. Their dad knows Uncle John very well, and they often play in each other’s houses. We’ve also had a couple of adventures together, but those are stories for days when I’m not celebrating my birthday!


I skipped up the path to see Granny Craig waiting in the doorway. I know she’s Uncle John’s mum, but since moving to Holderness she’s become a real granny to me – given the only one I have left is in Australia, that means a lot.

“Here’s the birthday girl,” she said as I gave her a great big hug, “How does it feel to be a year older?”

“Not that different,” I said with a smile. “Where is everyone?”

“Well,” she said as we walked in, Mum taking her coat off and hanging it on the coatstand, “Uncle John is at work, and Cassie has gone out with her Aunt Connie. Jenny’s at school, but your Aunt Jennifer and I are here.”

“So who’s walking about upstairs,” Mum said as we heard footsteps above us, and Aunt Jennifer came out of the kitchen.

“Ah – that, yes, that would be…”

The question got answered a minute later when Bobby Holderness came down the stairs. “Thanks, Mrs Craig,” he said, and then he looked at me. “Oh, Hi Patty – I hear it’s your birthday today,” he said with a smile.

Bobby is Cassie’s boyfriend – I know she’ll never say it, and he’s a couple of years older, but they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, count on it. The fact he was bright red gave that one away.

“All finished, Bobby,” Aunt Jennifer said as she dried her hands on a tea towel.

“All done – and thanks again. I’ll be back round later,” he said as he almost ran out of the door, closing it behind him.

“What’s he been up to,” Mum said to Granny Craig with a raised eyebrow.

“Leaving something for Cassie – come on in, you two, and we’ll have some lunch.”

Aunt Jennifer had made some lovely chicken soup, as well as ham sandwiches, so we sat down and ate it as she fed David and June.

“So have the girls got any cards today,” Mum said to Aunt Jennifer.

“Well, they went out before the postman, but there are a couple waiting for them when they come in,” was the reply.

“I got one today – all it said was See You Later.”

“Well,” Granny Craig said, “I just hope whoever sent it means it, unlike the one who sent one to your Aunt Cassie when she was your age.”

“Oh – what happened?”

“She got so excited about it – got dressed up, and waited for the phone call they said they would make?”

“Don’t tell me,” Mum said, “they never called.”

“Oh they did – it was John who sent it, and Cassie nearly killed him when she found out. He made up for it by taking her to the cinema, but it was a bit of a nasty trick.”

“What are they doing this year?”

“I think Jo’s planning something, but no idea what.”

“And you?”

Aunt Jennifer smiled and said “John has a table booked tonight, and Miranda’s babysitting the twins.”

“Just them?”

Granny Craig nodded as she said “Jenny is going out with Colin, and – well, I know something of what Bobby has planned for Cassie, but not everything.”

“Can I be excused for a minute,” I said as I put my spoon down, “I need to go to the toilet.”

“Of course you can,” Aunt Jennifer said, as I got off the chair and walked up the stairs. I soon did what I had to do, and washed my hands, but as I walked out I couldn’t resist taking a sneak peek at what Bobby had done in Cassie’s room.

Opening the door slowly, I looked in and let out a little gasp of “wow.”

Swiftly followed by a louder gasp of “Whthttthhh” as I was grabbed from behind, and a hand put over my mouth. Well, I responded in a calm and dignified manner – I stamped the heel of my boot down hard on the foot of the person behind me.

“Hey – that hurt!”

My eyes widened as I heard that voice, and said “tmmmee?”

“Are you all right up there Tommy?”

“Yes, thank you Mrs Craig,” Tommy Jacobs called back down, “I’m just giving Patty a surprise hug.”

Tommy Jacobs is Bobby’s cousin, and he actually lives up in the north east somewhere. I met him last summer at a big party at the house where Bobby’s grandparents live – emphasis on the grand, as they are Lord and Lady Holderness, and Bobby is second in line to the title. See why I keep calling Cassie Lady Cassandra now?

When he finally let me go, I turned round and said “Tommy Jacobs, you gave me the fright of my life! What are you doing here anyway?”

“I came down to spend half term with Bobby,” he said with a smile, “and to go to Stamford Bridge with him – after he paid off his debt, I felt I had to do something in return.”

Tommy was wearing a black sweatshirt and trousers, and he had a lovely smile on his face as he looked at me. I actually do think he’s kinda cute, but he’s still a boy.

“Anyway, Bobby dared me to surprise you today – when we came round, your aunt told us you would be coming as well. So, surprise!”

“Yeah, quite a surprise,” I said as I looked at him. “So what are you planning to do now?”

“Get a drink of milk – and then ask you if you wanted to come and see the Lego Movie with me?”


“What, with other people?”

“No – just the two of us.”

“Tommy Jacobs, are you asking me to go on a date with you?”

“No – no of course not – but I would like to go and see the film, and I thought you would too.”

“Well – all right, but as friends, right?”

“Sure,” he said as we walked down the stairs, and then he said “By the way – did you like my card?”
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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby SelenaGfan » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:12 am

SOunds like a sweet story for the young ones Valentines Day.

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:38 am

What fun!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Tom Ford » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:51 am

Aw! That is so sweet! So sweet and adorable! And suited perfectly for their age! 10 year olds are not that romatically inclined, but crushes are very common!

So it’s Patty’s birthday, and aside from her usual gifts, she has a secret Valentine (well, not so secret now!)

It’s so nice to hear Patty’s voice again! I hope we do get to hear her again in this story. Or maybe not!

But I hope we get to see Tommy tie her up! (Or maybe even kiss Patty. On the cheek! Not that he would like to kiss her at that age! No! But perhaps Bobby and the others would dare Tommy to kiss her!) And I am looking forward to how you would incorporate tie up games in this type of story!!

How about Bobby telling Tommy that he took Cassie to a movie tied up, and Tommy decided to try it on Patty? I’m sure Patty would agree once she learns that Cassie did it, and she would think that anything Lady Cassie could do, she could do better!

Anyway, I’m waiting for the young ones, like Rachel and Charlie, and Brian and Suzie!

Hm, maybe at the end of the day, most of the girls with dates, whether by design or accident, would be at the same place bound and gagged?

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Tom Ford » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:52 am

This is fairly minor quibble.

KP Presents wrote:No, the big thought on my mind was it was my ninth[i] birthday!! Yes, I, Patricia Pickering, was going to be [i]nine – and I wanted it to be a perfect day. I had it all planned out in my head, what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, and how I wanted to celebrate.


and

KP Presents wrote:“My my – your first Valentine’s Day card at the tender age of nine,” Mum said with a smile, “I was at least eleven before I got my first one.”


My only quibble is this. Patty was nine when she was introduced. Shouldn’t this be her 10th birthday?

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby KP Presents » Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:03 am

Tom Ford wrote:This is fairly minor quibble.

KP Presents wrote:No, the big thought on my mind was it was my ninth[i] birthday!! Yes, I, Patricia Pickering, was going to be [i]nine – and I wanted it to be a perfect day. I had it all planned out in my head, what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, and how I wanted to celebrate.


and

KP Presents wrote:“My my – your first Valentine’s Day card at the tender age of nine,” Mum said with a smile, “I was at least eleven before I got my first one.”


My only quibble is this. Patty was nine when she was introduced. Shouldn’t this be her 10th birthday?


You're right - fixed it
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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Imp Caesar Augustus » Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:20 am

Patty is such a cute and adorable girl! And the fact that this is about young and innocent and naive love makes it even sweeter!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:17 am

Patty is so cute!!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:52 am

Great start!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:56 am

Great chapter!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby William F Somebody » Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:31 am

First, some information gleamed from this story so far:

Harry Pickering’s father is still alive, but not his mother.

John played a nasty trick on her sister!

Rachel and Lisa have a play date with Charlie! Which means one or both or them are probably going to get tied up!

Little Cassie is out with her Aunt Connie.

Jenny is at school. But why? Aren’t all of them supposed to be in their half term break?


I love Patty here. Like the others said, she is really adorable! Her innocence really shines through her, and the fact that she is too young to think of romance reinforces it (although girls younger than her can have crushes on boys) and boys too! I wonder what got into Tommy that caused him to give that valentine? I know he likes her, but would he admit it? Probably not. But Patty would be happy that he gave her that card. I hope things don’t get too awkward in their date that isn’t a date. Still, it would be wondrous to see Patty’s reaction when she learned that it was the boy who grabbed her that did it. She at least thinks of it as cute!

I wonder how Patty and Tommy would go about their very first date ever! Not only their first date together, but their first date of their lives period! Of course, according to Tommy, technically, it isn’t a, just two friends going to a movie together!

A request. How about a story in the next ebook about Patty, Lisa and Rachel’s tie up adventures with Charlie? It was mentioned that she had those.

And I know, knowing them, that the girls would somehow end up tied up and gagged. I wonder how the boys are going to pull it off this time?

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:15 pm

Great update!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:27 pm

Please please update really really soon!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:15 am

Hope you update soon!!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Tom Ford » Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:23 am

I hope in the next ebooks might have some additional tales.

Like perhaps confirming some of the couples? We already know that Bobby and Cassie, Colin and Jenny, Angela and Eddie, and Martin and Alicia would get married. How about ones where Patty and Tommy, and Rachel and Charlie too?

Speaking of which, how about in the future, Mr Williamson would retire from being Jay Edwards as he aged. But that doesn't mean Jay Edwards won't strike another family. It only meant Jay Edwards would be Charlie, and the new Mrs McPhee would be Charlie Williamson's bride, Rachel.

And some info about the games of the younger siblings like David John Craig, Danny Brown, Miranda Brown, Luci Holderness, even perhaps Sarah Holderness Carter (I'm sure her mother would uphold the tradition of naming every girl Sarah) and her twin brother coming for a visit, and playing TUGs with them too!

Perhaps some scenes with Cassie acting as the mistress of Wissenden Hall (after Lord Holderness died and Alexander moved to the Manor of course), playing with children and getting tied up too!

And another tale perhaps about young John, Connie, and Aunt Cassie. And perhaps Jennifer too!

How about the childhood games of Alexander and Anne?

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby KP Presents » Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:39 am

Tom Ford wrote:I hope in the next ebooks might have some additional tales.

Like perhaps confirming some of the couples? We already know that Bobby and Cassie, Colin and Jenny, Angela and Eddie, and Martin and Alicia would get married. How about ones where Patty and Tommy, and Rachel and Charlie too?

Speaking of which, how about in the future, Mr Williamson would retire from being Jay Edwards as he aged. But that doesn't mean Jay Edwards won't strike another family. It only meant Jay Edwards would be Charlie, and the new Mrs McPhee would be Charlie Williamson's bride, Rachel.

And some info about the games of the younger siblings like David John Craig, Danny Brown, Miranda Brown, Luci Holderness, even perhaps Sarah Holderness Carter (I'm sure her mother would uphold the tradition of naming every girl Sarah) and her twin brother coming for a visit, and playing TUGs with them too!

Perhaps some scenes with Cassie acting as the mistress of Wissenden Hall (after Lord Holderness died and Alexander moved to the Manor of course), playing with children and getting tied up too!

And another tale perhaps about young John, Connie, and Aunt Cassie. And perhaps Jennifer too!

How about the childhood games of Alexander and Anne?


I'm putting together the additional stuff for An Education: Growing Up right now, so here's some hints.

Two of the suggestions above will appear.

There will also be two stories set in the past - one of which is finally going to reveal a long talked of, but never presented story.

And as for the names of the children of Sarah and Brian - Skybird and I have already agreed them, but they are not going to be revealed.

Yet.
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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby KP Presents » Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:36 am

“I didn’t get a birthday card from you, did I?” I said as I got to the bottom of the stairs, and then I turned and looked at him.

“You sent the heart card?”

“Yeah. I wanted to be a bit different, you know?”

“Awww – thanks, I loved it.”

We walked into the kitchen and got ourselves a cup of milk, and then went nit the front room where Granny Craig, Mum and Aunt Jennifer were sitting.

“Is it all right if I go to the cinema with Tommy, Mum,” I said as we both sat down. “He wants to go and see the Lego Movie.”

“All right then,” Mum said as she looked at the others, “I think we can allow that. I’ll run you there and pick you up afterwards, if that’s all right.”

“Actually,” Tommy said quietly, “Can Patty come back to Wissenden with me? I’ll get Uncle Alexander to pick us up, and he can drop her off later.”

“All right then – you can do that. What time does the film start?”

“2.30 – and thanks again, Mrs Pickering.” Tommy drank his milk, as I shook my head, wondering what he was playing at.

When the clock showed 1.30, Tommy said “Can you come with me a minute, Patty, before we go?” I got off the seat and followed him into the kitchen, where we put our cups in the sink, and he said “Are you up for a dare?”

“What sort of dare?”

“Bobby told me about the time he took Cassie to the cinema, only he dared her to have her hands tied and her mouth covered in tape for the whole film. Meant she could not eat or drink anything, but he said she did it.”

“I don’t know, Tommy – I like to eat popcorn while watching a film…”

“Oh well,” Tommy said, “if you’re not willing to show you can do anything Cassie can do…”

Now there was no way I was going to turn down the challenge after that. “All right,” I said, “what did he do?”

“Hang on a minute – I need to borrow something from her mum first,” Tommy said as he left the kitchen for a minute, returning with Cassie’s brown poncho. “Right – put your hands behind your back, and let me tie your wrists together.”

“Make sure you do a good job of it,” I said as I crossed my wrists behind my back, and allowed Tommy to tie them tightly together. I think he must have been practising, as he did a really good job of it, even remembering to take the rope between my arms.

“There,” he said as he looked at me, “That all right?”

“Not bad – but I can still move my arms.”

“Soon take care of that,” Tommy said as he found a second length of rope, and then tied it round my waist, fixing them to my back. He then draped the poncho over my head, smiling as it covered my arms and waist. In fact, the point almost went down to my knees!

“Okay – I can see how that worked, but what about the gagged bit?”

“Open your mouth first,” he said as he showed me a sponge ball he had pressed in his hand. I allowed him to put it in my mouth, feeling it expand and pressing my tongue down, before he took a wide roll of clear tape and cut a long piece off. He then smoothed that down on my mouth, making sure it stuck to my face so well that when I looked in the oven door, I could not tell my mouth was indeed silenced.

“Ntbd,” I mumbled as Mum came in.

“All right you two – let’s go,” she said as we walked out, Tommy helping me to sit in the back of the car and strapping me in before he sat down. Mum got behind the wheel, looked in the rear view mirror and then turned to look at me closely.

“Just keep an eye on her,” she said as she drove off, and we made our way to the cinema…



Mum let Tommy out first, but before he did so he unbuckled me so that I could slide over and step out, the wind blowing the poncho a little.

“Call me when you are on your way back,” she said before we went in, and I had to stand with Tommy while he paid for two tickets. At least he didn’t but any snacks or drinks for himself, as we went in and sat down, waiting for the film to start.

As the lights went down, I suddenly felt a peck on my cheek, and turned my head to see Tommy looking at me, blushing as the lights went down. He… Did he just kiss me?

“Thanks for coming,” he said before he gave me another peck on the cheek, and then sat back – and I was blushing this time as the adverts began…





Rachel

“Hurry up Rachel – we need to get round to Lisa’s place!”

“Be down in a minute, mum,” I called down the stairs as I put Bobbi into my bag, and closed it up. Looking under the bed, I found my black trainers and put them on, tying the laces before I grabbed my padded jerkin and put it on.

I already had a green hooded top on with my jeans and socks, with a t-shirt under the top, so I knew I was going to be warm enough as I ran down the stairs. With the school closed today, Lisa Williamson had invited me round to her house for the day – and she hadn’t said if her brother Charlie would be there or not.

Charlie and Lisa live across the road from the cousins of my best friend Patty Pickering, and it was her birthday today, but I was going to her party tomorrow, so I hadn’t sent her a card yet – that was sitting with her present on the side in my front room.

“Come on,” Mum said as she stood at the bottom of the stairs, tapping her foot. “You don’t want to be late, do you?”

“Nope,” I said as I was about to run out of the door, when she said “Rachel?”

“Yes, Mum?”

“Glasses?”

I checked my face and realised I had left them in my room, so I ran back in, grabbed them and put them on as I ran out of the house and jumped into the car.



As I got out, I saw Patty getting out of her mother’s car outside the Craigs, and she came over, her cardigan blowing as she walked over.

“Hey Patty – Happy Birthday,” I said as I went to meet her and gave her a great big birthday hug. “I’m looking forward to the party tomorrow. Get lots of presents?”

“Yeah – but I’m looking forward to tomorrow as well,” she said as she smiled at me. “Going to see Lisa?”

“Yeah – our mums fixed it up as a play date at the beginning of the week. We’re going to watch some films, eat pop corn, you know?”

“I know what might happen if Charlie’s there,” she said with a smile. Charlie might be Lisa’s younger brother, but he had a habit of surprising any of the girls who called, up to and including making sure they couldn’t do anything against him.

“I’ll see you tomorrow anyway.” She waved and went to join her mother, while I went to the front door of Lisa’s house with Mum.

“Hello, Rachel,” Mrs Williamson said as she opened the door, “Come on in – got time for a coffee?”

“Why not,” Mum said as she came in as well, and Mrs Williamson said “Lisa’s in the front room.”

I walked in and saw her sitting there, reading a book and humming to herself. She was wearing a pair of grey leggings and a long t-shirt. “Hey,” she said as she looked up, “thanks for coming. Any idea what you want to watch?”

“Your choice,” I said as I got Bobbi out of my bag, “so long as Charlie’s out of the way.”

“No idea where he is – hopefully keeping out of trouble,” she said as she put her book down. “Let’s go up to my room, and then we can leave your stuff there while we get some snacks.”

We ran up the stairs, and I put Bobbi on Lisa’s bed with my bag, before we came back down and went into the kitchen. Lisa opened the fridge and got out two bottles of soft drink, handing them to me to hold before she grabbed a bowl and put some popcorn out of a bag into it.

“Don’t make too much of a mess up there,” her mum called after us as we walked back up, and went into Lisa’s room. Everything was as we left it – except for the small white envelope that was in Bobbi’s arms.

“What’s this,” I said as I looked at the envelope, which had a red heart shape drawn on it and my name on the front.

My name?

“Who left that,” Lisa asked as I picked it up. Opening it, I took a sheet of paper out, and opened it up to see a picture of a knotted piece of rope, and a big question mark drawn under it.

“Charlie,” Lisa called out as she looked at it, “Where are you?” She checked under her bed and in her wardrobe, but there was no sign of her younger brother.

“What makes you think it’s him?”

“Who else could it be,” she said as she sat down, “but I thought he had gone out with Dad. Anyway, let’s start the film.” She switched on her small television, as I kicked off my trainers and took off my jerkin. We then settled back on the bed, the bowl of popcorn between us as we started to watch Tangled.

About halfway through, Lisa said “I really need to go to the toilet.”

“Want me to stop it?”

“Nah – I won’t be long,” she said as she jumped off the bed and left the room. I picked up another handful of popcorn, and watched for a few minutes as I heard the toilet flush, and expected Lisa to come back in the door.

When she didn’t come back after five minutes, I got curious – and not a little worried, so I paused the film, and went out into the corridor.

Lisa was there all right, looking at me over the strip of white tape covering her mouth with her wrists behind her back, and a look of “I told you so” in her eyes.

What she told me was clear by the hand over my mouth, and Charlie saying “Hello Rachel – thanks for stepping into my trap. Did you like my letter?”
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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:11 am

Nice! Nice! Nice!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Tom Ford » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:36 am

That was sneaky of Tommy, using Patty’s need to be better than Lady Cassie to get Patty to be tied up to the cinema. Not that Patty would mind, as she can boast that she did something that Cassie did, and I don’t think she would mind being tied up in the movie like that. Like Cassie, her very first date she would spend tied up and gagged. Hm, and what is Tommy doing in inviting her over at Wissenden Hall?

And of course, there is a kiss on the cheeks! Patty’s very first kiss from a boy! How adorable!

Then we have Rachel and Charlie! Hope Lisa won’t get jealous at not having a valentine, but I’m sure next year or so she would find one of the boys for her. Anyway, that was an adorable surprise if I say so myself. Charlie is really devious by not striking immediately, but when they were separated! Still, after he tied up Rachel, what is Charlie planning to do with her? And what of Lisa? I’m sure little brother would like to put big sister out of the way for his “date” with little Rachel!

And I really like the double conversation with Patty, the same one shown in Patty’s tale. Perhaps there could be something like this on the rest of the tales? Like for example Jenny as Cassie talking in Cassie’s tale, and in Jenny’s tale, the same conversation, but in her point of view, then also talking to Alicia later, then in Alicia’s tale, that conversation too then she would talk earlier with Angela until all are covered?

I still hope that all of them, as I earlier asked, would be, by accident or design, end up at the same place! Perhaps at Wissenden too since Patty and Tommy are going there anyway?

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:57 am

Patty and Rachel are really cute!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Imp Caesar Augustus » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:58 am

Oh! It seems that both Tommy and Charlie are quite the ladies man :lol: !!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:44 am

Great chapter!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:07 am

Great update!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby William F Somebody » Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:08 am

What a great one! I chuckled when she forgot her glasses! I guess her eyes isn’t as damaged as my eyes. I know if I don’t have it. I can’t see a thing!

I wonder how much Lisa was tied up? Her wrists behind her only, I would presume, since Patty didn’t see any ropes around her waist and body. Or did she just neglect to mention it? Given the way she was gagged, and the time, probably only the wrists were tied.

Hm, is she standing, or were her feet tied up too?

And will Charlie get some alone time with Rachel with Lisa there? I guess Lisa might even encourage the two to be alone once she gets that the two like each other! After all, the very first day they met, they got a crush on each other immediately! Hope she get a kiss too!

And looks like Patty won’t allow herself to be second best to Cassie! No, not at all! I wonder what they would do to Wissenden?

I guess the next one would probably be Suzie and Brian. I wonder if this is the part where they find out they really liked each other? But the most interesting ones would be Cassie and Bobby, and the rest of the older kids!

And of course, the bride to be Angela, and her groom, Eddie!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:31 pm

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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:29 am

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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby KP Presents » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:17 am

Once he removed his hand, I said “Your letter? Where on earth were you hiding, Charlie?”

“Trade secret,” he said as he pulled my hands behind my back, and started to tie them tightly together with some rope. I could feel it going around my wrists and between my arms, before he said “Now, let’s go and make Lisa comfortable in her room.”

“Hrwwggng,” Lisa mumbled as we walked back into her room, and Charlie helped us both to sit on the bed as the film continued.

“I actually quite like this one,” he said as Rapunzel’s ‘mother’ held her hostage, “Nice story line.” As he was saying this, he had pulled some more rope out from under Lisa’s bed, and was tying her arms to her body, with rope around her forearms and stomach, and then around her shoulders.

“so what are your dastardly plans, you villain you,” I said as Charlie took even more rope, and tied my wrists to my waist, my arms to my tummy, and my upper arms in tight, making sure the rope was cinched so that I could not move except to wriggle round.

“Oh I have plans for you, my dear,” Charlie said with a smile, and yeah – I melted a little as he said that, even though he was crossing and tying Lisa’s ankles together as he said it.

“Shuffle down, sis,” he then said, and as Lisa moved down the bed he propped her head up with her pillows, so that she could see the television. He then tied her ankles to the foot of the bed, before he tied her legs together below her knees.

The film had finished by this point, so Charlie ejected the disc, putting it back into the box before he selected another one. “I’m going to take Rachel next door,” he said as Lisa looked at him, “but I don’t want you to feel left out of things.”

She looked at him as I stood up, and saw from her bedroom window Patty and Tommy Jacobs walking down the path to Patty’s car. She had a large brown poncho on, covering her as she climbed into the car and Tommy fastened her seat belt.

The opening strains of High School Musical and the sound of Lisa saying “Nnnnn” through her taped mouth made me turn round. “Bobbi can come too,” Charlie said as he picked her up, and then taking my arm he escorted me to his bedroom.

“Seems I’ve kidnapped mother and daughter,” he said as I sat on his bed, and watched him tying Bobbi up with twine, her arms bent behind her back, and then her legs and arms held in place. Taking a roll of white tape, he snipped a small piece off and then placed it over her lips, laying her on the bed before he said “Do anything and it’s Bobbi who gets hurt, understand?”

“I understand – please don’t hurt us,” I said as I got into character, smiling anyway as he knelt down and started to tie my ankles together. “What do you want anyway?”

“Oh I want all your jewellery and money,” Charlie said as he wound the rope around and between my legs, “and you’re going to tell me where it is.”

“Why should I, you evil man,” I said as he then tied my legs together below my knees – but I couldn’t stop myself giggling as he put the rope between my legs, and got my ticklish spot at the back of my knees.

“OH really,” he said as he tied the rope off, ”so you won’t tell me? Then I guess I’ll have to force you to – where do you keep your jewellery?”

“I won’t tell youaahahhhhhhaaaaaa,” I laughed out as he held my legs in one arm and started to tickle the back of my knees with the other. In fact, I laughed and squirmed so much my glasses fell off, so he had to stop and pick them up, putting them safely out of the way.

And then he started again. This time I fell onto my side on his bed, laughing out loud and unable to stop him as he moved on to the only place I’m more ticklish than the backs of my knees.

The soles of my feet.

“NNOOOOPLEWAASSEEEEDONTTTDODOTHATTTILLLTELLLYOUUUUUUANYTHING!!!!!!”

That didn’t stop Charlie however, as he kept tickling me and I started to roll around on the bed. It was pure, sweet, wonderful torture as I laughed out loud.

“Ready to tell me now,” he said as he stopped and looked at me, waiting until I caught my breath, “or shall I do the same to Bobbi?”

“No…. No, I’ll tell you where my jewellery is,” I panted out, my cheeks red and flushed. “In the wardrobe, bottom shelf, behind my tops.”

“Thank you,” he said as he stroked my hair back, “Very kind of you to tell me. Now, Calm yourself down, and get your breath back while I have a look.”

I lay back, looking up at the ceiling as he looked in his own wardrobe, slowly getting my breath back before I looked at Bobbi lying beside me. “Are you all right,” I whispered, imagining my daughter turning her head and nodding to me.

“Well, that seems to be everything,” Charlie said as he walked back to me, “but I need to make sure you can’t raise the alarm until I get away.” I saw he had a folded hankie in his hand, so I said “Please, don’t gag me. I promise I won’t scream.”

“I can’t take that risk – you could ungag your daughter. So please, open wide.”

I allowed him to push the clean cloth into my mouth, secretly thrilled as I closed my lips over it, and then he pressed a length of that lovely white tape over my mouth, which meant there was no way I could say more than “Whttnw?”

“Now I make my getaway – but it would be churlish of me to leave without a small gift.”

“Wht?”

He reached under the bed, and placed a small red envelope on the bedside table, with a small bag of chocolates in front of it. “Something for Valentine’s Day,” he said before he kissed me on the forehead, and left me alone.

Nobody – nobody apart from Mum and Dad – had ever kissed me on the forehead like that. I could feel myself getting redder and redder as I thought about it – I had just been kissed by a boy?

What on earth would Patty say if I told her?

Was I even going to tell her?

He kissed me! He must really like me!

I wriggled round on the bed, trying to find any way of untying myself, but he was too damned good at it, and I realised I was actually enjoying it as much as usual – maybe even a little more.

He kissed me!!!

After a little while, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs, and Charlie’s mum came in, carrying some clean washing.

“Your mum will come and pick you up later,” she said as she put the clothes away, “and I’ll send Charlie up in a few minutes to untie both of you, so that you can have a drink.” Turning round, she looked at the card and the little bag of chocolates, before saying “So that’s why he wanted to go into town on his own last week.”

She then left the room, and as promised Charlie appeared a few minutes later, and started to untie my arms as I sat up. As soon as I could, however, I wrapped my arms round him and gave him a great big hug, pressing my tape covered mouth to his cheek.

“Yu…. Why did you do that?”

I looked at the card, and then at him, laughing as he blushed and said “Yeah – I can see why. Can you untie your legs while I go and see to Lisa?”

I nodded, but first opened the card, blushing again as I looked at it…





Suzie

“Bobby! Where are you?”

One of the joys of having a day off school, at the start of the half term week, was that I could have a little lie in, so it was about half nine when I finally appeared in the kitchen. Mum was sitting with Mrs Boyle, looking over the shopping list for the week.

“Good morning sleepyhead,” Mum said as she stood up. “Want some cereal?”

I nodded as I sat down. I wasn’t planning on going anywhere today, so I had put on a pair of denim short dungarees over a Minnie Mouse t-shirt and leggings, a pair of slippers covering my bare feet.

“Somebody shout for me,” Bobby said as he came in. He had a black zipped jacket on over a t-shirt and jeans, with his trainers on his feet.

“Colin just called – he said he’d be here in half an hour,” Mum said as she handed me a bowl of Sugar Puffs.

“Great – we’re going into town to sort some things out for later.”

“Oh yeah,” I said after I had swallowed a mouthful of cereal, “Going to get something special for Cassie, are we?”

“None of your beeswax, little sis,” Bobby said with a smile. “When does Dad get back tonight anyway?”

“About seven,” Mum said as she sat back down. “It’s a pity Alicia and Jenny had to go to school today – I think theirs is about the only school open today.”

“Well, they get the day off after half term, don’t they,” Bobby said as he bit into a slice of toast. “So it’s all fair in the end.”

“Where’s Tommy?”

“He’s upstairs getting changed,” Bobby said as he looked at me. Our cousin Tommy had come down for the half term break. “Don’t worry – he’s coming with me and Colin, so any plans you have for today will not be interrupted by boy talk.”

“Oh, before I forget,” Mrs Boyle said as she got up and walked to the work surface at the kitchen window, “There’s a letter for you, Bobby.” She handed big brother a large white envelope, which Bobby looked at before opening it.

“Something wrong,” I said as I watched Bobby turn bright red as he looked in the envelope.

“No, no, nothing wrong, nothing at all,” he said hurriedly as he closed the envelope, and then went out of the room, taking it with him. Mum and Mrs Boyle looked at the door, and then at me.

“Don’t look at me,” I said innocently, “how would I know if someone was planning to send someone else a card today, and even if I did know, how would I be expected to warn him?”

“You’ve been spending time with Alicia again,” Mum said as she stood up. “Right – I have to go and meet Anne in town later. Can you ask Mr Boyle to run me to the station please?”

“I think he’s doing something in the garden – let me go and find him,” Mrs Boyle said as she stood up and went to the back door, Mum giving me a kiss as she went in the opposite direction.

I finished my cereal, put the bowl in the dishwasher, and poured myself a glass of milk, before going into the front room and putting the television on. My plan for the morning was simple – veg out watching cartoons, and then try and tackle my homework in the afternoon.

I heard the front doorbell ring, and then Mrs Boyle saying “Hello boys – come away in,” before I looked to the door to see Colin come in, with his cousin Brian.

“Hey,” I said as they came in, “I didn’t know you were around as well Brian?”

“Just for the weekend – my folks are going away,” he said as he stood in the doorway, looking at me. He’d managed to grow a bit since I had seen him last, and he actually looked quite nice in the v-necked jumper over a shirt, and a pair of blue chinos.

“There you are,” Bobby said as he came into the room, Tommy walking behind him. “We need to get going – Tommy and I need to pop into Cassie’s first, what are you going to do?”

“I already have things sorted out for Jenny, but I need to go straight into town and pick something up. Want to meet outside McDonald’s at about 2?”

“Sounds good to me,” Bobby said as he pulled his coat on. “Enjoy the morning, Suz.”

“Go, I’ll be fine,” I said as I looked back at the television, and heard the front door close.

“Hi.”

I turned suddenly to see that Brian was still standing there, looking at me.

“You’re not going with them,” I said as Mrs Boyle came in.

“I need to do the cleaning,” she said as she looked at us, “so you two need to be somewhere else. Why don’t you go outside for a while?”
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Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:25 am

Nice!!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby John Kennon Smith » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:40 am

Very very sweet!!

Re: An Education: Valentines

Postby Tom Ford » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:49 am

Aw! Isn’t that cute!!!

I wonder why Charlie kissed Rachel? Of course, we all know the real reason why, but why now? Perhaps a bet with the older boys prompted them to do all these things? I’m sure Tommy and Charlie are young enough that they won’t do this unprompted. They must have been encouraged!

And them playing mother and daughter with Bobbi as the “daughter” really is adorable!

Really, there isn’t enough words to say how cute and adorable this set of tales have been!

So now we move on to the slightly older girls! It felt weird to refer to Suzie, and by extension, Cassie, as “older” but they are! I hope Brian’s moves would be as sweet and adorable, and just as unexpected, as the younger two boys. Though being a little bit older would make this a little different. Things that might work on a ten year old girl might not work on a 12 year old, and things that a ten year old boy might do is not the same as what a 12 year old boy might do.

And like the younger ones, Brian and Suzie are not, unlike their older peers, yet officially a couple. I wonder if this is the catalyst?

Once more, KP, great great story!!