An Education - Road Trip

Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:13 am

Mum had pinned it up on the cork board in the kitchen, so every morning I got to see it, and every morning I felt a little warm glow inside. It was a page of pictures from the July Ball that had appeared in the local paper, and right in the middle was the picture that had been taken of Bobby and me.

Looking at the caption for the gazillioneth time, I read “Robert Desmond Holderness accompanied by Cassandra Paulette Craig as they walk to meet their friends.”

Believe me; I got no end of ribbing at school the day after those pictures appeared, and most of all from Pippa and the twins. It was a good thing it was the last week of term, and only two days at that, or else I think I would have burned up with embarrassment with all the jokes I was hearing.

Mind you, they were like a cold drink of milk compared to Patty - she never stopped every time we met up. Which is why, today, Jenny and I had made sure she could not interrupt us as we sorted out which clothes we were going to be taking on holiday.

We managed that by telling her we did not think she could get out of the same sort of tie the two nice robbers had used on us, and she had accepted the challenge. So right now, she was lying on my bed, her head pulled back by the length of rope from the knot holding the scarf over her mouth to the one around her tummy, while her ankles were pulled right back and held to the same band of rope. She was wearing long socks on her hands and feet, so that the only bade skin was from the sleeves of her t-shirt and the bottom of her shorts to the sock ends.

She wasn’t able to say a lot either - under the scarf was a band of the special white tape, under that a knotted strip of towel, and under that a folded handkerchief.

“Swhrwgng,” she mumbled through the muffler as Jenny helped me to pick out some dresses.

“You’ll have to wait and see,” Jenny said as she shook her head at one of my party dresses. “Dad hasn’t done this since Cassie was a toddler, and I had just started school.”

Dad and Mum had sat down with us the first day of the school holidays, and explained that with David and June arriving, and all the other things that had happened, we weren’t going to be able to go away as a family this year. Instead, Dad was going to do something that he hadn’t done for a long time - he called it a road trip, but essentially all of us, along with Aunt Jessie and Patty, were going to go on a tour round the country, visiting a few people and places and staying in a caravan which he had borrowed for the trip, as well as a couple of tents. We got to pick where we would sleep each night.

As to where we were going, all Dad would say was “It’s a secret,” and would not answer any other questions about it. When I asked Jenny, she just smiled and said “Wait and see - it’ll be fun!”

Mum poked her head in the door to my room, and said “You all right there Patty?” Patty nodded as Mum looked at the pile of clothes on my bed, and said “No, you can’t take that dress - make sure you have at least one pair of jeans in there, though.”

“Why won’t you tell us where we’re going Mum?”

“Dad wants it to be a surprise, all right? You can’t take the scarf either - you know that needs to stay here.”

I looked at my peach scarf, with my name in the corner, and sighed as Jenny laughed. “You miss him, don’t you?” she said, and I found myself nodding without thinking.

Bobby had gone off on holiday with his family a couple of days ago, and when he called round last Sunday all he would say was he was heading north. We’d gone for a walk in the park, and played at the swings for a little while about what we were going to do later in the year.

My mind kept going back to the night of the Ball, as I stood in front of Bobby, unable to move, unable to speak, unable to do more than look at him as he took me in his arms and danced round with me. It had been a magical evening, but the fact it was him and me, I felt as if nobody else mattered.

Well, that wasn’t strictly true - Jenny and Colin, Suzie with Colin’s cousin, Alicia with a boy she knew from school, and even a cousin of Bobby’s for Patty to be swept off her feet by - it was amazing. I felt truly like a lady of the manor, and looking at the scarf again had brought it all back.

“Look on the bright side,” Jenny said with a smile, “You’ll see him again soon enough.”

“I suppose so,” I said as I folded up some other clothes, “but I guess we can have fun while we’re away, can’t we?”

“That’s right - after all, going to places you’ve never been before. Look on it as an adventure.”

Yeah, that was it - look on it as an adventure...




Aunt Connie and Uncle Dave came round on the Saturday morning to help Dad load the car up - they were going to be keeping an eye on the house while we were away. Aunt Cassie wanted to be there, but apparently an old friend of hers from her previous job was leaving, and she just had to be there.

Granny was also away, visiting some old friends near where she grew up, so as I watched the cases being loaded into the back of the car I was literally kicking my heels against the seat of the couch. I was wearing a white short sleeved blouse and a pair of brown shorts, and I had my hat I got from Grandpa Carter on my head.

“Good morning, Cassie - where’s your mum?”

“She’s putting June and David into their car seats,” I said as Aunt Jessie came in with Patty. The holy terror was wearing a yellow sundress with a pair of sandals on her feet, as well as a hat just like mine.

“You got one too,” Patty said as she sat down next to me, “but mine looks better.”

“No it doesn’t.”

“Yes it does.”

“No... It... Doesn’t.”

“YES... IT... DOES...!”

“Girls,” Aunt Jessie said with a smile, “they both look nice, but you’ll need to take them off before you get in the car, all right?” She was wearing a white skirt with lace tiers, that came to just below her knees, tennis shoes and a blue t-shirt, and had a blue scarf tied over her hair.

“Hi Jess,” Mum said as she came in, “got your bags anywhere?”

“They’re in the hallway,” Aunt Jessie said with a smile, “The babies?”

“All safely strapped in,” Mum said, and then she gave a small gasp. She was wearing a pair of bright blue leggings that came to just above her knees, and a long white smock top.

“Everything all right,” Aunt Jessie asked, and Mum nodded with a smile. “Just fine,” she said, “I’ll get John to grab your bags, and we’ll be off in a few minutes, once we’ve got the three of them ready to travel.”

“Sounds fun,” Jenny said as she came in, wearing a knee length green skirt and a matching t-shirt. “What do you mean by that?”

“Dad will explain,” Mum said as she took Aunt Jessie by the arm. “Come on, you can help me pack the picnic.”

The two of them walked off, as Uncle Dave came into the room.

“Looking forward to your trip,” he said as he looked at the three of us.

“Don’t know,” Patty said as she kicked the front of the couch, “I don’t like it when I don’t know where I’m going.”

“Well, the first part of your trip is going to be a real mystery tour,” Uncle Dave said as he held up three sleep masks and a roll of the special white tape. “Take one of these masks each, and put it over your eyes.”

“Dad did say it was going to be a mystery tour,” Jenny said as she took one of the blindfolds and slipped it over her head. I watched as Patty took her hat off and slipped hers on, and then I did the same. I felt someone picking up the hat from my lap, and then Uncle Dave said “Put your hands together in front of you.” At the same time, I heard the lovely squelchy sound that tape makes when the end is pulled free from the roll, and I knew what was coming next.


Sure enough, I felt the tape sticking first to my left wrist, and then to my right as they were held firmly together. “Don’t worry,” Uncle Dave said as he tightened the band around my wrists, “your father tells me he has somewhere very special in mind for your tea stop.”

“Yeah - knowing Dad, it’s probably some boring old car park,” Jenny said as I listened to the sound of the tape being used, and Patty’s giggles next to me. The next thing I felt was my ankles being pulled and held together, and then Uncle Dave saying “Right - on your feet little one, you’re coming with me first.”

I stood up, felt a hand on my arm, and then started to hop as I was guided through what I presumed was the house, and then towards the car as I heard Dad say “Thanks Dave - right, Poppet, up and into the car with you.”

I felt myself being lifted up, and sat down in what I presumed was one of the car seats, before I felt the tape around my legs below my knees, and the car seat belt being fastened over me at the same time.

“Now, I need a little quiet for the first part of the drive,” Dad said, “So open wide please. If you need a toilet stop, grunt three times quickly and I’ll tell you how far we have to go.”

“All right, Dad,” I said with what I hoped was a smile, before I felt a soft piece of cotton entering my mouth, and then the tug on my face as the tape was smoothed down over my lips. Sitting back, I waited as Patty was made it sit next to me, secured into place and gagged, and then Jenny on the far side.

“Comfy, Girls,” I heard Aunt Jessie say in front of us, and I mumbled something about how much I liked how I was.

“All right, Dave,” I heard Dad say, “I’ll call you when we get there, but I’m sure there won’t be any problems.”

“Just get going - and stop worrying. See you all in a couple of weeks.”

I could hear the twins gurgling a little in front of me, as Mum said “Right - let’s get this road trip underway,” and I felt the car start to move off. The day before, we’d watched Dad hitch a big caravan that he had borrowed from a colleague at work to the back of the car, as we knew it wasn’t going to be a particularly fast journey.

“Anyone want to play I Spy,” I heard Dad say, and the chorus of groans from the back gave him the answer he was expecting. “Fair enough,” Dad said as he turned the radio on, and I felt Patty try to nudge me in the ribs.

Well, I knew what to do with that - as I reached over as much as I could and tried to tickle my darling little cousin - with little success, but the muffled laughter told me Jenny was having more success than me.

At least the music was good, as Dad stuck on first a Disney songs one - which we tried to sing along to, but - well, come on, you can guess what happened. Then he put on a story CD, as the car journey seemed to take an eternity.

Eventually, however, I felt the car stop, and we heard Mum and Dad get out of the car and talk to someone outside. I could smell something through the open car door, but I wasn’t quite sure what it was.

“Well now - why am I not surprised to see you three like this?”

“Grnne,” I said through my own gag, “whrrw?”

“Miranda, you were right - some things never change.”

The voice was deep, and had a funny rolling sound to it, but I heard Jenny say “Ncljfr?” and then I knew where we were.”

“First stop,” Dad said as the seatbelt around me was unfastened, “Say hello to your great uncle Jethro, Cassie.”
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:21 am

Wow!

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:42 am

Road trip! Road trip! Road trip!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Postby Tom Ford » Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:13 am

And now begins the road trip! So it’s essentially a joyride throughout the country! Mom and Dad, with more than one years’ experience, sure knew how to make sure their daughters and niece have fun! And if I know Cassie (and Patty), they would insist that every minute that they are riding in the car doing nothing, they would be at least be tied up (and gagged) for fun! At least they would be spared the endless “are we there yet?” questions, complaints about being bored, roadtrip songs, etc.


Hope Mom or Aunt Jessie could join the kids one time (not at the same time—someone needs to be free to look after the twins).


And the first stop, Uncle Jethro!!! And by the looks of it, Dad doesn’t feel awkward showing his daughters tied up! Which meant that he knew probably that they play games.



I wonder how good Jethro is at tying up? If he’s a farmer, probably very good. Perhaps he could make a boast of how good he was a tying, and provoke Patty, or Cassie, to show them how goo he is? Let them be tied up with twine, or rope found on farms, lying on a bale of hay, and of course, gag (perhaps the head wrapped in an old kind of tape, with the hair covered with a scarf?). And let them explore his place tied up!

Wait a minute! Isn’t Granny visiting some of her relatives near where she grew up? Is Granny Jethro’s sister, and Miranda’s staying there? If it is, what a surprise!!! I bet Granny has been telling his brother some of her grandchildren’s adventures!!

After Jethro, where would they go? Hope they find some forest where they can camp out, and of course, play more tie up games? I really want to see them tied to trees! (Cassie won’t probably like the idea of being tied to something and not being able to really move, but there’s a first time for everything!)

And perhaps they could be tied up and gagged full stop while Dad tells a scary story over a camp fire!

And of course, they will be the famous caravan trip strapped down. When will it happen? I hope when it does happen, not only would they be strapped down to it with lengths of sheet, they’d be tied up full stop—hands crossed behind, rope around waist stomach, shoulders, etc, gagged full (stuffing, knotted cleave gag, tape wrapped around head, and overgag), before the strapping would begin!

I can’t imagine Mom and Dad would leave them alone in the caravan, Aunt Jessie would watch over them when they’re like that.

Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:20 am

Tom Ford wrote:Wait a minute! Isn’t Granny visiting some of her relatives near where she grew up? Is Granny Jethro’s sister, and Miranda’s staying there? If it is, what a surprise!!! I bet Granny has been telling his brother some of her grandchildren’s adventures!!


Well, Miranda did grow up on a farm...

Tom Ford wrote:And perhaps they could be tied up and gagged full stop while Dad tells a scary story over a camp fire!


Something like that may be part of the journey - for all of the ladies...
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby Imp Caesar Augustus » Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:37 am

And so begins Road Trip, another great and wonderful tale!!

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:47 am

Great start!!

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Postby Mister Mistoffelees » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:04 am

An excellent solution to whiny car travelers...
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Postby William F Somebody » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:20 am

Oh Cassie is getting really teased about that picture. Good thing it’s already summer vacation, then at least time would abate the teasing. Well not totally, but the others would get on with their lives. Still, I bet she’d regularly be called “Lady Holderness” as a kind of nickname in school.

Maybe Patty could start calling her that, and of course, “your ladyship”. Cassie should bet used to it while she’s young. After all, she knew very well that Bobby would be Lord Holderness one day, and his wife would be…

It was stated in the hints that their pictures will appear in more than the local papers, which meant that it would probably appear somewhere they’d go. I wonder what that means? The only thing I could think of is that someone would try to kidnap Cassie to get some ransom out of the Holdernesses after seeing that picture, but of course, be totally foiled by Cassie’s ingenuity.

How long is Patty’s yellow sundress? It’s at least knee length, right?

Hm, peach scarf. I have an idea. How about Cassie, would later change into a peach outfit. I’m sure she has an everyday or travelling dress of that color, and wear them later so that she could remember that beautiful ball all the more.

Speaking of outfits, I wonder if Jenny or Cassie have long gypsy skirts? Going on a road trip, it would be fitting! Hm, maybe Miranda would have told Jethro that they’d probably be coming there! I know!

How about he give Cassie, Jenny (and Patty) as presents dresses that girls would wear everyday when he and Miranda were little kids, like during the 1950s! Then the three girls would dress like that on the next leg of the trip, tied up and gagged of course! And perhaps explore the farm tied up in it. (They’d be in the car and isolated in the country, so even if it’s a bit dated, no one would notice). [If it were up to me, Cassie would never get the chance to wear that pair of jeans until they’re coming home from all the adventures!]

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Postby William F Somebody » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:27 am

Hm, since Mistletoe and Wine, there are already seven, including this one.

1. Mother's Day
2. Cassie the Heroine
3. Whitsuntied
4. Double Date
5. Storyteller
6. July Ball
7. Road Trip.

And of course there's Widow's Shadow and Gentle Touch with it.

The first ebook has seven tales, and the second, six. I'd like to ask, are we close to a third ebook, KP?

Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:30 am

William F Somebody wrote:How about he give Cassie, Jenny (and Patty) as presents dresses that girls would wear everyday when he and Miranda were little kids, like during the 1950s! Then the three girls would dress like that on the next leg of the trip, tied up and gagged of course! And perhaps explore the farm tied up in it. (They’d be in the car and isolated in the country, so even if it’s a bit dated, no one would notice). [If it were up to me, Cassie would never get the chance to wear that pair of jeans until they’re coming home from all the adventures!]


Well, there's possibilities...
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:32 am

William F Somebody wrote:Hm, since Mistletoe and Wine, there are already seven, including this one.

1. Mother's Day
2. Cassie the Heroine
3. Whitsuntied
4. Double Date
5. Storyteller
6. July Ball
7. Road Trip.

And of course there's Widow's Shadow and Gentle Touch with it.

The first ebook has seven tales, and the second, six. I'd like to ask, are we close to a third ebook, KP?


Could be.... How does An Education: Family Ties sound?
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Postby William F Somebody » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:41 am

KP Presents wrote:Could be.... How does An Education: Family Ties sound?


Nice! And so fitting! With Bobby and Cassie getting together (along with Colin and Jenny) and of course, the ties to Sara Smite, and all the new relatives!!

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Postby William F Somebody » Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:50 am

Those pictures are fabulous. Though a little too short for my taste. Looking at those encouraged me to google, and how about the pictures below?

Jenny's Blue Dress.jpg
Jenny's Blue Dress
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and

Cassie's Red and Patty's Green Dress.png
Cassie's Red and Patty's Green Dress


Patty as the littlest could be in the green dress in the second picture, Cassie as the middle in age of the three should have the red dress in the second picture, and Jenny, as the oldest, the one with the blue over dress with the green underskirt on the first picture?
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Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:10 am

What, these?

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Postby Plueschbabycd » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:14 am

Hallo love this old fashion drawing very much. Even I seen some of winter season that like more because think it remind me on early childhood. :)
Andrew
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:22 am

Great new story!

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:22 am

And what lovely dresses!

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Postby William F Somebody » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:30 am

Thanks for bringing back those pictures!!!

And I'd like to amend my request for Patty's dress. Same dress as I described, but with the green dress a little longer so the knees won't show. And of course, include the white gloves (although it won't be seen much, as it would be covered with socks or wrapped in tape when their hands are tied behind them :lol:

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:12 pm

Great update!

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:32 pm

Great chapter too!

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:39 pm

Please please update really really soon!!!!!!!!!!

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Postby Tom Ford » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:46 pm

Hey KP, I have some suggestions I sent by PM! Check it out!! :big:

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Postby John Kennon Smith » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:23 pm

Hope you update soon!!!

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Postby KP Presents » Tue Jul 23, 2013 4:44 am

“Hhllncljfr,” I mumbled as the blindfold was removed and I saw him smiling at me. He had a brown face that had lots of crinkles and lines in it, and his short hair was grey, but his eyes were kind and a lot like Granny’s.

“Dear god, girl - how long has it been since you have been here? You’re growing bigger than a new born foal now. Come on, get that tape off them and get the three of them out here.”

Dad peeled the tape away from our mouths and then untied us, as we hoped out and stretched our limbs. We were parked in front of an old farmhouse, and I could now see Granny standing there, in an old white sweater and jeans.

“It’s been far too long, Jethro,” Mum said as she hugged the older man. “Are you all right, girl,” he said as he looked into Mum’s eyes, smiling as she nodded.

“And you must be young Patricia,” he then said as he held out a hand. A great pleasure to meet you, young lady.”

“Thank you,” Patty said as she smiled sweetly and shook Uncle Jethro’s hand. “Well, come in, come in,” he said as he walked to the open door, “and let me good a good look at the new arrivals.” He was wearing a brown jacket over a checked shirt and corduroy trousers that squeaked as he walked.

The door led into a large, really old looking kitchen, with a big black stove on one side and a big wooden table in the middle. Aunt Jessie and Mum put the two car seats on there as Uncle Jethro looked into the faces of the two babies.

“It never fails to move me when I see new life,” he said as he put his arm round Granny. “You girls can go and explore if you want - your gran will come and tell you when tea is ready.”

Well, we didn’t need to be told twice, as we walked out of the kitchen and wandered from room to room, each one filled with a mixture of old and new - like the front room, which had some really old armchairs and a brand new big television with a satellite box attached.

“Let’s have a look upstairs,” Patty said, and before either of us could have a chance to stop her she left the room, and started to walk up the stairs. We could hear the adults talking as we followed her, and saw a number of doors leading off from the hallway.

“I wonder what’s in here,” Patty said as she opened one door, only to see a closet with a big white cylinder behind some shelves.

“Not much there,” she said as she opened the next door, and motioned us in. IT was a bedroom, with a single bed that had some sort of ornate cover on it, and in the corner was a set of old books sitting on an old bookcase.

“There’s a complete set of the Famous Five books here,” Jenny said as she looked at the covers, “You don’t think this was Granny’s room at one time, do you?”

“Could be,” I said as I looked under the bed, and drew out a funny looking cloth doll that had a back face, big white eyes and was wearing a funny red suit with a striped waistcoat. “What do you think this was?”

“Wow - have you seen what’s in here?”

Patty was standing in front of an old wardrobe, and as we walked over to her we could see there were a number of dresses hanging up. As she looked in, Patty took out a green dress and held it next to her, saying “Do you think this would fit me?”

“Oh come on, Patty,” I said quietly, “you don’t want to try it on, do you?”

“Yes I do,” Patty said, and she quickly took her clothes off, putting on the dress and saying “Can you do it up for me?” It was green, and had a round collar. The sleeves came to just below her elbows, and had a little button on the cuff, while the skirt flared out from the waist and came to below her knees.

Jenny walked over and fastened the buttons at the back, as Patty looked at herself in a mirror on the back of the door. “Put these on as well,” she then said as she took out a small pair of white gloves, watching as Patty slipped them onto her hands and said “This is actually quite nice - do you think your granny wore these once?”

“Who knows,” Jenny said as she took out a second dress. This one was made of red gingham, and had a funny collar with two little squares at the front. Like Patty’s dress, this one had button cuffs that came just below the elbow, and a flared skirt.

“This might fit you, Cassie,” Jenny said, “why don’t you try it on?”

Well, I wasn’t going to let Patty have all the fun, so I slipped out of my clothes and put the dress on, waiting as Jenny fastened it up and then handed me a second pair of gloves. The skirt of this one came to my knees, but she had been right - it did fit me. Patty and I took turns walking with airs and graces round the room, while Jenny took out a third dress.

This one was royal blue, and had a green checked second layer under the skirt. It had side panels, and a more tailored front, as well as a small white collar with a green thin ribbon bow at the collar. “Can you give me a hand with this, Cassie,” she said as she took off her outfit and stepped into it, pulling the sleeves up her arms so that the cuffs sat at her elbows. She knelt down as I buttoned up the back, and then put on a third pair of gloves.

“These dresses are lovely,” she said as she twirled round and looked at herself in the mirror, “I wonder how she looked in them?”

“Well, given I tended only to wear them for Sunday best or parties, I always thought I looked wonderful in them.”

I turned round quickly, the skirt rising up a little as I did so, and saw Granny standing in the doorway, her arms folded as she smiled at us.

“Sorry, Granny,” Jenny said, “We’ll get out of these.”

“No, no,” Granny said quietly, “Come on down - tea’s ready, and you can give your parents a big surprise.”

“Oh,” Patty said with her innocent smile, “What’s that?”

“Just what lovely young ladies you are,” Granny said as she stood to one side, and we walked down the stairs.

“My my,” Uncle Jethro said as we walked in, “Did they find your room, Miranda?”

“It would appear so - I’m amazed those dresses are still there, and in such good condition.”

“Well,” he said as we sat down and took some warm bread and butter, “I took them out of storage for a charity auction. Mind you, they do fit them very well - would you girls like to keep them?”

“Can we,” I said with a big smile as I looked at Mum and Dad.

“That’s very generous,” Dad said, “but only if Granny says so.”

“Oh they can have them,” Granny said as she poured some tea. “After all, they need to be little ladies from time to time, like at the ball a few weeks ago.”

“The one at Lucinda’s place? Do they still play the games and do the dance?”

“Oh yes - young Cassie here was the belle of the ball this year.”

I blushed as Uncle Jethro looked at me, and then smiled again. “So you like playing tie-up games,” he said as he sat back, and watched us as we ate the bread and cakes. “It brings back a few memories, eh sis?”

“Oh yes - we’ve relived a lot of old memories recently, “Miranda said as we all sat and drank. There was a wonderful smell in the kitchen, all fresh baking and wood, as Granny talked about some of the things that had happened over the last year.

“Hmmm,” Uncle Jethro said as she told him about the Mother’s Day games we played, “so Cassie here is the bright hope of the future, eh? Remember that day you challenged me to keep you tied up all day, Miranda?”

“Oh yeah,” Granny said with a smile, “I spent the morning lying on the shelf in the old airing cupboard, and the afternoon in bed.”

“How old were you Granny,” I asked between bites of fruit cake.

“I was - what, nine, and you were twelve?”

Uncle Jethro nodded, and then said “But you could never get out of it, could you?”

Now that got my attention. “You were that good, “I said, and he just nodded.

“Oh yes - if I tied your granny up, she knew she was going to be stuck like that for hours. Only our father was better than me.”

“I love been tied up,” Patty said as she looked at her mother, “and I can be tied up tighter and for longer than anyone else.”

“Oh no you can’t,” I said quietly, “I’ve been tied up all night before now.”

“Well, I bet I could stay tied up all day and night.”

“No you couldn’t”

“YES I COULD!!”

“No - you couldn’t,”

“All right,” Patty said as she stood up and looked at me, “I bet you that I can stay tied up and gagged all day and all night every day of this holiday!”

“Deal,” I said as I stood up, and then realised that everyone else was looking at me.

“Cassie,” Jenny said as she shook her head, “Do you know what you just did?”

“Well, this is interesting,” Uncle Jethro said as he rubbed his head. “First things first, lassies - you can’t stay tied up and gagged twenty four seven, or you’ll starve and not go to the toilet. Also, what if you go to a public place?”

“How about this,” Dad said. “If we’re in public, no. If you need to go to the toilet, or eat, no. Obviously if you are washing or changing, no - but all the other times, we’ll keep you tied up and gagged, and see who can last longest.”

Patty and I looked at each other, and then lapped the palms of our hands together and shook to seal the deal. Jenny looked at us, then at Mum and Dad, before saying “Same goes for me, right?”

“Right - you don’t want to be left out?”

Jenny shook her head as Uncle Jethro stood up. “Well, how about we start now,” he said as he went to a basket, and took out three pairs of large brown socks. “Put these over your hands, and then come and stand in front of me.”

The socks were so big they came up to the cuffs of our dress sleeves, so that as we stood in front of him we wondered what was happening. I watched as Uncle Jethro took a length of brown rope, and made a lasso with one end, before he passed it over my head and then pulled it around my tummy, trapping my arms by my side as he did so. He then pulled my hands together behind my back, and used the rope to tie my wrist tightly together over the socks, my palms pressed together.

He took another length of rope, and as he tied Jenny I tried to move my hands. It was impossible to do so, and the gloves and socks meant I could not even begin to pick at the knots, never mind find them.

As I watched, he pulled Jenny’s arms into her sides, and then as he moved her arms back he pulled a little tighter to fix her arms in place, then tied the rope around her wrists before he tied the two ends either side of her arms to the band. As Patty got the same treatment, he checked all of us and then left for a few moments.

“Where did Uncle Jethro go,” Jenny said as she looked at Dad.

“To get these,” she heard him say as he came back, and laid some things on the table. He started by picking up three large handkerchiefs, and putting one into each of our mouths, before he took three ties and used them as cleave gags.

“Whtshtht,” Patty said as she saw Uncle Jethro take a roll of thick brown tape out of a drawer.

“You’ll see,” was all he said as he took a large black square, folded in into a triangle and then tied it over my hair, covering it as he tied the corners together over the point at the back of my neck. “You’ve still got those scarves,” Granny said as he used a white one on Jenny, and a blue one on Patty.

“I have - and they’re going to be glad,” he said as he took the roll of brown tape, and tore the end free, before he wound it tightly round my head. It smelled a little funny, but it certainly stuck, and I knew the scarf was a good move for me and the others.

As he tape gagged the other two, I tried again to move my hands, but to no avail. “Now then,” Uncle Jethro said as he picked up a checked cap and put it on his head, “How would you girls like to have a tour of the farm?”

“YSPLS,” Patty shouted out, as we formed a line and came outside with Granny and Dad, following Uncle Jethro as he made his way over to a barn.

“We’ve got a few lambs in here still,” he said as he opened the door, and we walked in to see five little lambs sitting in a sheep pen. “Their mothers rejected them, so we have to feed and look after them. I’m afraid you can’t feed them, but they’re not hungry now anyway.”

Patty walked between the lambs, stroking them with her sock and glove covered her hands, her eyes smiling as she did so. “Let’s go through here,” Uncle Jethro said as we left through a door on the other side of the barn, and looked out over a field of cows and calves.

“Well now,” Granny said as she looked at a barn across the yard, “That one brings back a few memories.”

“Why,” Dad said as he looked over, and then said “Oh yeah - it was that barn, wasn’t it? The one you and Lucinda were left in by Granddad.” We all looked over at the barn, stacked high with hay, and then at Granny, who was smiling quietly.
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:28 am

Nice!

Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby John Kennon Smith » Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:38 am

That was an awesome bet!

Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby Tom Ford » Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:53 am

First of all, thank you for reasons you know all too well.

Oh I don’t think the girls knew what they got themselves into. But considering their favourite activity, it’s something they won’t regret. Question is, have they ever gotten too tired of being tied up? The only time I recall them getting tired is because they got sleepy because of the late hour. Still, it’s a new experience for Cassie, Patty, and Jenny. Wonder how they’ll cope? If I have to guess, they’ll cope wonderfully, and they won’t probably get sick tired of it—they’ll love every minute of it! If they meet some of their friends, I would bet Suzie and Heidi might be given a part as long they’re with them, while Bobby would just laugh and wonder at Cassie and Patty.

One thing’s for sure, with all the breaks that going to happen (and it’s going to happen), they won’t get too tired. But they’ll be bored plenty of times.

Oh my, they spat on their palms? Wouldn’t that ruin their lovely gloves? Or did they remove it for the meal?

No wonder Cassie and Jenny (I would want to say Patty, but she came to the wrong side of the family) got so good. It’s in their blood! Jethro proves that the family has a thing for TUGs.

By the way, where’s Aunt Jessie?

Wonder what’s next? More importantly, where? One thing’s for sure. Dad would probably avoid going to crowded places for obvious reasons. (or maybe he’ll deliberately go there if he thinks the girls needed a break from the ropes and the girls are unwilling to be untied). And where will they spend the night? Probably in the caravan so they can try it out, but we’ll see!

Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby KP Presents » Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:59 am

Tom Ford wrote:Oh my, they spat on their palms? Wouldn’t that ruin their lovely gloves? Or did they remove it for the meal?


Nope - but I changed the text.

Tom Ford wrote:By the way, where’s Aunt Jessie?


Right now, with Mum and the twins in the farmhouse.

Tom Ford wrote:Wonder what’s next? More importantly, where? One thing’s for sure. Dad would probably avoid going to crowded places for obvious. (or maybe he’ll deliberately go there if he thinks the girls needed a break from the ropes and the girls are unwilling to be untied). And where will they spend the night? Probably in the caravan so they can try it out, but we’ll see!


Wait and see, but one place they're going to visit has no chance for them to be bound and gagged - or does it?
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Re: An Education - Road Trip

Postby William F Somebody » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:14 am

Those girls are so lucky. Not only will they spend their entire vacation doing their favourite activity, but they have new (well old ones) dresses for it too! This really shows how good you are at describing clothes, as we can see a picture comparison, and it very accurate how you pictured it. Hope they wear them the rest of the day, then the next day, they could wear some of the dresses (or skirts) they packed with them.

Why am I not surprised Cassie and Patty got Jenny and themselves in that predicament? Bet Jenny is confused—whether she should hug Cassie and Patty for her wonderful suggestion—or strangle her for upending her own plans for the trip. Probably both! And now, Jethro tied them. Next time, probably the rest of the trip, Dad would.

So they’ll be tied up in bed? Wonder how they’ll do it? Cassie and Jenny had been tied up with their hands behind their back and their mouths stuffed while sleeping (in After School Special) but of course, they were ignorant of the dangers of such, and they were lucky nothing bad happened. Does Patty know exactly how they were tied up that night? One thing is for sure, Aunt Jessie, Mum and Dad will not allow it. Probably the old hands in front and a simply tape over the mouth that Cassie, Jenny and the rest have done so many times.

Here’s my predictions.

Patty will race through meal times, brushing teeth, washing, changing clothes etc to get from one tying to the other as fast as possible.

Cassie would not want to get left behind by Patty will race her.

Mum and Dad would have to tell them not to rush.

Jenny would just do things normally and smile at the shenanigans of Cassie and Patty. She would get herself tied up last so she tickle them silly for getting her into this.

Who can last the longest? Probably Cassie, but as Tom said, there would be lots of breaks, and because of that, they could have this bet as long as possible. Probably all three would last together all at the same time, at the end of the trip. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bet lasted after the road trip itself!

Anyway, thank you once again!