Mike Hitchen: Saturday Night

It was unusual for Dave to spend the evening at home with his daughter, he was hoping to make the most of it. "How about a game of cards?"he asked, in a futile attempt at conversation with the uncommunicative teenager. Barely 18, Sally sullenly refused all suggestions of entertainment. She did not like being grounded - or the belt that Dave had used on her upturned bottom the night before. He could try all he wanted, nothing was going to induce Sally to co-operate with a man who had not only clipped her wings, but had put a sting in her tail as well. Now many may think that Sally was acting like a spoiled little brat, and some may even suggest another trip across the back of the sofa would be justified. However, Sally had a genuine reason to be aggrieved, for in fact she was innocent of the crime of which she had been accused.

Mike Hitchen, December 28, 1999