Chapter 4

"Stay behind and serve your detention if you hear your name." Standing in front of the classroom, Glen Cameron started calling out names of students as follows; "Rebecca Daniel. Tessa Daniel. Sasha McAngel. Lee Young Tae. Moses Monroe. Anna Sullivan. Robert Mikel. Sam Anderson. . ." He continued calling.

In the hallway, Zain Centineo and his henchmen appeared to be storming to the junior classes. Almost all the few students who stood by their lockers quickly turned their faces away knowing well that staring too much might be considered as disrespect. Even a cough or a loud breathing sound could be misinterpreted as a deliberate act of disrespecting the senior prefects.

That little bitch who made fun of his orders and ran away in the morning will understand him better today. Zain thought as he arrogantly strode his legs and entered into the third class on the row. The few students roaming around and making noises instantly went silent and rushed back to their seats. They were in total, eleven in number. It was closing hours but they needed to serve detention for coming late to school.

Sasha McAngel looked like she was about to start crying when Zain and the seniors walked into the classroom. Her hands trembled and dropped the pen to the floor. The threatening level of fear and panic creeping into her heart made her felt the urge to visit the restroom even now. She could feel his angry eyes setting her in flames as he balanced himself on a chair with both arms crossed in front of the classroom.

As usual, the assistant discipline prefect Rita Orlando, class-rep Glen Cameron and two other Senior prefects were standing behind Zain Centineo and Rita was holding a brand new thick whip wearing her signature mean face.

"Bring yourself out here if you know you missed the morning exercise." Glen announced in a serious voice.

Sasha closed her eyes and began to silently pray for God's interference. She was so desperate to visit the toilet in the morning that was why she missed the morning frog jump they referred to as 'exercise'. It was not an intentional disrespect and in fact, because Lord hedgehog refused to listen to her, she even reported her case to the head boy who promised to talk to Zain about her exceptional case. It seemed like the head boy has forgotten to do so.

"Glen. . . Were you speaking Chinese? They don't seem to fucking understand you. Quickly fish them out!" Zain ordered angrily, his eyes darting around the scared looking faces.

Sasha and and one male student both flung themselves up almost at the same time but everyone seemed to be directing their attention on Sasha alone. She noticed how some of them were throwing her a pitiful look. How can she fall into the hands of the seniors today again? After the previous day's embarrassment? That could be what they'd be thinking by now.

Glen saved his words when the two culprits identified themselves. It was Zain who noticed their disappearance but why is he the one to call them out? He was already feeling so bad for that cute Sasha. Why does she have to bring another disaster upon herself?

"Out here. . . Quickly!" Zain thundered, forcing the two students to race themselves out as they obediently dropped to their knees onto the floor.

"Gimme the cane." Sasha heard his commanding voice rung into her ears with loud echoes. She clutched her skirt tightly, still not giving up on her mind prayers. She knew she would definitely wet her pants if that whip happen to touch her bum today.

Zain hastily snapped the cane from Rita's hand. "Get down, you." He ordered the male student as he began to roll back his left sleeve. He uses his left hand for anything requiring the use of energy.

The frightful young boy began to tremble and beg for Zain's mercy. "Sir please. . . I swear on my Mother's grave it won't happen again. Please forgive me Sir. . . My sister was sick, she had an asthma attack and I only left to take her to the school clinic. I am so sorry. . ."

"Sam Anderson. You're a regular defector. And I didn't fucking ask you to narrate a touching story. Don't make me lay my hands on you. Man up and lie down!" Zain fired loudly. Does this shithead thinks his sob story hold the power to save him or what?

Sam mustered some courage and flattened himself onto the floor to accept his unavoidable fate. However, before Zain began the caning, he secretly stole a glance at Sasha's face, and when he caught the terrifying look in her eyes, he felt a little bit of satisfaction building inside his heart. He intended to use Sam as the scapegoat to make the chick witness how well he flogs the shit out of disobedient kids.

The punishment session began and only Sam Anderson's screams could be heard echoing in the empty hallway. The flogging was so bad that Sam didn't know when he dropped the masculinity facade and began to cry. He sobbed with snorts and tears on his face before he went back to his original position on his knees.

"You. . . Come forward and lie down." Zain turned to Sasha with a determined look. He saw her hands trembling as she was busy wiping away the tears on her cheeks. He felt a lump passed through his throat and his anger quickly flared up. Why the fuck was she crying when he hasn't even touched her?

Sasha did not bother to beg for leniency. It wasn't like those mean looking human beings have a heart or something for her to hope for any mercy. And in fact, she was used to receiving lashes even at her previous school, what is so new in this? She dragged her knees forward, turned over her bum and lay flat across the floor, waiting to receive her rounds.

Zain felt his cane loosening from his hold. The chick was making him to feel something he shouldn't be feeling in his heart. A sudden weakness and pity. Did she even wear shorts underneath her skirt? Zain doubted for a second. He doesn't want what had happened to her yesterday to repeat itself again. Should he ask Rita to cane her on the palms instead?

"Apologies for my interruption prefects." A tall and pretty blonde girl peeped her head into the classroom, narrowing her eyes at Zain. "Sasha McAngel is exempted from all physical punishments. She reported her case earlier to the head boy. I am here to pass on the order on his behalf." She conveyed the orders and left.

Sasha felt more tears welling up in her eyes as she helplessly waited for Zain to proceed with the flogging. Everyone knows that Lord Hedgehog listens to no one, she was sure the head boy's order wouldn't make him to change his mind. But to her surprise, Zain threw the cane to the floor. He stood up and wordlessly walked out of the classroom, with the other prefects scurrying to follow him.