Abi has confessed to Headmaster Tom for various things she has done - wrong times and in wrong places. For example: masturbating in church, and stealing some jeans from a boutique to name just a couple. She is now feeling guilty and believes that a session with the wooden paddle will help ease her guilty conscience. HM Tom lets her decide how many strokes of the wooden paddle she should receive. She accepts the punishment stoically. She will be receiving further punishment for various other transgressions in the near future.