First Impressions 2 — Curiouser and Curiouser

Second part of a Guardians’ Club three-parter from Blushes 9, following on from First Impressions.

‘Did you check up, Harry?’

The headmaster has checked, but he consults a note in his desk diary anyway.

‘Yes — Philip Barclay. No relation to the girl, apparently. He’s on the board of a charitable institution — something to do with a couple of insurance companies putting a bit of money where it’ll enhance their public image and where the tax man can’t get at it, apparently.’

‘Interesting —’

‘Yes — I imagine that’s where the girl came from — some Benevolent Society Academy, I believe. That’s how Barclay would have got his hands on her, I dare say. Don’t know if he’s actually her legal guardian — bit irregular if he were, but then it all seems a bit irregular anyway.’

‘Curiouser and curiouser —’

‘Yes. All I know apart from that is that she’s here, at the school; there’s nothing on the file to shed any more light on the matter, I’m afraid.’

‘I see — I wonder, would you give me Philip Barclay’s number?’

‘Certainly — Rombourne 27369. Don’t know what the code is —’

‘Doesn’t matter. Er — what’s the girl’s name?’

‘Parkinson.’

‘Parkinson. First name? You did tell me but it’s slipped my memory.’

‘Sarah Jane.’

‘Sarah Jane. Think I’ll give Mr Barclay a ring, Harry. Could turn up something useful, eh?’

‘Why not. Let me know, will you?’

‘Of course. You wouldn’t have any plans for her yourself, I trust. Wouldn’t want to step on any toes —’

‘She’s on my supper-time report this evening. No doubt I shall find an excuse to get her pants down, but those are the only plans I have at the moment.’

‘Fine — nice to have spoken to you again. ‘Bye.’

‘Goodbye, Nicholas.’

Sarah and Yvonne will already be waiting for him in the school’s gloomy entrance hall, Yvonne pale-faced and jumpy, no doubt, because she knows exactly what’s going to happen to her once she’s in the study; Sarah nervous and fidgety because she can’t bring herself to believe what the other girls have told her about what the headmaster likes to do with ‘naughty’ girls.

Continued in Next Weekend.