A shudder creeps up my spine as he utters those words. My body may be frozen in place but my emotions are on full display. Fear and shock flicker across my face, my eyes begging for mercy. Usually, I would be excited to see what he has in store for me when he says that I’ll be punished. However, nothing would’ve prepared me for this type of punishment. And on a night like this?! When a very important event is happening right outside the door?! My breathing escalates into frantic gasps, my chest rising and falling in rapid succession. My eyes widen in terror, panic written all over my face. My lips have lost their purpose in the moment. I couldn’t even utter a single word in protest. And that seems even more scary, if I haven’t realized it yet. But he disregards my noises of distress

