As she left the room I said to Julie that I would be accepting the punishment because if we spoiled somebody’s evening then we deserved it.
Julie said she would also, as she had expected it, as she knew the deputy head governor and thought this would be her last chance to be caned but not in front of all the prefects.
As it was her who had been noisy, she did not think that I would also be caned.
At first I was annoyed but then understood after listening to her for the previous two weeks about wanting to experience the cane.
Julie said she would explain to the head that it was all her fault and that she would accept the caning, but that I should be let off.
I said: “No, we both made a noise so we will both be punished.”