kilburn,london,1970- the police have been called to the catholic church of father Brendan O'Flaherty-he has been found naked,his penis cutoff and stuffed into his mouth,and nailed to the large crucifix-the figure of Jesus having been smashed up beforehand,his blood is painted on the wall-the words 'Mea culpa'['through my fault']Rome 1958-a party of schoolgirls from Galway,republic of Ireland,are admiring the fountain of Trevi -amongst them is Elephanta Driscoll-Irish father,Indian mother-her mother died a year ago-till then she had always been educated in Indian Hindu schools-an indulgance of her father who deeply loved his beautiful Indian wife-but now she was forced to attend a catholic school in her fathers native land.Elephanta loathed all catholics! almost everything to them was a sin!it was a joyless,hypocritical creed,and she had already been sexually abused by one of her male teachers- but when she reported it she wasn't even believed!she had tried be 'good' and look where that got her!although used to the stiffling heat of her native India,she was feeling very hot in her catholic school outfit!she did something totally outrageous!she stripped naked and frolicked in the fountain in front of the entire school![back in her native India,when she was growing up,she often 'skinny dipped' in the local river with the other girls from her village-it wasn't something thought 'shameful' in her community]some 'Paparazzi' photographers present were delighted!'wheee!!!ha!ha!come and join me girls!the waters lovely!' she delightedly cried!-most of the class started laughing!one girl-Maebh Lynch-Elephanta's best friend-starting unfastening her tie!but she got a withering look from sister Catherine![she would feel sister Catherine's strap on her bare bottom later that day!]and quickly fastened it back up again!meanwhile,in the fountain,Elephanta was splashing about!-the 16 year old girl was a sight to behold as the water glistens on her lovely dark skin,her breasts were now fully formed,sister Catherine was furious!she charged into the fountain-still in her cumbersome nuns 'habit' and grabbed Elephanta roughly by her ear 'wait till the headmaster hears about this!'.of course,it made all the papers!Elephanta was an overnight sensation!offers for modelling,films etc were made in the papers to find this sexy girl!but she was soon whisked back to Ireland-but not before receiving a very severe caning and strapping from sister Catherine!'you have brought discrace on the whole of Ireland!' sister Catherine screamed at her before ripping of Elephanta's plaid skirt and then making her bend over her bed back in the hotel-she got 50 of the severest cane strokes on her bottom!then had the backs of her legs and finally her hands severely strapped and told to say 100 hail mary's!then she was sent to bed without any supper!Elephanta sobbed her heart out!but the stony faced sister Catherine coldly tells Elephanta-'that was just a taster my girl!back in mother ireland you are going to wish you have never been born!'sister Catherine then remembers something after saying the word 'mother'and as if Elephanta's very severe caning and strapping wasn't bad enough-sister Catherine now went into Elephanta's bedroom[she shared it with 10 other girls in the hotel] grabbing the framed photograph of Elephanta's mother on the side table-then smashed it on the floor with her cane and then ripped up the picture inside!this was the only photo Elephanta possessed of her mother!'your mother was a heathen whore!'-sister Catherine also called Elephanta and her mother vile racist words i cant bring myself to repeat on this blog!back in dublin,when the news of Elephanta's behaviour reached the ears of theTaoseach himself he was outraged!'show this girl no mercy!'he decreed at a meeting of a church synod-a letter was written by the bishop of Galway himself to the headmaster of Elephanta's school-Father Brendan O'Flaherty-he writes back 'the matter will be taken in hand-i can assure you nothing like this will ever happen again!'.at a school assembly,Elephanta was called up on stage-she got a thorough dressing down!then her punishment was decreed 'in one week's time,you will be led naked to the stage-and there-in front of the entire school-including all the assembled staff,parents and the local council,priesthood and the mayor of Galway himself-you will be very severely birched on your bare buttocks 100 times!'TO BE CONCLUDED!
