Obedience

Our next 'Story of the Day' is Obedience by The English Master which has been recommended by LSF member, Jefesse

"This is a beautifully told story. It is a kind of modern fairy tale. It was a top vote-getter in a story challenge, so it is not really obscure. But even if you've read it before, it is worth another look.

The story is about Rukhana Malik, who has recently received her B.A. with honors at Cambridge. The story begins when her father informs her that he has chosen a husband for her. The obvious conflict is here, between Rukhana's desire to live her own life, and her duty of obedience to her family.

There is another element: Rukhana's secret desires of punishment and submission, which are unfulfilled. The ending (which is more like a new beginning) is a happy one. There's also a beautifully described switching."

Synopsis
When Rukhana Malik's father announces he's found a husband for her, she's horrified and protests. A secret submissive, she ventures out in the night to whip herself, and is startled by a quiet stranger who wields the switch for her. When the arranged husband arrives with his uncle the next day to begin negotiations, Ruki has a change of heart.

I decided to mirror my comment after I read the story.

I always hated stories where the parents try to pawn their kids off on someone they neither know or love. I started to get the gist of this story from the beginning that it was one of those that ended with the daughter getting some type of spanking for lack of Obedience. No! Was I wrong. I should have known coming from EnglishMaster and shame on me.

I can see why this took second place. I don't know how I missed this. Maybe I wasn't in on this challenge. I don't know. This was truly a fantastic story with one heck of a fantastic ending. I loved the way the gentleman at the end announced himself just as he did in the temple. Clever, clever, clever.

What a tale and what a piece of writing. EM you outdid yourself on this one and I apologize for my first thoughts. Well Done!

Beautifullly told Story!