The Houdini Contest

Initially, she had had her doubts when one of the boys suggested they would hold a 'Houdini contest', but as she got to see how innocent the game actually was, she relaxed. Amused, she watched how the teenagers, one after the other fought and struggled to escape the, mostly inadequate bondage's inflicted upon them by their class-mates. Her son Philip got to tie up a boy named Hank, but he did such a sloppy job; Hank easily broke the record for the fastest escape of the afternoon.

Now it was Hank's turn to pick a victim. And to everyone's surprise he chose... Mrs. Beaumont! Whether she liked it or not, amid great hilarity, Philip's mother had to follow Hank to one of the straight chairs in the dining room, and sit down. Now, as the rules prescribed the other kids went down the hall to wait for Hank to call them back in again, to witness the escape
attempt of his friend's mother. He took his time, but finally, he called them in. Laughing and joking they entered the dining room, but as soon as they turned their eyes to Mrs. Beaumont, you could hear a pin drop.

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