In an effort to get some private time, she visits the school chapel, but this gets her reprimanded by the administrator and laughed at by the other girls, She resorts to going for illicit walks off the school grounds, discovers that Paul lives nearby with his father, and the two make friends and begin to meet regularly. After a hazing ritual in which Flip is physically abused by the other girls and then left blindfolded, gagged and tied to a tree in the woods, she is rescued by the art teacher, Madame Perceval. Madame Perceval also finds out about Flip's secret meetings with Paul, who turns out to be her nephew, and arranges things so that Flip can visit Paul at her home and not have to break school rules.
To find some private time, she visits the school chapel but is reprimanded by the administrator and ridiculed by other girls. She then goes on secret walks off campus and meets Paul, who lives nearby with his father. They become friends and meet regularly. After a hazing ritual where Flip is physically abused and left tied to a tree in the woods, she is rescued by Madame Perceval, the art teacher. Madame Perceval learns that Paul is her nephew and arranges for Flip to visit him at home without violating school rules.