Laura realizes she can’t just stay in the little kid section, so she decides to try to sneak out. But she’ll need a distraction to get past the people gathered near the entrance. She sits down to wait for that distraction. As she waits, she finds herself sucking on the pacifier the woman stuck in her mouth. But for some reason, she can’t bring herself to spit it out.
She’s about to give up hope that a distraction will present itself when suddenly, three toddlers sitting by the swings all begin to wail at the same time. All heads turn towards them. Laura seizes the opportunity, gets to her feet, and runs for the entrance while everyone is distracted. Her thick diaper slows her down somewhat, but she successfully escapes from the little kid section.
However, she’s less than two steps out when she feels herself getting picked up.
“Another one got out?” grumbles the woman who has grabbed her. The woman begins to walk towards what looks like a kids’ party. “This is the last time I allow toddlers to come to a party.” Laura tries to squirm free, but the woman tightens her grip.
“Is that the last escapee?” a woman asks the person holding Laura.
“Looks like it. I’m not letting her get away again, that’s for sure.” The woman drops Laura into a playpen. She looks down at Laura. Her harsh expression fades a bit. “Sorry if I was so grumpy, sweetie. And I’m sorry you have to spend the rest of the party in the playpen. But at least all the other babies have gone home now, so you have it all to yourself!”
The two women walk away. Laura sucks on her pacifier fiercely. She got out of a difficult place, but now she’s stuck in a baby jail. Things don’t seem much better than they were.