The least of evils is to return to her own home. She can work her way around the lack of diapers and appropriate clothing.
“I’d like to go to my own house,” she tells the man. The man raises an eyebrow at her.
“Do you have everything you need to take care of yourself?” he asks. Laura’s sheepish expression is more than enough of an answer. “We can stop at a store to picks some things up for you.”
“I don’t have my card on me.”
“You can pay me back once you’ve returned to your proper age.” The man picks Laura up and brings her over to his car, where he buckles her into a car seat. “I’ll change you at the store. Think you can wait until then?” Laura nods. “Good.”
The drive to the store is short, but feels long for Laura, strapped in a car seat and sitting in a clammy diaper. When they arrive at the store, the man puts Laura in the seat of a shopping cart and they head inside. The man quickly grabs everything they need. At the register, as they are checking out, Laura feels her bowels empty into her diaper without warning. She chokes back a sob. Neither the man nor the cashier seem to notice.
Back at the man’s car, he lays Laura down in the back seat and removes her soiled diaper. He is visibly surprised to see she messed herself in addition to wet herself, but doesn’t make a comment, which Laura is grateful for. Once she’s cleaned and in a fresh diaper, Laura is buckled back into the car seat and they drive off yet again.
At Laura’s house, the man brings both Laura and the items from the store inside.
“I’ll be by at eight to pick you up,” the man says. “This is a nonnegotiable timeline. If you don’t answer the door when I knock, you’ll be this small for at least another day, because I’ll have to head to work and won’t be able to help you find the dice to be returned to normal.”
“I understand,” Laura says.
“Good. Set multiple alarms to make sure you don’t sleep in by accident.” Laura nods. “Sleep well.” The man leaves Laura to her own devices.
It’s not that late for an adult, but Laura can feel herself getting very tired. She decides to head for bed. After a quick bath and change into a fresh diaper and new toddler nightdress, Laura crawls into her now oversized bed. As she drifts off to sleep, she fails to realize that she forgot to set a single alarm.