As Leah and Tina walked through the new department store, Leah felt a growing pressure in her abdomen. She crossed her legs. Tina looked down at her.
“Something wrong, Leah?” she asked.
“I need to use the bathroom,” Leah said.
“All right.” Tina flagged down a nearby employee. “Excuse me, but where’s the bathroom?”
“Oh, sorry, but we don’t have one that customers can use,” the employee said.
“I see. Well, thank you, anyways.” The employee walked away. Tina looked at Leah again. “You’ll just have to hold it.”
“Can’t I go to the store next door?” Leah begged. “They have a bathroom!”
“You’re always telling me to treat you like a teenager.”
“Because I am one!”
“A teenager would be able to hold it until we’re done shopping,” Tina said firmly. Leah whimpered, but gave in. The urge to go continued to build as they walked around, until Leah finally couldn’t hold it any longer. At the sound of liquid hitting the floor, Tina turned to look at her new stepdaughter. Her jaw dropped. Urine was puddling underneath Leah.
“I’m sorry,” Leah whispered.
“So much for being a teenager,” Tina said, shaking her head. “With such poor bladder control, you’re more like a five-year-old, maybe even a toddler.” Leah let out a loud fart. Her eyes widened in horror. Tina was confused until the smell reached her. “Did you really just mess yourself?”
“Yes,” Leah whimpered, her head bowed in defeat. Tina huffed.
“Only babies mess themselves, Leah. Is that what you are?”
“No.”
“Yes, it is what you are. You’re just a baby trying to pretend to be a teenager. Come on.” Tina grabbed Leah’s hand and dragged her into the baby supplies aisle. She then began to toss various items, such as diapers, baby wipes, baby clothes, and baby food into the cart.
“What- what are you doing?” Leah asked.
“You clearly can’t handle your current lifestyle. We need to adjust things, so that you can be the baby you are.”
“But-”
“No buts.” Tina tossed a package of pacifiers into the cart. She lifted Leah and put her in the seat of the cart. The mess in Leah’s panties pushed and smeared against her butt. “We’re checking out right now so that I can change you.”
Leah was too mortified to do anything except for sit silently as Tina bought the items. They went to the car, where Tina opened the trunk and laid Leah inside on her back. Leah opened her mouth to protest, but Tina popped a pacifier into her mouth before she could say anything.
Luckily, the change went by quickly. Tina efficiently removed Leah’s clothes, wiped her down, and then taped on a diaper. Then, she slipped one of the new items of clothing she’d purchased over Leah’s head. It was a baby dress that was short enough to show off her diaper.
“Good girl,” Tina cooed, patting Leah’s head. “Stay put, I need to make a few calls.” Tina walked a few steps away until she was out of earshot, then called Leah’s high school to remove her. Once Leah was no longer enrolled in high school, Tina made another call to the daycare she worked at, signing Leah up. It would be better for Leah to be around children at the same developmental age and Tina could keep an eye on her.
When Tina returned to Leah, Leah was still sitting in the trunk sucking on the pacifier. Tina grinned.
“You did just what I asked! You really are a good girl!” she gushed. Leah reddened. “Now, let’s…”