Leah is woken by a strong smell and uncomfortable feeling. She opens her eyes. To her horror, she realizes immediately that the thing that woke her was a massive load in her diaper. It’s sticky and mushy, increasing her disgust, and still warm, so she must have messed herself recently.
Above her, Leah can faintly make out Tina chatting with someone. She’s glad she waited to ask Tina for a change, as she can now claim to be an age that would fit pooping herself in her sleep. Leah begins to fuss.
“Oh, one second,” Tina says. The hood of the stroller is lifted. Tina smiles down at Leah. “What’s wrong, sweetie?” Leah continues to fuss wordlessly. The smell from Leah’s diaper reaches her stepmom. “That’s what’s wrong. Someone went poopy!”
“Well, you’ve got a dirty diaper to change, so I’ll let you do that,” says whoever Tina was talking to. “See you later.”
“Goodbye, Patty,” Tina says. She begins to push the stroller back to the bathrooms. “Wow, your timing was impeccable. I was on my way to check out.”
Tina removes Leah from the stroller and carries her into the bathroom. Leah merely sighs as Tina lays her on the changing station for yet another diaper change. Tina wipes Leah down.
“Leah, I have to ask you. Were you asleep or awake when you messed yourself?” Tina asks.
Leah tries to decide whether the better answer would be the truth or a lie. After a moment, she comes to a decision.
“I was…”