Erick climbed off the toilet and flushed the toilet. He walked out of the bathroom and back to his room. He still thought that he was experiencing a dream. It was different compared to his father who is trying to piece together what is happening.
Erick decided to look around his room to see how it’s like to be a toddler. He was having fun until he heard a door close. It peaked his interest, so he looked outside his room. He continued hearing doors open and close downstairs. Erick walked over to the rails and looked downstairs, seeing a buff man wearing nothing but sweat pants. It looked like he was searching for something, but Erick was unsure what it was. That was until the man spoke
“Erick? Are you home?” Frank looked up the stairs and remembered the toilet flushing. He walked over to the stairs, but didn’t notice Erick rush back to his room.
Scared for what his dream would lead to, Erick closed and locked his door. It took him a second, but by standing on his toes, he was able to lock it. Except it wasn’t entirely locked. If he had turned the lock by a little bit more, the door would be locked.
“Erick I’m sorry but I’m coming in!” Frank said. He opened the door and saw the toddler standing on the floor. He felt like he knew the toddler, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
“Hey little guy! Have you seen a big boy who’s about this big and goes by Erick?” Frank held up his hand to show Erick’s height. Erick was unsure who this man was talking about since he was Erick.
“My name is Erick sir, but I don’t know who you’re talking about.”
Frank’s eyebrows rose up, showing a shocked face on the grown man. He got on both of his knees and he hugged the child. “I’m sorry you had this happen to you. If only you got some other change!”
Erick attempted to push the man away, but his hug was too strong. “Get off me! I need to wake up from this dream!”
“Dream? I’m sorry Erick but this is sadly reality. I’m not sure what happened, but hopefully it’ll end quick.”
“Who are you? Let go of me!”
“I know my appearance has changed, but it’s me, your father!”
Erick was refusing to believe it was reality that he was facing. To him, it was just a horrible nightmare.
Frank caught a whiff of something foul. He let go of Erick and walked toward the scent, and found out about Erick’s bed. His blanket could have covered it up, but Erick didn’t hide it due to him believing it’s a dream.
“Oh buddy, did you do this?” Frank asked.
“Dreams do that. Maybe I drank too much and it tried to tell me to wake up. What if I’m in a wet bed right now and I don’t want to wake up?”
“Erick! Use your head! This isn’t a dream! Thousands, maybe millions of people are experiencing this type of stuff right now. Accept the fact that this is reality!”
Erick began to pace in circles repeating “it’s just a dream” to himself. Frank shook his head and began to remove his son’s bed. He placed it on the side and grabbed any sheets or blankets that were stained.
He took it downstairs and put it in the washer. After putting it to start, he pulled out his phone and was still able to see the same stuff on his notification feed.
Frank walked back upstairs to his son and scooped him up. “When’s the last time you used the bathroom?” He asked.
“I just peed in the toilet a few minutes ago. Maybe there’s a bigger wet spot in my bed right now!”
“Well we need to hurry up and get you diapered before you have an accident! Maybe I can be quick!” Frank carried his son to the bathroom and placed him in the bathtub. “Stay here, I’ll go to the store!”
Frank left his son in the bathroom and ran to his room for a shirt. It was hard to put one on, but he was able to cover up his chest area. It was as if he was wearing a woman’s sports bra.
He didn’t mind as long as he didn’t think about it. Frank got in the car and drove off to the nearest store he knew had diapers and changing supplies.