Kimberly takes Olivia’s dirty diaper off and throws it away. She blows a raspberry on Olivia’s tummy, making her laugh, before wiping her down. Just as she’s about to put a fresh diaper on the little girl, however, she pauses.
“There’s probably no point in me putting a diaper on you if you’re going to go back to being Oliver right away,” Kimberly says. Olivia squirms awkwardly on the bathroom counter.
“Actually, I think I’d like to sleep as a toddler,” she says. Kimberly blinks in surprise.
“Really?”
“Yes. I want to see what it’s like.”
“Oh. Okay. In that case, I better diaper you up, then!” Kimberly tapes a fresh diaper on Olivia, then pokes her nose playfully. Olivia giggles. “All done!”
“Thank you, Kimberly.” Olivia holds out her arms. Kimberly picks her up and then sets her down on the floor.
“Anything else you want from me?” Kimberly asks. Olivia thought for a moment, before shaking her head. “How about I tuck you into bed? Maybe even read you a bedtime story?”
“Ooh!” Olivia claps her hands eagerly. “Yes!” Kimberly chuckles. She picks Olivia up again and brings her to her room, where she tenderly tucks the little girl into a bed that is far too big for her.
“Any requests about the story?” Kimberly asks.
“Um…” Olivia’s thumb goes to her mouth. She begins to suck on it as she thinks, seemingly unaware of her infantile behavior. “Princess and the frog?”
“You got it.” Kimberly pulls up the fairy tale on her phone and begins to read it to Olivia. Before long, Olivia’s fallen asleep, still sucking her thumb. Kimberly kisses her on the forehead, then turns off the lights in the apartment. On her way out, she locks the door with the spare key.
Before leaving to go to her own apartment, Kimberly sets herself a reminder on her phone. She wants to check in on her neighbor first thing tomorrow morning. If her neighbor is back to being Oliver, that’s important for her to know, but more important is whether her neighbor is still a toddler girl named Olivia. If the latter, then Kimberly feels like her help will be needed.
Kimberly sets the reminder, then goes home and gets in bed. The events of the day quickly catch up to her, and she is soon fast asleep.
In the morning, when Kimberly opens the door to her neighbor’s apartment, she sees…