When Leah wakes up in a poopy diaper, she wants to cry. What happened the day before really screwed with her potty training. It almost makes her wish she was in that weird state of mind she'd been in in the car, when she purposely used her diaper. At least then she wouldn't care. But Leah tells herself she was just feeling weird then because of how tired she was. She has a lot of energy right now, of course she cares about the whole diaper thing.
Leah gets out of bed and manages one step before she feels her bladder let loose. She sighs. This is going to be a problem.
After getting ready for the day, Leah toddles into the kitchen, where Rita is making breakfast. Rita smiles at her. Leah feels a bit self-conscious in the cute yellow toddler sundress and matching diaper cover she picked out, but Rita doesn't comment on it, easing Leah's nerves a bit.
"Good morning! How did you sleep last night?" she asks. Leah thinks about the dirty diaper she woke up in.
"Like a baby."
"Good! Are you excited to go to the playground?"
"Umm, yeah," Leah mumbles. She sits at the table. Her diaper squishes under her, informing her that she's wet it already. Rita frowns.
"You didn't sound like it."
"No, I am, I just..." Leah sighs. A trickle of pee enters her diaper. "My potty training is really bad right now. I don't really want to be having accidents in public and then getting changed."
"Well, I don't think you should let that spoil your fun!" Rita says. "It spoiled your fun yesterday because we weren't prepared, but we are today!" She points at a diaper bag sitting by the front door. "And don't worry, no one will look at you even if they notice you having an accident."
"But what about getting changed?" Leah asks. Rita laughs. She brings a plate of food over and places it in front of Leah.
"I'm not going to change you out in the open! No, I'll find a bathroom or something."
"Okay." That makes Leah feel a bit better. Not all the way, but at least enough that she's getting a bit more excited about the playground again.
During breakfast, Leah's diaper gets gradually wetter, but she ignores it, instead talking to Rita about the attractions the playground has to offer. Finally, they finish eating. Rita puts their dishes in the sink. And the two head for the front door.
Just before stepping outside, Leah speaks up.
"Oh, wait a second," she says. Rita pauses to see what's going on.