Tina walked into the clinic anxiously, excited and terrified in equal measures. There's a good chance she might've just humiliated Leah in a manner that stains her social life (maybe even ruined it). She gave her a trigger to have the bladder of a toddler for a month---able to know she has to go but not hold it long enough to get to the bathroom---with the hopes that Leah would be able leave class before wetting herself. Of all the potty related triggers, that was the least embarrassing one, and Tina only hopes that it didn't make Leah's already tenuous relationship with her peers any worse.
She looked around the room, empty save for a single bed with a curtain drawn. The nurse gives her a sympathetic smile as she approaches.
"I know you only needed to bring a change of clothes, but I don't think she'll make it back to class. I think the stress is getting to her."
Tina nodded, well aware of what actually ailed the girl. She knows that she probably already feels a little clumsy and embarrassed at her sporadic thumb-sucking, but the high school has always been a stressful place for Leah. She can only hope that her plan will work out.
"Do you mind giving us some privacy?" She asked, and the nurse gives her a nod before leaving the room. With that, she pulls back the curtain to find a thumb-sucking Leah wearing completely soaked jeans, looking up at her with tears in her eyes. Tina feels a pang of guilt for the distress she's given her, but only hopes that she can make it up to her step-daughter.
"Oh Leah, what happened?" Tina asked, truly worried something bad happened. Leah looks like she tries to remove her thumb, but from her frustrated look hasn't had much success. The trigger makes her suck it during times of stress, and not being able to remove her thumb would cause distress, making a vicious cycle. Tina gently reaches down and removes her thumb from her mouth, prompting surprise and relief from the teen.
"I...I couldn't stop doing it. The sucking. I...I couldn't stop." She said through shaky words, on the verge of a break down.
"Tell me what happened, Leah. when did you have an accident, *bunkin*?"
Leah turns to her and says...