Back at Avery’s Home

Avery was so angry as she sped down the road, Cynthia and Alexa in back. She quickly pulled into the driveway and helped them inside. “I can’t believe the audacity of these people,” Avery said angrily. “To treat a young girl like… like… AGH!”

“Hey, um, Avery,” Alexa said as they entered the house. “I think you should sit down.”

Avery quickly turned to Alexa and faltered for a moment as her shoulders slumped. She nodded as she let herself fall onto the couch. Her hands meeting her face as Alexa sat next to her. Cynthia hadn’t said anything, unsure of what was even happening.

“It just makes me so mad to learn that a mother… even a stepmom would do something like this,” Avery gently approached Cynthia and said. “Hey, it’s going to be okay. I’m going to protect you, Cynthia.”

Cynthia gazed at Avery. “She’s going to punish me for this.”

“Who?” Avery whispered. “Your stepmom?”

Cynthia nodded. “She… she wasn’t always like this,” Cynthia said. “My mom had meant the world to me, but she had an unfortunate accident when I was 5. I dropped into a state of depression and had trouble with accidents. Margaret, my stepmom, had helped me out of that. But… when my dad… left… she… she changed.”

Avery frowned, she wrapped her arms around Cynthia. “I’m so sorry,” Avery said. “How old were you when this began?”

Cynthia whispered her answer. Avery’s eyes widened. “Please,” Cynthia said. “I don’t… I don’t want to make things worse.”

“Cynthia, I’m going to protect you,” Avery said. “And I’m going to have a real talking with your stepmom.”

Avery stood up. “Um, Avery,” Alexa said.

“No, Alexa, you’re not going to stop me,” Avery said. “I hate that this woman could do what she did.”

“Avery…” Alexa said.

“You can’t stop me,” Avery said.

“AVERY!” Alexa shouted.

“What?!” Avery yelled turning to Alexa.

“Don’t you think you should put on clothes first?” Alexa smirked pointing.

Avery faltered looking down. She had forgotten in her haste that she had stripped her clothes off to help Cynthia. Her face burned scarlet as she raced upstairs while Alexa giggled along with Cynthia. “Hey look at you,” Alexa smiled. “You’re laughing.”

“I was just picturing her trying to confront Margaret in her underwear,” Cynthia said. “I can’t believe this is real anyways. I’m finally… free.”

Alexa wrapped an arm around Cynthia. “Trust me when I say, you can trust Avery. She’s the… best mom you can ask for. She helped me with my problem and boy was it something. A complete stranger when I met her. It was at a waterpark and she had this girl with her. At first, she was mad at me, but… it quickly turned into… well… it’s not important. Just know that you can’t find someone any better than Avery,” Alexa said.

“So do you have a boyfriend or something?” Cynthia mumbled.

Alexa blushed. “Uh… no,” Alexa said. “No boyfriend. But I am seeing my best friend who also knows about my um… well… lifestyle. I used to be so embarrassed about my diapers. I still am. I would die if people found out. But… she made it easier for me to accept.”

Cynthia frowned as she looked down at her own diaper, the way she was exposed in front of all those people, humiliated. Avery suddenly reappeared actually wearing clothes. “Hey, I’m going to go confront that witch. Can I trust you both alone or do I need to get a babysitter?”

“Wait, we’re not coming?” Cynthia asked.

“Absolutely not,” Avery said. “But I’ll tell you everything afterwards. So… babysitter?”

Alexa blushed. “Just ask Michelle,” Alexa said.

Avery smirked. “Fine. But don’t have too much fun.”

Avery waited for Michelle to arrive before leaving. She drove away with a purpose while Michelle looked a bit confused but smiled when she saw Alexa. “Hey, Lexi,” Michelle said. “What did I miss?”