Her roommate

Cassie's roommate Natalie was on her bed texting. She looked over when Cassie entered. "What the hell are you wearing?" she asked. "Looks like you have a diaper on."

Cassie stared angrily at the floor. She figured she needed to tell Natalie because she would most likely be the one to have to unlock the belt. "Yes, it's a stupid diaper!" She slammed the diaper bag down on the floor.

"What?"

"It's this new penal code crap!" Cassie walked to her bed and sat down. She rolled her eyes as she heard the plastic of the diaper scrunch up. "I have this retarded belt on that keeps me from using the bathroom, and I can only take it off between 10 pm and 6 am."

"So you have to piss and crap yourself from 6 am to 10 pm?" asked Natalie, sitting up on her bed.

"No, anyone but me can unlock the belt."

"Wow, so if you're in public and have to pee and no friends are around...."

"Yes!" said Cassie angrily. "I have to either find total stranger to help me or piss in a diaper!" She lay on her back and gripped her bedspread.

There was a knock on the door, and Natalie got up and answered it. "Someone dropped this off for Cassie," said a female voice.

Cassie sat up, and Natalie handed her the envelope. It was from the parole office. Cassie opened it and read the letter:

Cassie, just a reminder you can remove the belt between 10 pm and 6 am, but if it is not on by 6:01 am, it sends an alarm to the office, and starts loudly beeping. If it is removed so you can use the restroom, it must be placed back on within 5 minutes of being removed or again an alarm will sound, and this office will know about it. Any attempt to disable the alarm or go without wearing the belt for longer than the allotted times will result in the belt being placed on 24 hours a day and only an officer of the court will be able to unlock it.

Cassie crumpled up the paper and slammed it down. She lay back down on the bed and turned her face to the wall.

Natalie crept up, picked up the paper and read it. She grinned to herself behind Cassie's back. She looked at the clock. It was 3 pm.