Stroll through the mall

Maria pushed Lauren through the mall as she looked around various areas to see where she could humiliate Lauren the most. She was ecstatic to see there were thousands of possibilities to choose from; she just couldn’t pick one!

Lauren, on the other hand, was just sitting in the stroller pouting angrily. She felt like a complete nitwit! Out in public, nearly naked, diapered, and stuffed into a stroller. She would never be able to live this down no matter how hard she tried. Her only salvation at the moment was that, so far, not a single person recognized her.

“Hmm, what should we do first?” Maria asked.

“Go home?” Lauren suggested grumpily as she rolled her eyes.

“Calm down, Ms. Grumpy Pants. Or maybe, Ms. Grumpy not-wearing-any-pants.” Maria said, giggling at her lame joke as she heard Lauren let out a groan. Then a thought popped into her head. “Hmm, there’s an idea; I could buy you a new outfit!”

Lauren perked her head up at the idea. She went to say something, but was interrupted.

“Or I could find something else that’s fun for us to do.” Maria continued.

“Option A! I pick A!” Lauren begged hopefully.

“Sorry, sweetie. We’re not playing that game anymore.” Maria stated with a grin, causing Lauren to pout again.

“Ooh, there’s a good idea.” Maria said as she turned the stroller, and by extension Lauren, towards a store. Lauren’s eyes shot wide open in horror.

No. She thought. Please not that store!

The store in question was Carla's; a discount store that specialized in photography. People would pay to have their pictures taken and would have them developed in less than an hour. However, what drove Lauren into having a miniature heart attack was the sign the store had on its window: “Sale! 60% off on baby pictures!”

And given her current attire, Lauren had a good idea just what Maria had in mind.

“Please, Ms. Maria!” Lauren said as she looked up at Maria with wide, pleading eyes. “Pick another store. Any store!”

“Hmm…” Maria thought, tapping her chin as she pondered over this.