Mariellas Big Weekend -- (Author) Mylene

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Author: Mylene
Timestamp: Jul 16, 2015 at 4:09 PM
Content: This is the first story I've ever written outside of school, so I'm sorry if it's not very good and there are grammatical errors. I'm happy to fix any place where the grammar is wrong, but please go easy on me and don't be ultra critical!

Chapter One

Mariella Davidson stifled a yawn and rubbed her eyes, which ached because she'd been staring at her phone for so long. She had been so busy messaging her friends that she hadn't realized that it was almost 10:30, which was her bedtime on week nights.

As if she could read Mariella's mind, Mariella's mother took that moment to knock on the door and asked "Ella are you all ready for bed yet?"

"No, not yet Mom" she replied sheepishly.

"Okay, go brush your teeth and I'll get everything ready."

Mariella opened her bedroom door and walked past her mom to the bathroom. She only needed a minute to brush her teeth, and when she returned to her room her mom was laying out her pajamas at the end of the bed.

This was a nighttime routine for Mariella and her mother. Mariella was a bedwetter, and every night her mom diapered her before bedtime. If Mariella had stopped to think about it, she might have decided that it was kind of weird that she still wore diapers at night, and even weirder that her mom still helped her change into them. But rather than weird it felt natural to her. She had wet the bed her whole life, and her mom had always helped her get ready for bed.

That didn't mean it wasn't awkward sometimes. Mariella had become a lot busier since she'd started high school, and her mom was also a lot busier because she'd received a promotion at work. Their schedules clashed much more than they used to, which made the nighttime routine kind of inconvenient for both of them. On more than a few occasions Mariella had wondered if she should learn how to do it herself.

But ironically the inconvenience was the reason why Mariella didn't mind if her mom did it. Sometimes her mom was too busy with work to talk to her, or she was too busy with homework to talk to her mom, so they could spend the entire evening at home and barely speak to each other. When her mom diapered her, she knew she would have her mom's undivided attention for at least a few minutes, and that might be their first chance to have a real conversation all day.

This night was no exception. Mariella's mom asked her about her friends and her schoolwork, and Mariella asked about her mom's job. She wasn't super interested in her mom's work, but she didn't mind asking because she knew her mom liked to talk about it after a long day.

"...Yes it's been really hectic but we're almost done with the project, and we should have it wrapped up the end of the week" her mom said. "It'll be a relief to have it over with, because I'll have my hands full this weekend."

"What do you mean Mom?"

"Mrs. Lopez and her husband are going to Tunica for the weekend and she asked if I would watch Jenny and Bianca while they're gone."

Mrs. Lopez was the cleaning lady for Mariella and her parents. She had worked for them for so long that she was almost part of the family, and Mariella had gotten to know her daughters too. Jenny was a year younger than Mariella and Bianca was three years younger.

Mrs Lopez used to bring Jenny and Bianca with her when she came over to clean so they could play with Mariella, although they hadn't played together in a long time. Now that Mariella and Jenny were both in high school, they'd outgrown that kind of informal playdate.

Two years ago Mrs. Lopez had babysat Mariella for three days when her mom and dad were both traveling for work. Mariella guessed that babysitting Jenny and Bianca must be her mom's way of returning the favor.

Mariella had felt really nervous about visiting the Lopezes for the same reason she always felt really nervous about going to sleepovers. She was terrified of people finding out she wet the bed. But the visit was a blessing in disguise because Bianca also wet the bed, and finding out she wasn't the only one was a huge relief for Mariella. Mrs. Lopez was also less strict than her mom so the visit turned out to be really fun, like a mini vacation.

"Okay we're all done now" Mariella's mom said as she put the diaper's final tape in place. Hearing her mom's voice brought Mariella back to the present moment. She realized that she had only seen Jenny and Bianca a couple times since Mrs. Lopez babysat her. The Lopezes lived at the other end of town, so she and Jenny went to different schools and had drifted apart over the past few years.

Mariella began to worry. Finding out that Bianca was also a bedwetter had made her feel less embarrassed about her own problem, but what if Bianca had outgrown it? That would make Mariella feel terrible, since she was three years older and still couldn't stay dry at night.

"Hey Mom?" she asked.

"Yes sweetie?"

"Do you remember when I stayed with Mrs. Lopez? Bianca also wet the bed. And I'm wondering if she still does because I would be really embarrassed if I was the only one."

Her mom smiled.

"Mrs. Lopez mentioned that it might still be an issue. But either way it's something I don't want you to worry about, because you're certainly not the only girl with that problem. Now try to get a good night's sleep okay? It's already past your bedtime."

"Okay Mom" she said, although she wasn't sure she could fall asleep as easily as her mom wanted. She was still a little surprised by the news and although it sounded like Bianca still wet the bed, Mariella couldn't overcome some of her lingering worries about the upcoming weekend. She was both excited and nervous.