You Get What You Pay For Parts 1, 2, and 3 (Patreon)

“What do you mean?” Mia asked, standing 5'5", long red hair cascading past her shoulders. “This is worth like $20.” She said, holding up a red pack of cleaning wipes.

“No money. It’s yours. You’ll pay the price.” The old man said, leaning back in his chair. He gestured toward the labyrinth of narrow, winding aisles filled from floor to ceiling with a seemingly endless collection of objects. Mia rolled her eyes, looking into Lilly’s piercing blue eyes, she motioned to follow her. She dropped the pack in the blue bin and turned back into the store.

“Okay, is it morally wrong to steal from a senile store owner?” Mia whispered, grinning as they sauntered down an aisle. Lilly remained silent, her attention caught by an ornate silver necklace nestled among boxes of Cheez-its. Its centerpiece was a deep sapphire blue. Without thinking she fastened it around her neck.

“Umm.. Maybe? But like, LOOK AT THIS.” She said, pointing at it with both hands ecstatically. She felt the background thoughts in her mind sink. “This is like, totally the prettiest necklace I’ve ever seen in my whole entire life and like, he’s just gonna let me have it??” She said, making her decision. “It’s super duper pretty. Its so cute!” She decided to keep it, jumping up and down in excitement, her arms and legs outstretched like a starfish. Expressing herself like that felt ridiculous, but that’s part of what made it fun.

Mia was about to retort when something else caught her eye – a sleek, gray leather purse with its unmistakable interlocking GG logo. The purse stood in stark contrast to the surrounding pottery. She gasped, pushing Lilly aside. Her hands gripped the soft crocodile leather. “Holy shit, Lilly! This is a fucking $43,000 Gucci bag!!” She said in complete disbelief. Hot adrenaline coursed through her. Feeling out of body, the words fell out of her mouth. and she confidently declared, "He said it's ours, so I'm taking it."

Something felt different as she stood there. It registered, but was a drifting thought in the back of her mind. “Lilly, there 's lotsa of great stuff here. We needa look around everything.” She said, looking up from the bag to expect her friend there. Instead she was wandering down another aisle. Mia walked down to catch her, that’s when it finally clicked. There was a puff between her legs. She felt it especially encapsulating her butt. She looked down at her skit, flipping it up. It was a white diaper with blue and orange dots printed on it. Her initial thoughts criss-crossed together, generating confusion. Something wasn’t right. “Whatever.” She thought, looking up, to see Mia slip behind a corner. Her light up white sketchers raced to catch up to her.

“Mia look!” Lilly said, pulling Ray Ban sunglasses off a mannequin. She shot her friend with a blue steel look. Behind the shades, her eyes flipped down to see the white puff out between her friend's legs. Lilly burst into laughter, pointing at Mia “ Are you wearing a diaper?!” She said, giggling at how childish her friend was. Mia frowned, crossing her arms.

“Noo! You wear diapie too!” She said, pointing down at Lily’s exposed pink diaper.

***

“I-I bigerer than you because, you still wet the bed, a-an-and… a….” Mia stuttered, losing track of her thoughts. Her mind felt fuzzy, like she was relaxing on a warm, serene beach. Lilly struggled to counter Mia's argument, her mind wandering back to their recent sleepovers. A fleeting image of them cooking dinner together, a bottle of wine on the table, crossed her mind. But she knew that was true. They never played pretend that late. They were probably playing another intense game of flashlight tag.

As they argued, Lilly felt a strange sensation. She squirmed uncomfortably, crossing her legs and tugging at the strange garment. She could feel mass push up the inside of her bowels. She frowned, shooting squeamish puppy dog eyes up at Mia. She finally voiced her concerns, "Mia, I think I gotta go potty…”

“Wha? You goed potty?” Mia asked, Lilly felt embarrassed, nodding shamefully. Mia felt bad for her friend. She put an arm around her. “Is okay. I.. think I pee peed.” She said, pressing a hand in between her padding. That vague warm sensation was pee after all. Knowing someone as big as Mia still had potty problems made Lilly feel better. Mia’s sudden bright reaction also helped. “Wait! I remember good way so daddy no know you potty! He go bye bye I member, he not there!” Mia said, grabbing her friends wrist. “Do this.” She said, putting her friends hands over her eyes. The world vanished. Lilly gasped.

Lilly found herself in a world of her own, a sense of tranquility washing over her. With the assurance that she was unobserved, she surrendered to the comfort. A soft giggle bubbled out of her, her body relaxing even further. She allowed her knees to bend, accommodating the mess already making its way out. Struggling to maintain her balance, she collapsed backwards, fortunate to land on a plush, white chair. As she relieved herself, the mushy mess spread throughout the back of her diaper.

Once finished, she removed her hands, feeling a lightness in her gut. As she strolled down the aisle, the messy load shifted and settled within her diaper. At first she relished the feeling. It was silly and warm. However, a distant part of her felt a hint of unease, the situation starting to strike her as odd. She hurried over to Mia, who was absorbed in examining some tablets.

“Mia, why we pooping diapies?” She asked, Mia looked back puzzled. Her diaper looked saggier this time.

“What you sayin? Thas why we wear diapie.” She argued, suddenly none of this made sense.

***

“Why den you wear diaper?” Mia asked with a hint of anger in her voice. Lilly was filled with an escalating sense of dread about their predicament. She wanted out of this diaper and as far away from this place as possible.

“Mia stop being stupid head! We potty twained. Member? Dese things making us baby!” Lilly said, she grabbed her friend's shoulders. “Snawp outta it!” She yelled, trying to jog Mia’s memory. Mia reacted with a disgruntled expression, shaking Lilly off her. In her hand, she held a brand-new Apple tablet.

“I wan’ dis!” She yelled, her foot stomping causing her shoes to light up. She felt something stir within her. Lilly reeled back from her friend's sudden outburst. A wave of intense sadness surged within her, tears welling in her eyes.

“If you gonna be a baby. Fine. I outta here.” Lilly said, hoping for a moment of clarity from her friend. It never came. Mia was too engrossed with the iPad, her pupils dilating from the screen's bright white light. Lilly was appalled at how easily she fell for it. Her fight or flight kicked in. She sprinted out of the aisle, and back to the front desk. The old man was there, appearing different somehow. His skin seemed softer and less wrinkled.

“You idiot poo poo head!” Lilly spat out, desperately trying to be as insulting as she could. He merely chuckled in response. “Change us back to big kids!” she demanded, slamming her hand down on the table.

“Thanks for shopping with us!” He replied cheerfully, leaning back in his chair before disappearing completely. Lilly looked around, astonished. A shiver ran down her spine. She needed to get out of here. Sprinting out of the door. The first thing she felt was a discomfort she’d become well accustomed to. Hot sweltering humidity, and gross sloppy diaper. She felt just like a messy foolish child.

Meanwhile, Mia’s legs were getting hard to control. She wobbled, bumping into aisles. Her eyes were glued to the screen. An airheaded open smile produced drops of drool onto the tablet. Her fingers grew wet from the accumulating saliva.Her lips started sucking at the air. She looked at her thumb. Suddenly her body craved it in between lips. She dropped the tablet on the floor. It made sense as the only way to immediately fill the void. Her inner monologue went quiet. Whatever floated through her brain dribbled out of her mouth.

“Wook aw biwg bo bo!” She blabbered, pointing at the giant white teddy bear at the end of the aisle. Eyes wide and filled with desire, she toddled towards it. Childlike fascination guided her like a compass. The teddy bear was three times the size of her. Upon reaching it, she embraced it tightly. “Mine.” She declared.

Like the bottom of a bathtub getting pulled out, Mia felt her thoughts sinking. They started swirling. As she attempted to correct her footing, she only became more unsteady, ultimately falling onto the plush white carpet. “Guyh..” She uttered. The world was different, but she didn’t have the mental capacity to figure out why. The inside of her mind was dense weight. She withered aimlessly on the floor.

“Guhffff” She gurgled, grabbing at her leg. She couldn’t make sense of anything. The lights went out, losing control. Her mind and body moved instinctively toward sensory pleasure. She reveled in the feel of her skin against her hand as she rolled onto her back, her hand trailing up her leg. A rainforest shower of pee released out of her. Mia couldn’t tell. She was far too preoccupied trying to shove her toes into her mouth.