Mirka woke up early on Christmas morning to find that her diaper was wet. She was disappointed, but hopeful that the two nights she had managed to stay dry while out were a sign that her bedwetting was finally going away.
Excited about the festivities that one of the two big Antarctic holidays made an excuse for, she promptly got out of bed and went to clean up. It wasn’t until she was halfway done that she remembered the alarm she had put away in her drawers before leaving on midsummer morning and forgotten to use.
Early though it was, her parents were already in the kitchen sipping cups of coffee when she got there. They smiled when she came in.