Home for the Holidays - Part 1
Kim had been happy to move out when she turned eighteen. Â She would have been perfectly fine if she never had to go back to her parents house again. Â Not that she had a particularly bad relationship with her family. Â It was just that she was ready to be an adult, and something about living in the house she grew up in didnât fit with her image of an adult. Â It was with great reluctance that Kim agreed to come home for the holidays, but she had finally given in to her parentsâ begging, and that is why Kim found herself sitting in the driveway of her old house.
At least I didnât get pulled over this time. Kim had a long history of irritating âtraffic stops.â Â About once a month, Kim would get pulled over by some overeager cop, who was convinced they had caught an underage driver. Â Even when Kim showed them her license, she made extra sure to carry it at all times, they would be convinced it was a fake. Â Kim would have to sit in her car for ages, while the cop double and triple checked the system. Â Although Kim couldnât necessarily blame them for thinking she was underage, Kim still hated them for it. Â She was by far the shortest one in her family. Â Even her younger sister towered over Kim by almost a foot. Â Kim always wore shoes with a heel, and she still barely brushed the 4'9 mark. Â It wasnât surprising she was a cop magnet, when Kim could barely see over the steering wheel and still reach the gas pedal at the same time. Â It was honestly a bit of a legal grey area, she could see well enough that she hadnât had an accident yet, but driving was always a bit of risk for Kim, especially in these icy winter conditions.
Kim pulled herself out of the car with a sigh, there was no use hiding any longer, she would have to go inside at some point. Â With a forced smile, Kim managed to get through all the hugging and gushing that came with her arrival, but when everything was finally settling down, Kim noticed something.
âWhose luggage is that?â Â Kim gestured at the pair of suitcases sitting by the front door.
âOh,â Â Her mother looked surprised. Â "Donât you remember? Â Your father and I are going to the Caribbean, our flight leaves in the morning. Â Iâm sure I told you.â Â Kim was sure she hadnât been told, but her mother would never admit that she was wrong. Â
âSo is that the whole reason Iâm here? Â Housesitting? Â Babysitting?â Â Kim gesticulated angrily at her younger sister, who could hardly be called a baby, towering over Kim. Â "What happened to spending Christmas together for once?â
"Oh honey.â Â Kimâs mother managed to sound comforting and condescending all at once. Â "We are happy to see you, and weâll always be happy to see you here, but we canât cancel our vacation just because you finally decided to come and visit us.â Â Kim rolled her eyes, and she was tempted to get back in her car and drive off, but she decided against it. Â It was a long trip back home, and it was snowing again, she could always leave tomorrow.
It was already late, but Kim decided she might as well sit by the fireplace with her family, at least for a little while. Â She angrily sipped at her eggnog. Â It was SO like her parents to invite her over, while leaving out the bit about them flying to another country for two weeks. Â Tipping back the glass, Kim couldnât help but wish the drink was something stronger, although it was probably for the best that it wasnât. Â Kim and alcohol didnât get along terribly well; it had something to do with how she wasnât 100 pounds soaking wet. Â Kim yawned and stood up, she was exhausted, and looking forward to sleeping, even if she wasnât looking forward to sleeping in her old childhood bedroom. Â Kim excused herself from the conversation she had been ignoring, and walked back through the dining room, and into the kitchen. Â Kim left her empty cup by the sink, but not before she had poured herself another half glass of eggnog.
Unfortunately for Kim, her parents followed her into the kitchen just in time to see her finish her second glass.
"Make sure you donât drink too much before bed sweetie. Â You wouldnât want to have an accident.â
âOh please, Mom. Â Can you not treat me like Iâm five years old? Â Casey might still wet the bed,â Kim pointed to the other room, where her sister made a strangled sound of outrage. âBut I certainly donât.â
âOf course, baby. Â I know youâre all grown up now, but no matter how big you get, youâll always be my baby girl. Â And you know you can always come home, whenever you need to, alright? Â And that goes for both of you.â Â Kimâs mom looked over to Casey as she walked into the kitchen.
âI know, Mom.â Â Kim almost felt bad for her attitude, she even considered apologizing, until her mom opened her mouth again.
âAnd besides, I seem to recall having to monitor your fluids at night when you were a lot older than five.â
âHa!â Â Casey shouted, triumphantly. Â "Maybe you should be the little sister, Kimmy. Â I bet I was even potty trained before you.â
"Ugh, whatever.â Â Kim rolled her eyes and stomped her way all the way up the stairs, ignoring her parents amused sounding âgoodnights,â before slamming her way into her old bedroom. Â Kim just wished her sister hadnât inherited all of the familyâs height. Â Casey couldnât talk so big, if she wasnât nearly twice Kimâs height.
Squinting against the onslaught of pink that was her childhood bedroom, Kim collapsed back on the bed. Â Her parents had left her bedroom entirely untouched after Kim had moved out, probably hoping she would come back and live at home, something Kim had long since disregarded as a possibility. Â Younger Kim, 'Kimmy,â although she had finally outgrown that nickname in her parentsâ eyes, was infatuated with all things pink and cute, and the bedroom was no different. Â The drapes, the old wallpaper, even the rug covering most of the open floor space was pink. Â If Kimmy had been given the option, even the carpet would have been pink.
Kim let her eyes close for just a moment while laying back on the bed. Â Groaning quietly to herself, Kim realized she had forgotten her suitcase downstairs, or was it still in the car? Â Kim couldnât quite remember if she had brought it in with her or not. Â Either way, it didnât matter. Â There was no way Kim was going back downstairs to face her parents another time, and there was even less chance of her going back out to her car in the snow. Â She would take care of it in the morning. Â For now, Kim made due with stripping off the blouse and jeans she had been wearing. Â Shivering in a pair of somewhat licentious panties, Kim removed what might be considered an unnecessary bra, and left the semi-folded pile of clothes on top of her dresser; the heater was working overtime to fight the evening winter chill, but there was only so much it could do. Â Kim rifled through the drawers of the dresser to find something to wear to bed. Â She had gone to sleep in just her underwear, or less, before, but it was cold enough in the house to make Kim think twice before doing it. Â As long as she was here, she might as well make herself comfortable.
Kim was somewhat dismayed, if not particularly surprised, to find that almost all of her clothes still fit her. Â Most of the clothes dated back to when Kim was a teenager, some even before that. Â Anything Kim left in this house when she moved out had surely been deemed too childish by Kimâs adult standards, and so, Kim found herself sleeping in a pair of Disney princess, pink pajamas. Â They were something Kim would never be caught dead wearing anywhere else, but at least they were warm, and they meant she wouldnât have to sleep in just her panties. Â At least her panties were adult-like. Â Kim had seen her old underwear drawer during her search for clothes, and as much as she hated to prover her mother right, very few of the 'pantiesâ in Kimâs old dresser were thin enough for Kim to even consider wearing in an emergency. Â It seems the focus in Kimmyâs choice of underwear was more interested in absorption than style.
Kim was wrapped up nice and warmly in her blankets, and she slowly drifted off to sleep as the snow continued to fall. Â The closed door blocked out the soft murmur of conversation, and the popping of the fire coming from below. Â It wasnât long before the house was dark and quiet. Â The old house moaned as someone moved unseen through the darkness. Â
The sun soon dyed the Eastern sky, and before the sun had truly risen, there was movement in the house once more. Â Kimâs parents were up, suitcases ready by the door, tickets and passports in tow, Kim scarcely stirred when her parents stopped by her room to bid farewell to their sleeping daughter. Â Under different circumstances she might have regretted not at least wishing her parents goodbye, but given the unusual and unexpected nature of her parents trip, Kim would not be overly concerned with such trivialities. Â She would soon find herself with more pressing concerns. Â The snow crunching beneath tires signaled her parentâs departure, but Kim slept on, oblivious to the world around her.
When Kim finally awoke, it was with groan and a stretch that she finally faced the midday sun. Â Disentangling herself from the bed sheets, Kim stood and stretched her hands all the way up. Â She wished she could at least almost touch the ceiling, but the full length mirror she was facing revealed the truth. Â Kim was significantly short of even the lowest ceilings. Â The mirror also revealed another truth that made Kim pause. Â Kimâs pants appeared to be discoloured, particularly around the crotch. Â Kim moved closer to the mirror with a frown. Â Even through the shocking pink of the pajama pants, what was undeniably a yellow tinted stain could be seen. Â She hadnât noticed it when choosing what to wear the night before, but the morning light clearly distinguished what was certainly an emblem of sorts. Â A badge of shame that no doubt marred a great many of Kimmyâs old clothes.
Kim quickly stepped out of the increasingly embarrassing pants and turned to grab her outfit from yesterday.  It didnât feel great to wear the same thing two days in a row, but she could change as soon as she went down to get her suitcase, and anything was better than an old pair of pee stained pants.  Speaking of pee stained, Kim paused as she was folding the pajama pants.  If she didnât know any better, Kim could have sworn the pants felt almostâŚdamp.  Shaking her head, Kim set the pants aside.  She had been wrapped up beneath so many blankets last night, it would be more surprising if she hadnât been at least a little bit sweaty by morning.  Kim had plenty of experience lying to herself, every time she convinced herself that she was happy with her height, or that she wasnât even that short, but this was different.  There was no room for subjectivity when it came to the state of her panties.  The fabric could either be wet or dry, and it was wet.  There was the slight dampness caused by sweat and then there was one step short of sopping, the kind of wetness that could only be caused by one thing, something Kim was all too familiar with.  No, no.  That was something Kimmy was all too familiar with.  Kim didnât wet the bed, and if Kim said the wet spot that covered nearly the entire butt of her panties was sweat, then it was sweat.  The spot was barely visible, and nearly dry, or at least not dripping.  It was clearly sweat.  Kim knew a thing or two about bed wetting, and this wasnât bed wetting.  The crotch of her pajamas were barely wet, and the spot left on the bed was nearly indistinguishable among the old, faded stains.  Back when Kimmy wet the bed, there would be no room for doubt.  Her clothes wouldnât be damp, they were soaked.  Torrential floods would sweep across the bed, only a thin plastic sheet protecting the mattress from utter ruin.  A plastic sheet that was likely still there, if Kim had to guess.  No, this was no bed wetting, and Kim decided not to concern herself with it any longer.  All it meant was that Kim would have to go without panties for the short trip down stairs to retrieve her suitcase.  Thinking back, Kim was fairly certain that she had brought her luggage inside last night; which was good, because Kim had no desire to go out into the cold snow anytime soon.  Pulling off her panties, and ignoring their dampness sliding down her legs, Kim frowned as she looked around.  Her clothes from yesterday were missing.
After searching throughout the small room, Kim was convinced, her clothes were nowhere to be seen. Â Kim was positive she left the heap of clothes on her dresser the night before, but there was no sign of them now. Â Smelling her motherâs involvement, Kim almost stormed out of her room to confront the woman, before she stopped, realizing two things. Â First, her mother was long gone, probably already on the plane, jetting towards the Caribbean, and second, Kim was completely naked from the waist down.
Kim couldnât bring herself to pull her wet panties back on, even though it was only sweat! Â So Kim reluctantly pulled open her old underwear drawer, and set about finding the most adult looking pair of panties she could. Â It was like choosing the least ugly earthworm. Â Even if she tired only focusing on the positives, at the end of the day it was still a worm. Â Kim eventually settled for a pair that were, of course, pink, but at least they didnât say 'Training Panties,â like most of the others, and the thickness was just slightly above normal cotton. Â
Normally, Kim wouldnât have been opposed to going downstairs in just her panties and t-shirt, especially when the house was mostly deserted, but these panties were a special kind of embarrassing. Â There was no way Kim was going to risk Casey seeing her sister in a pair of babyish panties. Â Kim dug through her dresser once again, until she finally found a pair of pants that were both not pink, and free of any childish cartoon characters. Â Satisfied that she dressed about as well as she was likely to be, before getting access to her suitcase, Kim made her way downstairs. Â She had to consciously stop herself from tiptoeing, while desperate not to be seen in her current state, Kim recognized that sneaking would just make her more conspicuous. Â
Kim sighed with relief when she found her suitcase sitting right were she left it, next to the front door.  At least she wouldnât have to go outside anytime soon.  Kim grabbed the case with both hands and lugged it upstairs.  The case was heavier than Kim remembered, she was breathing hard through her nose when she finally heaved the suitcase onto her bed.  Unzipping the case, and flipping open the lid, Kim froze.  She was so close to relief, so close to returning to normal, but still she froze.  There were clothes in the suitcase to be sure, but they were no clothes that Kim recognized, certainly not clothes that she owned.  With one deep and shaking breath, Kim reached out and grabbed the topmost piece of cloth.  A sweatshirt; unfolding it Kim could wear it as a dress it was so large.  Failing to suppress her rising panic, Kim hurriedly dumped the suitcase out onto the bed.  They were all Kimâs fatherâs clothes.  The suitcase looked just like Kimâs, but there was no mistaking the contents.  Her parents must have had the same suitcase, Kim hadnât even noticed, and apparently, neither had her parents.  All of Kimâs adult clothes, her entire persona that she had crafted so carefully, were surely flying towards the Caribbean as Kim sat in shock.  Her parents didnât come back until after New Years.  She had to get back home, at least there she have half a wardrobe, and she didnât have to see anyone, especially her sister, if she didnât want to.  The trick now would be getting out of the house beforeâŚ
âOh, good morning sis.â Â Kim winced as Casey walked into her room, the girl sounded overly cheery in Kimâs opinion. Â "I guess you found out, kinda funny huh?â
"What?â Â Kim was still trying to process what exactly her sister had said.
âYou know, the bags that got switched. Â I guess Dad grabbed your bag by mistake. Â He called me during the layover, wondering why his bag was packed with childrenâs clothes. Â Easy mistake to make I guess. Â Heâs going to have to buy some clothes just to get him through the trip.â
âYeahâŚâ  Kim was still stunned by the whole situation, not even gathering enough energy to get mad at her sister.  "Well Iâm going to head back to my place, Iâll come get my stuff when they get back.â
"What? Â You canât leave, what about spending Christmas together?â Â Casey almost looked sincere. Â "Weâve got toothbrushes and whatever else you could need here, and it looks like your old clothes fit you well enough.â Â She grinned looking down at Kimâs outfit.
âAnd besides, itâs been snowing all morning. Â Roads are closed. Â Youâre not leaving on anything other than a snowmobile. Â Itâs a miracle Mom and Dadâs flight wasnât canceled.â Â Kim ran to the window in a panic, she knew it had been snowing, but she hadnât realized quite how bad it was. Â What looked like at least half a foot of snow had fallen just since last night, and it showed no sign of stopping. Â She was trapped.
âItâs cute by the way. Â Your outfit, Kimmy.â