Page 20 of Discovering Daisy

She was a bit timid at first, but by the time she reached the top of the slide, she had more confidence thanks to the two Littles who’d asked her to play.

“My name is Levi,” the guy said.

“And I’m Ella,” the woman said.

Levi was about thirty years old. He was tall, had dark hair, and wore a onesie with an obvious diaper beneath it.

Ella was in her forties, had a sort of “mom look” about her, but was clearly a Little as evident by the pink, frilly baby doll dress she wore. Her diaper poked out beneath the hemline.

“Hi. I’m Daisy,” she said.

“Do you want to play with us?” Ella asked.

“Yeah. We’re going to have a contest to see who can swing out the farthest into the ball pit.” Levi pointed to the rope that was attached to a cranelike structure. There was a tall platform thatallowed people to swing out over the ball pit before dropping down into the colorful, plastic sea.

Daisy looked at it with glee. She was nervous. But how could she pass up the opportunity? She giggled. “Let’s do it! And thanks for inviting me.”

“The more the merrier,” Levi said.

They all climbed the stairs to the top of the platform. It sure looked like a long way down from that vantage point! Daisy glanced uneasily at her new friend.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to do it,” Levi said. “No pressure.”

“I’m gonna do it,” Daisy said.

“You sure?”

She nodded.

“Okay. Who goes first?” Levi asked.

Daisy didn’t volunteer for that honor. After a moment, Ella stepped up and grabbed ahold of the nylon rope. “I’m going for it. Count me down from three.”

In the ball pit below, Littles stopped talking and playing and moved from the center. They all looked up in anticipation of a new diver.

“Ready?” Levi said.

“Ready,” Ella said.

Levi and Daisy’s voices rang out in unison. “Three. Two. One. Go!”

“Woohoo!” Ella said as she left the platform and swung out over the pit. She let herself go back and forth several times before releasing her hold smack in the middle. She plummeted into the pit, the balls splashing loudly as she landed. She momentarily disappeared, but her head broke the surface a moment later, laughing as all the Littles started cheering.

“She went pretty far out,” Levi said.

“I’m going to try and beat her record,” Daisy said. Her apprehension had left. She was too caught up in the fun to be nervous.

And what fun it was!

The air rushed around her as she cut through it, swinging on the rope and going further than Ella had. She swung back and forth several times before finally letting go. She plummeted down, her laughter interrupted by a playful scream. The scream didn’t last long. In reality, the drop didn’t last long either. It wasn’t as high up as it seemed when standing on the ledge.

Blue, orange, yellow, red, and green balls shot into the air as she disappeared in the pit. They rained down with a plastic clatter and she appeared a moment later.

“That was amazing!” she yelled as the other Littles cheered.

She swam out of the way in time for Levi to take his turn.

He went far, but didn’t match what Daisy had done. By the time he landed and broke the surface, everyone was ready to crown her the winner.

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