April 28, 2025
By: Emily Torres

So, something totally embarrassing just happened, and honestly, I’m still laughing about it. I feel like this is one of those stories I’m going to look back on years from now and be like, “Did I really do that?” but here we are.

It’s late. I’ve been lying in bed for about an hour, trying to sleep, but I really had to pee. I don’t know if it’s just my body being weird or if I drank too much water before bed, but I could feel the urgency. And the thing is, my brother was in the bathroom. We only have one bathroom in our house, and obviously, I can’t just go outside (not that I would want to, but you get my drift).

I knocked on the door, asking if he was almost done. I wasn’t expecting him to be in there for long, but of course, he tells me he’s not coming out anytime soon. Which, fine, whatever. But I was about to burst. I could already feel that uncomfortable pressure, and I was so tired but couldn’t sleep with that on my mind. So, I asked him if I could just go in really quick, like 30 seconds to pee and be done with it.

I waited for a response. And… nothing. He didn’t even say anything. Just complete silence. I knocked again, but still, nothing. I know he was probably enjoying his shower, but in that moment, I wasn’t even mad—I just needed to pee.

At this point, I’m laying in bed, and I can’t ignore it anymore. I get up, pacing around, trying to think of a solution. And, yeah, this is where the solo cup comes in. We have a bunch of solo cups stacked in the kitchen, so I grabbed one. It wasn’t my finest moment, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I grabbed that cup, went to the corner of my room, and yeah… you can probably guess what happened next.

I don’t even know why, but I was super paranoid the whole time, like someone was going to walk in or something. But thankfully, no one did. I guess that’s one way to handle it when there’s no bathroom available. The weird part was that I actually felt a little proud of myself afterward. It was such a bizarre and ridiculous thing to do, but hey, problem solved, right?

Anyway, now that I’m done laughing at myself, I’m going to try and get some sleep. I’m just hoping my brother doesn’t find out. But if he does, well, I guess I’ll just blame it on the desperate need to sleep.