We went to JCPenney’s and I started the return process. I smiled down at Bradley and then looked at the clerk to tell her what I needed to do. I then looked down at Bradley and, to my horror, he was gone. I glanced around, thinking he had just started to wander. He was nowhere to be seen.
The clerk and I both started looking around. I was getting more and more frantic, calling out his name. We started asking other people around us if they had seen a little boy. No one had seen anything.
The feeling of terror I had was indescribable. I couldn’t imagine this was happening. Finally, after what seemed to be hours, but was only about 5 minutes, Bradley was found. He was happily spraying perfume on himself over by the cosmetics counter!! A clerk from that area had found him and brought him to us and the commotion we were making.
The clerk and I (with Bradley firmly in my arms) returned to our transaction, but by that time, I was so stressed out that I decided to forget the return and I simply went home with Bradley and the pants.
Now – every time I see the adorable picture of Bradley from that shopping trip, I remember the adventure that took place shortly thereafter.
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