“Mommy, where are we going?” I belted from the back of the car over the loud music that was playing Ice Ice Baby . Mom had turned the music down. “What was that honey?” She said with her mouse voice. “Where are we going?” I said again. “We are heading to Walmart to get some food.” “What is Walmart?” I asked. “It’s a grocery store but with clothes, games, and toys.” I was intrigued by this wonderland with the name Walmart. At this time of my life I had little knowledge of the things not in my house or yard, I usually don’t get out much since I’m only 5 years old.
“Maybe since we are there we can get a little treat or something?” my mother said to me. Whenever she says that it makes me feel like a dog., but in this case I’m glad to be a dog. ”Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!” I screeched like a chimp while flailing my legs trying to escape from the booster seat. “Aren’t you an eager beaver?” she said. Mom had parked in a tight parking spot. “Hey hun, I don’t think I can take you with me. There is a stupid person that does not know how to park”.
She opened the window and asked me what my treat was. I said animal crackers of course. How could my own mother do that?! She should’ve taken me with her, this place sounds like a dream. Clothes, treats,and toys that are just for me. I stared begging like a dog that wants food, squirming. “Sorry Peanut.” She walked away. I felt abandoned. Not anyone for me to talk to or to play with. So this is what being bored was like . I was bored for 5 minutes and I won’t be here for any more.
I squeezed the buckle on my Buzz Lightyear booster seat and ripped myself out. I pulled the door handle and the door opened a quarter of the way. I held my breath to easily get myself out the door. As I shut the car door I look to the car. They had a big dent with a scratch the same color of our car. What a coincidence? I wanted to act like a spy in this movie I saw with my parents.
I did a summersault across the concrete road. Not the smartest idea because, well…. it’s a concrete road. As I did rolls across the parking lot then I hear a loud horn go off. Then a truck gently brushed the top of my head. I looked at the truck. It had run over me. “Cool”, I thought.
I was walking towards the door and thought “Where is the door knob.” While taken my first steps on a mat the door slid open. Not only was this place was a wonderland, it was magic, too . My mouth dropped to the floor as I stepped in.“Wow.” I silently said to myself. This place was amazing. Chips were on my left, movies on my right, and clothes straight ahead. In aw, I walked to a person with a smiley face on their blue vest and I tugged on her shirt.
“ Why aren’t you a cutie? What can I do for you?” she spoke with enthusiasm. “Can you tell me where the treats are? My mommy said I can get one.” “What kind of treat are you looking for?” “ The cookies with animals.” She had a weird look on her face. “Oh. The animal crackers?” I nodded. She walked me over to an aisle that was stocked full of things like Cheez-its and granola bars. I was about to go in a comma for all this excitement that is building inside of me.
She walked me to a big jug filled with animal crackers. “Oh my goodness!” I screamed. I only wanted a little pack of animal crackers like what you get from the vending machines, but this will work, too. “Is this what you wanted” I nodded eagerly, wanting to pop the lid and dig my face into the crackers. I popped half the lid open, but then the lady pushed it back down and scolded at me about having to pay first.
“I will have to find my mommy.” “You don’t know where you mom is?” I shook my head. No. I began to think this isn’t my greatest plan.
We walked over to a table with a phone. She pressed a button and talked into the phone. “We have a lost child here.” The words echoed throughout the store ”It is a little boy about 5 years-old, brown hair, about 4 foot tall. If this is your child then please come to register 1” We waited for 20 minutes. The woman was getting impatient, tapping her foot and with a worried look written on her face, so I told her the whole story.
How I escaped from the booster seat, being a spy in a movie. I felt terrible. I shouldn’t have done all of that. I could never see my mother again. I started crying all over my animal crackers. Then these men with black uniform had a badge that had the letters P-O-L-I-C-E. They started asking me questions and the smiley face women told them the whole story, because I was unable speak while sobbing. It had been an hour and the men said they got a call about a with a high voice woman who lost her child. It was my mom.
They let me have the animal crackers on the house. I see my mom come out of the car, I hugged her. But when I looked at her face, it was the same face when I spilled on the carpet with juice, only with puffy eyes. No more animal crackers.
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