Code Adam

One night during that period of time between winter and spring when it’s not cold, but not warm either, my mother and sister went to Walmart to do some grocery shopping. My father and I were off doing another errand that night, and when we finished with our errand we headed to walmart. I vaguely remember my father getting me out of the car and taking my hand, leaning down to tell me something. Probably telling me not to let go of his hand. But, what toddler listens to their parent?

I didn’t and ran into walmart. He always tells me that in that moment his heart stopped, he rushed after me with that thought that my mother was going to kill him for losing me. He explains that when he got to the entrance, he searched for me but I was nowhere to be found. His legs got him over to an employee and he explained what happened.

Now, my parents have different points of view from this part of the story on, so I will tell you what I remember of that evening and then fill in the blanks. My little feet had run into the store, going down a random isle looking for my mom. The first person I saw was an older women, probably a grandmother, who asked me if i was lost. I don’t think I answered her and just kept running. Until I did find my mother, who hugged me and then proceeded to scold me.

My mother tells me that she remembers an employee telling the shoppers that the store was on lockdown and that there was a Code Adam. A little girl named Erin Shealy had been lost and that her father was waiting for her near customer service. Needless to say, my parents never let my hand leave theirs ever again when in a parking lot.

Erin Shealy

15 Comments

  1. I hadn’t heard the phrase “Code Adam”–it works really well as a title, Erin!

    Your authorial choices, switching between between perspectives, and emphasizing repetitions (“he always tells me”), really convey the emotions of the event while also capturing how certain stories become part of a family history…

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