The woman who approached had to be Lacey's mother. She had blonde curly hair, just like Lacey and if Dan remembered correctly herself as well. When Dan had last seen his reflection he had the same hair colour and style. Anyway this woman had the same hair. When she spoke there became no doubt.
'Lacey what will I do with you. I asked you to stay somewhere and you disappear. It is not safe for a young girl to wander around on her own'
'I wasn't on my own. I was with Dani'
'Who is Dani? Do I know her? Is she one of your school friends?'
'This is Dani. She has the same hair as us'
For the first time the woman noticed you. 'Oh how cute! But Lacey! Where is this babies mother? Where is anybody?'
'The guard locked us out of the store. She said it was closing time. We were not allowed back in to where Dani's clothes were. Then they bought the wrong clothes out. They gave me these and said we have to come back on Monday' the girl showed her mother the jump suit and blue dress she had been given.
'Lacey you are not making sense. Slow down and tell me who Dani is. Where did you find her? Do you know her family?'
'I found her in the store. I the toy department'
'Where I left you'
'Yes where you left me'
'You were meant to stay there'
'Well we went to the baby department and that's where I changed her'
'You changed her? You mean you changed her nappy?'
'Yes she had a wet nappy. I also changed her clothes. That's the problem. I left her own clothes on the floor in the baby department and now I can't change her back, because we got locked out'
'The bigger problem is that you took her from her own family. They will be looking for her. We must go back to the main entrance and report her. Come on. Hopefully they haven't closed up yet'
So Dan found herself pushed in the stroller around the store to the main entrance. It was closed up. There was no sign of anybody searching for a missing baby or for a missing sore employee.