TIFU by accidentally kidnapping a child

So this happened last week when I was babysitting my nephew for a few days while my sister was out of state for my brother in laws family emergency.

So I'll call my nephew Adam and his friend is Max.

My sister asked me to watch her son for a few days while her and her husband went out of state because his mother was hospitalized (shes fine now guys) and I agreed because I love Adam!

Adam is still in elementary but me and him get along pretty well because we enjoy similar things, so I was looking forward to the week.

This all started when I went to pick up Adam from school. They called his name over the intercom and he came out with his friend, Max.

Conversation isn't exact

Me: "Who's this?"

Adam: "My friend Max! Mom usually let's him come over after school!"

Me: "Hey Max! I'm OP"

Max: "Hello Mr OP, is it okay if I hang out today?"

Me: "Sure that's fine, is your mother okay with it?"

Max went silent for a second but then answered

Max: "Yeah shes fine with it. I talked to her about it yesterday"

So off we went. We got back to the house and Adam asked me if we could go get some icecream. I love icecream! So the boys dropped off their bags and I drove them to the store and I bought us all some icecream. I decided we might as well get some snacks too while we're there.

Adam and Max got excited and grabbed a bunch of snacks. So I paid and we left, stopping at a park on the way back to eat the icecream.

We got back home and Adam and Max played with legos and I prepped dinner while watching a movie on TV.

So awhile goes by and I ask Max what time I need to get him home by (My fault I asked him so late, it had completely slipped my mind.)

Me: "Hey Max, what times your mom expecting you home?"

Max didnt respond so I repeated the question

Max: "Um...Mr OP. My mom doesnt actually know I came over today."

When he said that my heart dropped and my first thought was "Did I hear that right?"

I asked him what he meant and he explained to me that his mom told him that he couldnt go over to Adam's house until he cleaned his room.

It dawned on me that I basically just kidnapped a child. I immidiantly asked him for his mother's phone number, which he didnt know

Side note: Parents, please teach your children your phone number.

I asked him for his address and he said "I live near the school" yeah thanks kid that really helps.

I check my phone only to realize that the outlet I had plugged it into didnt work and my phone was dead.

I didnt know what to do and my I was getting really worried that the police would knock on the door and arrest me.

I calmed myself down, I plugged my phone into a working outlet, and I talked to Adam and Max.

I told Max that it wasnt okay to lie and his mom was probably freaking out right now.

I picked them up from school at 3pm and it was 6pm.

When my phone turned on, I saw that I had 6 missed calls from my sister and 3 from my brother in law.

I called my sister back and explained frantically what had happened. She calmed me down and told me that Max's mom had called them and asked them if they had Max, and my sister answered no. Max's mom hung up (to presumably call other people) and my sister tried to call me to ask if I had Max.

When I didnt answer she gave up and just wished her friend luck. (My sister gets distracted and stops caring about things quickly)

My sister called Max's mom and explained the situation. Max's mom came and picked up Max.

I apologized for all the trouble I caused and she told me it was fine, that the problem was solved in the end.

Me and Max's mom talked for a bit (about what happend that day) and she managed to calm down finally. She told me that she was about to call 911 when she got the call from my sister so it's a good thing Max came clean when he did.

Me and Max's mom exchanged numbers in case this ever happens again and we shared a laugh over the craziness of the situation. I'm really glad she was understanding and didnt call the police on me. So in the end it all worked out I'd say.

This is my first time telling an experience I had in this format so if you have any questions over things i didnt explain well enough feel free to ask.

TL:DR My nephew had his friend come over after school. I was under the impression his mother knew (she didnt) and he hung out with us for just about 3 hours before the truth came out. Didnt have the police called on me thankfully. Everyone is happy in the end (Except poor max, he definitely got in a lot of trouble when he got home)