In Corsicana, Texas, a 14-year-old boy managed to find an alternative new home--without anyone noticing.

His home of choice? The local Walmart.

Well, at least for four days until employees discovered the living arrangements he had created for himself. Had his hiding place not been revealed, however, he may have gone on with his new lifestyle.

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The boy had reportedly been visiting an aunt while his parents were away before he snuck off to the store. He had taken off during the night without his aunt even realizing his absence.

In the camp he had set up, the boy managed to use basic store products and a makeshift bed for himself, which he hid away in two separate compounds--one in the baby stroller aisle, the other one with the paper towels for good measure. As for meals, the boy had no trouble navigating through the aisles of the food section--yet he did so without making it particularly obvious to employees or customers.

During the store hours, customers were unable to tell that the Walmart had a new resident. To avoid coming up on anyone's radar, the teen had managed to create a crawl space for himself in the store's drink aisle via a crack in the back wall.

It was there that the boy changed his clothes and snuck extra drinks. He also made good use of the diaper aisle, where he would use the store's products instead of the bathroom to avoid further detection.

He even managed to sneak a fish from the pet aisle back into his "bedroom".

Despite the boy's careful planning, he did manage to finally reveal himself to employees. What exactly gave the employees evidence of a possible stowaway?

Enough garbage had accumulated to make a trail that lead to the teen's secret hideaways. Though the boy tried to run out of the store, the employees proved to be faster than him.

Shortly after his capture, the police were called to take the boy back to his parents. While CPS was not called in on this case, the boy's mother did report that he had a history of running away and finding refuge in creeks, businesses, and abandoned homes.

In the boy's latest runaway endeavor, though, his discovery did not lead to any criminal trouble with Walmart.

TagsCorsicana, Texas, Walmart, Runaway, Stoaway, police, family, teenager