valgrind return memory leaking even after free()

Question

This is a code that I have written based on 2013 Section question. I put free at the getAge() function but it is still returning error after running valgrind through it. I really dont know why. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <cs50.h>
int* getAge(void);
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    if (argc != 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: copy infile outfile\n");
        return 1;
    }

    if (argv[1] <= 0)
    {
        printf("Usage: copy infile outfile\n");
        return 2;
    }
    int a = atoi(argv[1]);
    int* size[a];
    // get ages
    for (int i = 0; i < a; i++)
    {
        size[i] = getAge();
    }
    int oldest = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < a; i++ )
    {
        if  (*size[i] > oldest)
           {
               oldest = *size[i];
            }
    }
    printf("the oldest is %i years old\n", oldest);
}

int* getAge(void)
{
    // get an age
    int* age = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int));
    do
    {
        *age = get_int("how old is the d\n");
    }
    while (*age < 1);
    //return the age
    return age;
    free(age);
}

Answer 1

[Answer based on the "trainer" exercise found here].

The free(age); never runs, because it is after the return. But where is the program storing that pointer? After all the inputs are done, size is an array of the pointers created in getAge.

When program is done "using" them, then it would be appropriate (and necessary) to free them.