I accompanied Anna in June of 2004 on a Rocky Hill School trip to Europe. I was excited about traveling beyond the bounds of my usual experience, but I had no idea how far out things would get in the end.

This is a picture of me not long before my capture. We visited the Museum of Torture in Carcassonne, a walled medieval city in France near the Spanish border. Little did I know this would be my last taste of freedom for a while.

 


This is the candy bar whose purchase allowed me to be abducted .
After enjoying lunch at Carcassonne, we headed off to Barcelona. It was at a rest stop just outside Barcelona that Anna left me unattended as she went to buy a snack. When she got back on the bus, I was gone.
My enemies were many and my allies were few. Andrew Fogarty was one of those who sought to root out the culprits and keep them from doing further harm.
On a bus tour of Barcelona, I was teased relentlessly by my captors. They held me up to the window, allowing me to glimpse the free world I was forbidden to enjoy. But do you notice how they could not steal away my smile?
As we walked the streets of Barcelona, I sometimes came agonizingly close to Anna.
At last I was returned to the company of my esteemed and slightly larger counterpart. As Anna waited for her lunch, she received an unlikely surprise. I must say...it was a bit humiliating being served up on a plate, but I guess I was glad to be free again.