We had crossed paths with a few other hikers but the trail was surprisingly empty on this stretch. Bad weather had been forecast for this late spring ...eekend, but we decided to come out anyway, and were lucky to have been rewarded with blue skies, light breeze and warm sunlight shining thru the trees above the trail. “Where to next?” You asked, gripping both hands on your hiking stick, leaning on it to give your legs a bit of a break. I looked down at your feet first, noticing how small your. I only caught a brief glance at thecity, and recognized it as being outside of Tommy's place, then I feltanother thump on the back of my head and was out again. As myconsciousness gave way to darkness, my last thought was that thosegoose eggs he was giving me were going to make it hard for me to wear ahat for a long time.The next time I came to, I was sitting on the sofa in Tommy's office.My wrists and ankles still hurt form the ropes that had bound me and myjaw hurt from the gag.Tommy noticed. She has a big knife and knows how to use it. She plays guitar and sings with a beautiful soprano singing voice. She is a high school senior. At 5'10" she likes volleyball and is a natural at it. She's being recruited by several of the Big Ten schools for a full ride volleyball scholarship.Rob Malone, 16, is an Eagle Scout. He always knows where he is. He never gets lost. A trailblazer, he can survive in the woods with only a pocketknife. Rob's a high school sophomore and is tall, like his dad.. *** Brussels is beautiful and chaotic. We hit up waffle stands, stop in bars for beer, and sneak onto a city tour in French that Leo helpfully translates for me. We follow them to a chocolate factory and buy way too many truffles and candies. Around eight we stop and eat at a hole in the wall burger joint where we meet a pair of Aussies. Four drinks later, we end up at a nightclub dancing to a beat that I swear hasn’t changed in two hours. ‘Enjoying yourself?’ Leo yells behind me, grinding.