My European Adventure
I've seen movies and TV shows. Where guys my age say they want to backpack through Europe.
I really should have looked into it more before I took off. Especially looking at the years , those programs and movies were made.
I got off the plane onto a train into a hostel. There's a room full of bunk beds. All guys.
The next morning I woke up and my backpack was gone. Pretty much every guy who was there for the night. My money, my clothes, and most importantly. My passport
I asked the person running the desk.What I should do.
Where was your backpack?
I hung it on the post..
That was your big mistake right there.
It should have been with you as you're sleeping between you and the wall covered with a blanket.
American clothes like your jeans fetch a lot of money. Your lucky. They didn't knock you out and strip you naked
They wanted to sell your clothes and everything you have in your backpack.
You had me make a phone call to the US embassy. They will help me replace my passport and get me home. They will also get you a hotel room for a few nights.
Can't believe it hasn't even been here twenty-four hours. And all I have are the clothes I'm wearing. Don't even have an ID.
He suggested for me going to the police station. And file a police report.
I got to the Police station.There were not many people there. There was a young officer who was looking at me.
I tried to explain to my backpack was stolen during the night when I was at this hostel
He tells me my backpack was found at a robbery. He started to arrest me.
As we're talking the storm is blowing in. You get to hear the thunder. In a distance through the window you could see the major lightning.
The police station I am in very old. And the lights go out.
This rookie cop seems to be as scared as I am. What little light that shining through the window He seems to spread out on the desk my belongings.
I'm able to grab my passport, my wallet, and my cell phone. Getting them stuffed in my pockets before he sees me doing it.
Next thing I know he's grabbing me by the arm. We are headed down a dark hallway to a stairwell. We go down the fight as stairs. There's a more modern building connected and we're headed over there where they have power.
This always has some light. But not use much.
That's when I make my move. I stopped fast and I swung around slamming the police officer into the wall. His head hit pretty hard
The rookies head hit the wall and knocked them unconscious.
I sat down next to him and used his keys to get out of handcuffs.
This guy thinks i'm a prisoner and i'm sure more people will be looking for me.
People are expecting to see him come out the other side with his prisoner.
That's when I made the move.I started stripping him of the uniform. It seem kinda big on him. So I know it will fit me.
I stripped him of everything he was wearing and got dressed. Then dressed him in my clothes.
He saw me standing there in his uniform. And yes, I was right. It fit me a lot better.
To this point I done nothing wrong so I wasn't gonna let him arrest me.
And since I have the upper hand on him.He didn't give much of a fight knowing I was able to take this much from him without much trouble.
I told him to be quiet and behave.And nothing will happen to him.
I asked him where a police car was.
He instructed me to keep going down the hallway.
We went up a flight of stairs. By the time we got outside the weather had passed. I asked him which one i could drive.
He said there's keys in the pocket of the pants i'm wearing. And pointed at the police car not too far away.
I told them to be quiet and not to move the door locked behind us so he had no choice.
The cars started perfectly and I went and picked him up. Looking like, I'm putting my prison in the back seat. I can't believe how well his uniform fits me.
With everything going on? I'm surprised no alarms went off but I guess.I passed for a rookie cop pretty well.
When he dumped out my backpack all my clothes were gone. They are selling them right?The guy at the hostel said. They didn't open the site compartment where my passport and cellphone was so I got lucky there.
Well maybe not. My passport kind of got me right there. It seems though that he's the only one who's seeing it. Since he was logging it in.
I drove outside the city and kept going. I saw an abandoned farmhouse. I pulled over and grabbed my passenger out.
His mine must be racing seeing me standing there wearing his uniform. The funny part, I look better in it.
I walked him up to the farmhouse and kicked the door in. We went through. The rooms and I found the chair and I sat him down.
Try again to explain to him.I was nowhere near the crime scene. My backpack had been stolen from the hostel. I came in to file a police report.
I left him there. Still in handcuffs, but able to walk out free. He is miles away from anything.
He's stuck in my clothes and his handcuffs, just as I was walking through at hallway before I jumped him.
I walked out and he could hear me get into his police car and drive off.
My mind was spinning. I gotta get to the US embassy.
I got to the city where it's located but I can't just walk in there dressed like this. I found a bench in a back alley as the sun is setting.
I got here by stealing a police car. And a cop uniform. Swapping places with him. I made him my prisoner I'm sure that's not going to look good. Lucky for me my stuff never logged anything in.
I was able to grab all the important stuff.
Other than my face and he was the only one who seen it.
At first I need to get out of this cop's uniform.
I walked down the alley somewhat and found an office building. I made my way inside trying not to be seen.
I was trying to be quiet as I walked down the hallways.
As I was turning a corner, I saw a young man. He looked about my size walking from the restroom to it back to his office.
It was later in the evening most of the building was empty.
I saw the door he entered. It was wide open.
He wasn't at the desk I was looking at. That must be for a reception as or someone.
I turned the corner and I see a hallway. It was lined with office doorways.
All the lights are off but for one. The door was wide open.
Young man, I was following. He wasn't sitting at his desk but standing at a table. Fortunately he had his back was towards the door.
I was able to size him up. He looked about my size if not was my size.
This item sitting at his desk I picked up. He was so focused to what was on the table.He didn't even hear me.
And I hit him with it , knocking him out.
Seeing his body hit the top of the table as he went down and then hit the floor.
This was a lot more dramatic than when I hit the rookie cap. I went back and shut the main office door and turned off the lights. I returned that the office he was laying on the floor. I shut the door.
I proceeded to strip him from his suit that he was wearing. Am I stripping out the rookie cop uniform.
Soon , he was laying on his back naked on the floor. You can be no more younger than me.
As I proceed to put on his suit.
I even grabbed his watch.I could keep track of time even though I have my cell phone.
I dragged his naked body out of view behind the desk.
As I finished getting dressed as him. I found a box and I stuffed the rookie's cap uniform inside. I found a closet and hid the boxing inside. There's so many things in this closet.I don't think they'll find the uniform for some time.
I made my way to the office door and I turned off the lights. Just leaving the young man there unconscious. Walking through all the doors behind me.I made my way out of a building.
A few hours ago I woke up in a is hostel. I was wearing blue jeans in a t shirt. Everything I had was stolen.
I was surprised that they found my backpack. It was found at the scene of a crime.
I proceed as a knockout the rookie and took his uniform and assing him off as me.
I made it out of the Police station. Also taking my personal belongings. Stuff that would identify me.
Having the rookie cop pass himself off as my prisoner.
My main motive was to get back to the US Embassy. When I passed an abandoned farmhouse. Leaving himm there in handcuffs dressed as me.
Now i've made it to the city. Not too far away from the US embassy. But i'm still in the cops uniform. That's when I went into an office building after hours. Look enough to find a young man.The same size as me.
I knocked him out and took all his clothes.
As I was standing over him I moved my wallet cell phone and passport to the suit I was now wearing.
I've been here for more than twenty-four hours and so much has happened.
See the US embassy.
I had to come up with some creative lies. Saying all my clothes were stoned. One of the locals was nice enough to give me a suit of his to wear.
I didn't tell them that I got my wallet back along with my cell phone and passport. They're going through all the trouble of replacing my passport.
Explain that they'll be putting me up in the hotel next door. Am I flying out tomorrow.
Just walk up to the front desk and tell them that we sent you. Give him your name.
I'm just hoping I'll be out of this country when that young rocky police officer makes it back to his police station.
The other one to explain why a man's naked on his office floor. If they ever went looking in that closet? They're gonna find the rookie cop's uniform.
I walk into the hotel. As I am approaching the desk, I see a young man about my age get off the elevator.
He tosses his garment bag in two suitcases on the luggage cart
He proceeds to cut me off.
I'm just looking at him. I'm checking out.I can't believe he's in such a rush.
That's when I noticed he's the same size as me. If not close enough.
Another man at the desk calls me over. I give him my name and said the US Embassy has arranged for me to stay here.
I looked over and I saw the man walking away from and desk and out the door. But I see his luggage still on the luggage carts. The gentleman behind the desk asked me if I had any luggage. I pointed to the cart.
He calls the bell boy over who takes the cart and me up to my room.
I spent the night in my room. A nice meal was provided.
I spent the evening going through the guy's luggage, trying on his clothes. He was a perfect fit for me. Im going through all his stuff keeping the items that I wanted. I disposed of the smaller suitcase so there was only one suitcase in one garment bag.
Good morning I had everything packed.
Write down to the suit.I stripped off the business man in the office building.
I picked out one of his suits to wear on the flight home.
All I know is I'm on a plane headed back home. There's no evidence that I've ever been to those places other than my face. Since nobody got my name they have no way of knowing it was me.
That guy who cut me off at the hotel frontdesk. He deserves to have his luggage lost. If you only knew. I claimed it. Right in the hotel lobby as my own.
If he saw me here sitting in first class flying home. The suit I picked out from the suitcase fits me just perfectly.
I can't believe I'm flying home already. I was supposed to go backpacking across Europe. Who are guess ? My backpack would be stolen on the very first day I was there.
From the rookie cop's uniform. To all the suits I got my hands and. You could say I'm is coming home classier than when I left.
