Week 8 EOC: Adventure

After a long night of drinking, Phineas Fogg found himself sitting in a dimly lit bar in the sleazy Red light district of the infamous Amsterdam, Holland. The bartender comes up and sets a drink in front of him, he looks up confused and says, “I didn’t order this?” The bartender grunts and points to the most gorgeous woman Fogg had ever laid eyes on, who was sitting at the other end of the bar. He picked up the drink and started to approach her. As Fogg walked towards her, he stared, trying to soak in all of her beauty. Finally reaching her, he says hello and asked why she bought the drink for him. She did not reply. After a few more minutes of staring she finally spoke up, “I have been watching you Mr. Fogg.” He gave her a strange look but continued with the conversation, “And why would you be doing that?” “I have heard of your amazing voyage to travel around the world,” she said, “and I wanted to join you.” Fogg now seemed shocked. Why would this beautiful lady that he has only just met want to come with him on his voyage? The woman saw the shocked expression on his face and sought out to reassure him, “I do not need your answer now Mr. Fogg, come and sit for a while, we will talk all night and you can decide in the morning.” So there they sat all night, and Fogg loved every minute of it. They talked about their hopes and dreams, of losses and sorrows. They tried many delicious Dutch foods, but one caught Fogg’s attention the most, and that was the Kroket balls. The woman had told Fogg that it was the Dutch’s favorite snack food. As the night dwindled to the wee hours of the morning Fogg had told the beautiful lady that he needed to head off soon and had decided to let her come along. The woman’s face glowed with excitement. But before they left Fogg had to run to the restroom, and when he came back the woman was gone without a trace. He wanted to search for here but his time for departure had come. So he left Amsterdam with only the Kroket balls left to remember her by.