Acknowledgments Many thanks to Clémentine Sanchez for her invaluable help Alexandra Bentz for her trust Samantha Thiery for her support and management as well as the entire Smiley team For Elisa and Hortense For Lola who always had a smile on her face
PUBLISHING McMeel Andrews my Life in SMILEY ILLUSTRATED BY TIM JONES FOR SMILEYWORLD SAVE ME or don’t Anne Kalicky
FLARES FLARES SMOKE SIGNALS SOS HELP SAVE ME I'm trapped held captive in the depths of an isolated prison
The heat here is unbearable My pen is trembling I'm writing in the dark with only the faint glow of a flashlight to guide me All l've got in my backpack are a crushed chocolate bar salt and vinegar chip crumbs and two pieces of Atomic candy for my ENTIRE sentence I'm not alone but at the time I'm sending out this distress call I don't even know if my fellow prisoners are still human At night they seem to transform into strange creatures because I hear horrible snoring and growling all around me But I can hardly bring myself to describe the worst thing of all It Smells like moldy socks I can barely breathe I'm suffocating To whoever is now reading these desperately scrawled lines come rescue me Don't let me rot here If I get out of this nightmare alive I promise to be your eternal servant Whatever you do do it fast I don't know how long I can hang on MAX SOS
