Once Upon A Time, There Was A Little Egg Named Hope. She Calls Herself Hope As That's All She Has In

Once upon a time, there was a little egg named Hope. She calls herself Hope as that's all she has in her little glass cage. Well, she has her journal, too. She writes to ignore the pain in her stomach. She hopes to be adopted. It's cold and she's very tired. She'll close her eyes and rest.

This isn't the end of the story, not this time.

There's a detective who explores the 'adoption center' that holds little Hope in her glass cage. The detective finds the little girl curled up, shivering and barely breathing. He swears as he breaks the glass to get her out of her cage. The detective wraps his jacket around little Hope to warm her up. She opens her eyes just barely to see the face of what she believes is an angel. The detective does not believe himself an angel.

Hope wakes up in a bed, way more comfortable than cold dirt, surrounded by concerned faces. She doesn't recognize where she is, but she recognizes the face of the detective. The detective is taken aback when the little egg reaches for him. She's tinier than his son was. The hospital bed makes her look even smaller. The detective thinks he'll break little Hope like glass if he picks her up. She falls asleep against his chest.

Hope's pai lives in a castle surrounded by red trees. She lives there too. She lives with her pa and older brother. Her pa and older brother are silly. Little Hope giggles as her nose is covered in paint.

Sometimes, there can only be hope for a better ending.