Chapter Seventeen: Broken Eggs

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by EveraEclipse23

by EveraEclipse23

Eggs is opening the manhole cover in the center of the square. The sisters run towards him where they first met him.

Winnie tries to stop her first friend other than her sister. "Eggs, wait!"

"You said fathers were supposed to help. That they took care of kids."

"Well, they’re supposed to." (Name) says with a sad smile.

"People are just mean and selfish. They’re monsters." Eggs climbs down into the manhole.

(Name) chuckles. "Well, you're right about that." Winnie nudges her on the arm.

"Not all of us. You aren’t."

Eggs stops climbing. "Well, I don’t want to be a boy anymore." Eggs starts down again. Without looking up at them, he extends a hand. "It was a pleasure meeting you both."

"Eggs..."

"And, (Name), Winnie, I really do mean it." The girls sadly watch as Eggs climbs down into the dark.