But hope got in, no matter how hard and fast I tried to stomp it out. Like these tiny fire ants we used to get in Portland. No matter how fast you liked them, there were always more, a steady stream of them, resistant, ever-multiplying. Maybe, the hope said. Maybe.
Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, Raven and Alex (ed. Hachette UK, 2016) - ISBN: 9781473638594