One year earlier.

I was awoken by a harsh kick and a unfriendly voice.

"Get up you freak fox" hissed Mr growl

I got up of the cold hard floor, where I slept every night. I was not given a blanket to keep me warm. All the other children slept in warm and cozy beds.

I walked down the stairs into the kitchen. The other children were there already eating their toast, they were talking amongst themselves and laughing. I sighed as I went to sit by myself in a lonely corner.

"Yeah a Mr Small is coming to adopt a child today" I heard miss Hooves say to Mr Growl.

"Well we'd best hide that freak, if he see's him he might run in fear." Mr growls gestures towards me, obviously not caring if I heard or not. I stood up to approach them.

"Uh well, I was uh wondering, if I could maybe stay and uh well maybe I could be adopted and have a family" I say. "Maybe Mr Small would pick me."

Both of the adults and all the children began to laugh as if I just made a joke or something.

"Jasper look, I know you're a stupid freak fox, so let me explain this to you." miss Hooves sneered "You are a freak! No one will ever want to adopt you, no one will ever love you. So stop this silly dream about you being adopted it'll never happen. "

Tears began to form in my eyes. I was use to hearing words like this, but that doesn't mean they still don't hurt.

Mr growl stood up "And since you asked, you can go without breakfast today. Maybe that'll teach you a lesson, now get up to the attic Now! Before I use my belt on you."

So I went up the attic and huddle up in the corner. This attic was always cold and dark, even on a hot summer day. I use to fear it but as time went on I just got use to it. After all I had been here nearly everyday.

But every time I'm up here, a question crossed my mind Are they right? Am I a freak? Does no one love me? My stomach then rumbles, and I wish I hadn't asked if I could stay down to meet Mr small then I would have gotten the crust of the toast.

A few hours past and finally someone comes to let me out. As I return back down the stairs. I hear sniggers from the other children.

"Hey freak, I heard you asked to stay here thinking he'd want to adopt you. Did you really think someone would want to adopt you?"

"Yeah no one would ever want you in their family. For one you're a fox you're untrustworthy, you're a bad mammal. And 2 you're not even normal, I mean look at you, you have blue fur. Maybe if you had normal red fur you may have a tiny bit of a chance."

"Yeah face it fox you know it yourself, you are hated in this world, you'll be alone for the rest of your life."

I could not hold back the tears as they came running down my cheeks.

"Oh what you gonna cry now?" Mr growl taunts "They're only telling you the truth Jasper. Deal with it!"

I didn't reply to them, I hated this place. why did I have to be here?

I walked off to be alone. Why did everyone hate me so much? I did nothing wrong. I mean sure my fur is a different color, but I just can't see why that should matter so much.

Well someday I would leave this horrid place and I will find a family. I hoped at least I don't care what kind of family I have, as long as they loved me.

Mr Growl wa teaching the children about maths. I was not welcome into their session, but I did hear some of what he was saying from the other room I was in.

Soon it was dinner time.I took my usual place in the corner. Waiting for any leftovers, luckily a lot of children don't like their broccoli.

As the two adults left the room one of the children threw their plate on the floor. It smashed to little pieces.

"What happened here? who broke this?" Asked miss Hooves noticing the broken plate on the floor.

"It was Jasper miss, he just came over took my plate and threw it"

"Yeah it was him"

"We all saw him"

Miss hooves eyes narrowed as he looked over at me.

"What? no ! I I didn't I, I haven't moved, i swear."

"Oh so I'm to believe a fox over a zebra? Are you saying all of these children are liars?" Miss Hooves asked in anger.

"Uh well I, but I really didn't do it"

Miss Hooves ignored me as she raised her hand and slapped me. "Be thankful it isn't much more fox, maybe that'll teach you a lesson."

I glanced over to the others who are all snickering at me. This isn't the first time they've done something like this. Almost everyday they do something bad and blame me.

I finished eating my dinner and was forced to do the cleaning up.

Soon it was getting dark, and it was time to go to I lay back down on the floor. Knowing the next day would be no better, no day would ever be good for me. Like every night i cried myself to sleep.