Rest In Peace

I received a call last night from the owner of Hamelina, the pot bellied pig I've had my eye on for quite some time. I've been wondering why they haven't contacted me about adopting Hamelina. I was so excited when she said, "You don't know me but I'm the owner of Hamelina the pot bellied pig." My heart raced .. could it be ... they are going to let me adopt her. However, that's not how the conversation went. She really wanted to know if I knew anything about pot bellied pigs because Hamelina was sick .. very sick. She was just laying in her stall and not doing much. I told her to go see a vet but she had already checked, it was $140 for an evening visit. The owner didn't have nearly that kind of money and neither did her significant other. She said if she went during the day it would be $40 and she couldn't even afford that. She didn't know what to do. I told her to make sure Hamelina didn't become dehydrated and to give her water through the night. I told her I would help her out in the morning and to give me a call. I did get a voice message only an hour later. She said, "Don't bother coming over tomorrow, Hamelina just died in my arms." If there is a pig heaven ... Hamelina will surely be there looking for food with her beautiful little black nose.