Hope Bagel Novels & Stories

Once the kids finished washing up, I went into the kitchen to fix breakfast. The fridge had some bagels Harper had made before she left. All I had to do was pop them in the oven. Within minutes, I brought three steaming, fresh bagels to the table. "Time to eat." Ethan walked over quickly, but the second he saw the plain, brown bagel on his plate, his face fell. "What's wrong? Not hungry?" I asked. I was about to tell him I had regular bread in the kitchen if he didn't want it.

When she gets to my counter, she pulls out three large bags of bagels from an oversized canvas tote bag. Slapping them on the counter, she next reveals two huge containers of cream cheese. "We thought this might help you get through the morning rush." With that she turns around and heads out the door calling, "Glad to have you back," on her way out. "Where's she going?" Katy slides up beside me so quietly I didn't hear her come in through the kitchen. She places an oversized box on the counter. The top is cut out to showcase the large selection of doughnuts inside. "I thought I'd drop these off before work. They won't be as good as yours, but they'll work for a day. Also you need to do somet

I'm not even close to a quarter of the audit because of my flash drive I left yesterday. I bite into the Herring Julio bagel I bought for breakfast this morning while staring at my laptop screen. The savory and salty taste of the herring melts in my mouth mixed with the sauce. I'm going to miss Julio and his bagels when I get home. My eyes glanced at the clock on the wall for the umpteenth time. Two more hours. I've prepared a check to replace Lana's shoes. Either way, today I have to return the cost of yesterday's shoes to the blue-eyed man.

“So, you left early again today. I was going to ask if you ate anything, but I see you stopped and picked up something. You know mom is getting worried. You have skipped breakfast the last two mornings and you have eaten little for supper too.” She motions with her chin towards my bagel as she sits down in front of my desk. “So, do you have another one of those? By chance, do you have strawberry cream cheese on that?” While I chew my food, I smile and nod. I lean towards the end of my desk where a bag is sitting. My smile widens as I reach in and pull out the strawberry cream cheese container. I set it down on the desk in front of me. “Yes, I do. There are several different kinds of

Christian walked over, holding a plain brown paper bag. “It’s not diamonds,” Alexander warned as I took the bag. “Before you get excited.” I opened it. Inside was a toasted bagel with cream cheese and lox from the deli near our apartment. The one I loved. The one I hadn’t had time to visit in weeks. My stomach growled audibly. Alexander chuckled. “I figured you skipped breakfast.” “I love you,” I groaned, inhaling the scent of the bagel. Alexander went still. The words hung in the air between us.

Pushing one tray to Kyle, she said, "This is yours and this is mine! Enjoy!" Swallowing his own spew, Kyle carefully studied the bagel on his plate. He was sure there was cream cheese like everyone would put on a breakfast bagel, but aside from that, there were... chips. As his brows met, he asked, "Is this what I think it is?" "Doritos!" Gabrielle took a bite of her Doritos bagel sandwich and spoke while her mouth was full, "Ahh! It's so delicious and crunchy! Try it! Try it!"