She was hiding in the back of her cage when they saw her at the shelter. "We decided to give her a chance anyways," said Phione via reddit.

Meet Gracie!

"(I) adopted a cat from the shelter last weekend. It looks like I made the right choice."

This is her hiding in the back of her cage when they saw her at the shelter. "She hid like that the whole time."

They brought her home. What a second chance can do...

"I have a happy!"

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