I updated my cover! Do you like it? Did you even notice?? Haha it's okay if you didn't. I figured a shorter title was better, plus I got tired of seeing my funky face there every time my stories loaded up. Hamsters are much cuter.

I've never owned a hamster, to be honest. My sister had a mouse though, when were were kids. Stinky little thing. I held it once. It scampered up my arm, and about ten seconds later, my skin began to itch and grow welts. I learned that day I was allergic to mice.

And before you think, "What kind of parents give their kids a mouse for a pet??" They didn't. My sister had been hearing little noises at night. She decided to confirm that these noises were coming from a rodent by sprinkling flour on a plate, and placing a tiny piece of food in the center. The following morning, the food was gone, and the flour was covered in tiny footprints.

Clever, right? My sister is a smart one.

We happened to have one of those traps that catches small animals alive. You stick food onto the hook inside, and when they pull on the hook, the door shuts, trapping them inside the cage. So anyway, she set that up. The following morning, lo and behold... a little white mouse with pink eyes waited inside!

And that's how we ended up with a stinky mouse for a pet.