Science

...in college i absconded with a black hooded lab rat I named Buffy. She had the run of my apartment and would do her business in one place so easy to clean. She would run up my leg and sit on my shoulder as i did the dishes.... My daughter was 6 and Buffy slept on her pillow next to her.

she lived for about 18 months and i took her to the WSU Vet department when she became ill. They felt she had cancer and euthed her...I took a few days off afterwards and drove home to mourn.