Mouse Tragedy Number 2 By Chelsea Hunter (05/11/09 15:49:52)
last week my roommates snake Pandora again neglected to eat her food but I was not too interested in collaborating with the new mouse because of the tragedy that occurred when trying to collaborate with Senior Marshmellow. The new mouse sat in it's cardboard box for a few days before getting restless and chewing it's way out to explore our house. I think it may have been interested in collaborating with me because he some how made his way into my bedroom and onto my head at 3 am. Luckily I am not afraid of mice and after the initial shock of waking to one my face I simply picked him up and put him back on the floor so he could explore for the rest of the night. In the morning after numerous shrieks from my other roommates I caught the new mouse and decided to spend sometime with him. He was much more anxious then the first mouse and I could feel his heart beating so fast as I held him in my hands. I tried to projected calm feelings of love and trust like I did with Senior Marshmellow but the new mouse was so frantic I think his feelings were affecting me. As I was holding onto him I started to feel a bit anxious and when I looked at him I felt a deep compassion which ultimately lead me to my decision to let him free. I opened the door and let him go outside immediately feeling better although not for long. The next day as I went for a morning run I ran pass the new mouse, smashed in the neighbors drive way. I really feel like I had a connection with that animal because I felt such strong feelings when seeing him dead, it was as if someone had punched me in the stomach. I cried and felt sadness that was similar to losing a pet.I dont know if it was because I felt responsible or if it was because we had communicated in a special way the day before but my reaction was very different than one would expect after seeing a rodent dead in the street. [Write Comment]