William sat at the edge of the bed, listening to the commotion outside. It took an eternity to quiet down. He had simply caught the mouse and returned it to Sybil. Welcome stunts like Sybil’s? He’d stopped caring about those back in elementary school. Not long after, the sound of angry footsteps echoed down the hall, followed by a thunderous pounding on his door. "Emma Anderson! You b***h! Get out here!" William had no intention of indulging her tantrum, but the incessant banging continued, each strike louder than the last, as if she’d never stop until he opened the door. Reluctantly, he stood and unlatched it. “Emma Anderson! You had the audacity to put a mouse in my room!” William’s face was blank as he looked at Sybil. “You know where that mouse came from better than I do. It’s b

