She hated me, I don't know why but she did. She hated all of us. So that day when I decided to pull the prank all hell broke loose. It was the worst thing I've ever done; to the worst possible person I could have done it too.

It was July, Miss. Hannigan had us all walk outside for our monthly walk, and the only time of the month we are allowed outside. She threatens us by telling us that she watches from the window, we all know that she doesn't actually watch us. So today I, Pepper, July, Tessie, and Molly decided to break up the circle (which we have to walk around) and investigate the trash can.

Last time we went through the trash we found an old liquor bottle that which we play spin the bottle with. When we hit the bottom of the beat up tin can we found a family of dead rats. So I, being to brave one, also the dumbest, decided to stick my tiny hand in the smelly beat up tin can and pull the smallest out by its tail. Before I had the chance to throw the little creature back in, Miss. Hannigan caught us. Thankfully I found out from her screaming it was because we were not in line; she had no idea about the little rat I had capture by its tail.

After a minute or so of her yelling, she just so happened to look directly at me with my hands hidden neatly behind my back.

"Duffy." She said as her wrinkles from yelling began to fad into an evil grin.

"Come here." She said as she moved her fingers towards her.

As I began to walk slowly towards her she lifted her fingers at me and said, "Come on."

I finally got so close to her I could smell her breath, which smelt absolutely awful!

She looked down at me and began to speak.

"Your hiding something from Miss. Hannigan behind your back, aren't you Duffy?!" She asked as she tried to keep from yelling.

I looked up at her in a confident way and said, "No."

I knew after I responded with a no, and lied I would be dead meat! One of Miss. Hannigan's favorite rules is, "never tell a lie!" Which I've heard almost everyday since I've lived here.

"Let me have it." She said as she clinched her teeth.

So I let her have it, I opened her silk robe and dropped the little rat right in.

"AHHHHHHHHH, GET INSIDE! GET IN THERRREEEEEEE!" She screamed.