The thing was on her bed. It had been properly cleaned and vaccinated, but Bella still couldn't abide its presence. The furry ball thought itself above her rules and seemed to be impervious to her reprimands. Exasperated, she tried to confine it to a specific room, but it always found a way out. Worst of all, the little nuisance had a vengeful streak: it wrecked havoc on Bella's furniture whenever it escaped its prison.
And now it was on her bed. Much to her dismay, Bella realized that she didn't have the heart to dislodge the sleeping cat, especially after it opened just one eye and let out a pleading meow.
Tomorrow she was going to worry about the sheets, but today Bella just wanted to bend the rules a little ... just enough to accomodate Alice.