Eden and Olivia
At first, Mom was repelled by the very idea. Her teenage daughter wanted to get a pet rat? Living in Brooklyn, the only rats she knew were those horrible little creatures scurrying across the subway tracks. And their bad rap as carriers of disease didn’t help.“No, Mom,” Olivia said, frustrated by her resistance. “It wouldn’t be like that! This would be a lab rat. You’ll see. They’re so sweet and really smart.”
