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Throughout life, people will come to meet many friends. some stay, some go. it's become the usual cycle in humans lifespan. however, often time one will come to meet someone who's bond is far closer than any of the rest. whether it's your best bud from grade school or your dear old dog, your closet connection always has a solid understanding from others. but what happens when your closest connection, is with someone seen as evil?

Algernon, is an ablino rat. he is also the best friend i've ever had. the closest ive ever connected with something. and i can't really explain why. it feels as if he is my other half, when i'm with him it feels like we share a bit of the same soul. algernon is a feeder rat, which means he is meant to be fed to prey. snakes, to be specific. the store i got him from said that there were planning on getting rid of him. hearing that, it reminded me of my situation. living a life that was going nowhere, where you were you were meant to die. alone. into the mouth of the unforgiving. it made me want to free him. they sold him to me for 2 dollars. thats how much his life was valued. it made me kinda upset. i went home and introduced him to a life of freedom, yet i myself had forgetten that i am still in a cage. but with him, at least im not trapped alone anymore. and soon, we can break free together. i got his name from my favorite book, "flowers for algernon". i found myself relating to the protagonist's massive change in character, and his sudden gain of knowledge. thats how i managed to become the person i am today. it cost me my old life, leaving me very alone. but with algernon, ive felt better about all this. ive also reconnected with a great friend of mine, Rook. my best (human) friend. one of the best humans out there! they don't live in my area, so we can't hang irl. so im still quite alone in my personal life, but with algernon. it's nice to have company in such a large world.