That evening, Sarah sat in her room, reading her textbooks and taking notes. This was quite different from how she would normally have been spending her evenings, but Simone had ordered her to keep up her grades—so she was actually studying. It was a new experience for her.

She sighed. She really craved a smoke, but she couldn’t have one, even though she still had half a pack in her desk drawer. Simone had told her to stop; she didn’t want the house smelled up and besides, good kitties didn’t smoke. So, she wasn’t smoking. As irritating as the craving was, Sarah had to admit she was impressed. She’d already quit smoking three times this year alone, but it looked like this one might actually stick.

Sarah reached the end of the chapter and shut the book. This was it! She was done studying! She got to her feet excitedly, stretched to get the kinks out, and headed downstairs to find her mistress. She still hated Simone for doing this to her, but—if she was stuck this way, she might as well enjoy it.