I haven't fed my pet rat for a long, long time. He looks shriveled and skinny. I am furious at myself for forgetting to feed him for so long. And I can't find the rat food and I'm afraid to ask my mother where it is because then she will know how long it's been since I fed the rat. Ultimately, though I ask and she tells me where it is. I get the food and notice as I am taking it out of the bag with my hands that there are bugs in it. I don't have any other food, so I tell myself "rats eat bugs anyway."