I'm honestly not sure if I'm the asshole, I just feel guilty about it. Anyway, here we go.

There's three people in this story and I am currently the only legal adult. Both of my friends are close, I'm just older by a few months. 

So, Friend One has wanted a pet mouse for awhile. She's done the research, saved the money, but she just couldn't buy it herself. I know she wouldn't be mean to the animal and would be a great pet owner. I was ready to buy this mouse for her.

When we get to Petco I start to get uneasy. I haven't bought anything with an age requirement before. This was a spur of the moment decision, and what if it wasn't going to work out? 

Awhile later she has her eye set on one of the mice in the tank. Friend Two gets an employee and tells him how I'm buying a mouse and we've chosen which one. At this point I'm already panicking, and next thing I know there's paperwork being handed to me. I knew this was coming, but then the employee starts going on about how this mouse is a non-native species to our state and that this paperwork is being sent to the state that night.

All I can think about is what if something goes wrong? Could I go to jail over a mouse? What happens if my parents find out I'm buying her mouse for her? Paperwork is my weakness, and all I'm thinking of alleged legal repercussions.

We wander around the store and they're trying to convince me. I'm in the middle of an internal panic attack, trying my best to hide it, and just overall trying to diffuse the situation. Friend Two is off being obnoxious and Friend One is showing me how she was gonna prepare his tank. I was getting overwhelmed very quickly.

In the end, I did not buy Friend One the mouse. I think she was alright, albeit a little disappointed. I know Friend Two wasn't happy with me.

Personally, I feel like an asshole. I asked my mom about it, and she said I would of been fine. It's just a mouse. After we were all home I texted our groupchat saying how I thought about it more and decided I'm fine buying her the mouse. 

So tell me, am I an asshole?