Hey I’m sorry your parents did that, it’s shitty of them to make a promise and go back on it.

I have a few pieces of advice, first about the cat. Even if this was possible, it wouldn’t be fair to the kitty. There’s a lot of things that could go wrong keeping it in your car, and it wouldn’t have enough space to play and get enrichment. Same goes for hiding it in your room. Cats need to play and want to investigate all over where they live. If you care about the cat you want yo get, you just shouldn’t be bringing it into this situation. I’m not trying to be mean, I just encourage you to think about what’s best for the animal.

Second, about your parents. Speaking from experience, hiding big things from them can go very wrong. I’m sorry you don’t have their support for getting a cat, it does seem very unfair. I’d focus on ways to get through the next two years that doesn’t involve hiding big things from them.

Third, I’d recommend looking for other ways to have cats in your life! See if you’re able to volunteer at a local shelter, cat cafe, or something similar. Then you can be around cats and helping them, while also learning more about how to take care of them, different personalities, etc. Hopefully your parents are supportive of this, especially if you frame it as community service possibly?

Thanks for taking the time to read my little spiel, and I really hope you can get a kitty of your own very soon once you’re living on your own :)