Day 123: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday-Prompt: fumigate

Day 123: 5 Minute Freewrite Challenge initiated by @mariannewest. Monday-Prompt: fumigate

Four days after the new tenant moved into the apartment downstairs, the rotten trash odor made its way up the staircase and into Fran's apartment. The trash was collected once a week and instead of the man putting his trash in a trashcan outside, he kept it in an open bag in his kitchen. Fran sprayed a deodorizer 3 times a day down the staircase and made a complaint to the landlord. No help there with the deodorizer, or the landlord.

One night Fran smelled something burning. She ran down the steps and frantically banged on the neighbors door yelling, "Hurry! Answer the door!" The man was half asleep when he opened his door and angrily said, "Lady...this better be good. It is 3 AM!" Fran explained that she smelled something burning and that there must be something on fire in his apartment. The man chuckled and said, "The only thing burning in here is my ass; I'm loaded with gas. And don't you dare light a match or you will blow us both to smithereens!"

A few days later, Fran became nauseous and couldn't believe what she smelled. She was livid and yelled down to the neighbor, "What in the hell crawled up inside of you and died?!?!"

Fran then placed fragrant dryer sheets in the corner of each step. At the top of the stairs, she placed an atomizer and timed it to spray every 2 minutes; aimed down the staircase. Every night, the man yelled up to Fran, "I love beans! Beans, beans, good for your heart! The more you eat the more you fart!"

The landlord finally evicted the foul smelling man. His odors had crept into every nook and cranny, and a hazmat team had to fumigate both apartments to make them livable once again.

Disclaimer: This took me longer than 5 minutes to write.

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