The Realtor

Based on a true story

Meredith and Jim Palmer drove towards the house. They pulled over and got out of the car. The realtor stood in the living room. The floor was covered with dirt, food stains and trash. On the left sat a dusty stand fan. "Janitor, clean the room. They're here!"

The realtor walked out to greet them. He reached out and shook Jim's hand. "Sorry for being late, I had to get circumsized.", said Jim. "No bother." The house stood at a staggering twenty feet wide, and was as tall as something that is thirty feet tall. Its front was adorned by an ornate carving of an angel. "The house listing mentioned a lake side view?", said Jim. "Yes, follow me", sais the realtor. Jim crouched to enter the house. They followed the realtor towards the balcony, stepping on the tattered carpet. He opened the door, knocking Jim over. Meredith walked onto the balcony and was met with a picture of a lake view tied to the scaffolding. It curved and tilted with every breeze. She inspected it "Why is there a watermark in the sky?", "That's a cloud". In the next room the janitor cleaned the dusty fan. He grabbed some bleach and sprayed the fan before applying ammonia. Jim woke up in a haze and opened the door.

The janitor turned on the fan sending chloramine gas throughout the house. "It's a gas attack! Run for your lives!", Jim said, sprinting into the backyard. The janitor and the realtor collapsed. Meredith jumped out the balcony, tearing the picture down. Jim saw the picture floating down. "The lake is falling!", he thought. The picture landed on top of him. "What the fuck is going on!?". Meredith took out her phone from her pocket and called 911 "There's been a terrorist attack! We need an ambulance and police!". Jim crawled out from underneath the photograph. Nine minutes later a police cruiser and an ambulance parked in front of the house. A cop got out of the car. Paramedics dragged the Janitor and the realtor into the ambulance. A paramedic approached the Palmer's, "The realtor's in a coma." "This is worse than 9/11!", cried Meredith. "We should use the house until he wakes up", thought Jim.