The main character in this story is Edgar Allan Poe, And he is having serious issues getting along with a roommate in college.
Yep. That’s right. Messie had done it again; left her plate of spaghetti in the fridge. She did the same thing every day, and we were all getting sick of it. So I decided that I was going to stay out of this. I decided that instead of complaining to Messie, that I would just start leaving my leftover food on the plate in the kitchen. I tried this method for two whole months, and it didn’t work. What was I to do? So then i decide to try a new idea. I got all the others together to vote and deliver the news to Messie that if she didn't stop leaving a mess, we would throw all her food out every day. She just shrugged her shoulders and said,
Yep. That’s right. Messie had done it again; left her plate of spaghetti in the fridge. She did the same thing every day, and we were all getting sick of it. So I decided that I was going to stay out of this. I decided that instead of complaining to Messie, that I would just start leaving my leftover food on the plate in the kitchen. I tried this method for two whole months, and it didn’t work. What was I to do? So then i decide to try a new idea. I got all the others together to vote and deliver the news to Messie that if she didn't stop leaving a mess, we would throw all her food out every day. She just shrugged her shoulders and said,
“Okay.”
Suddenly
I exploded. I started yelling at her, asking her to explain why she
can’t see the dirty dish and food wrappers on the counter and unwrapped
plate in the refrigerator as a mess, while the rest of us do. She looked
up and simply said,
“I do Edgar. I just don’t want to clean it up.”
That’s
when I flew off my rocker. I jumped up, grabbed messy by the arm,
dragged her down the hall, and locked her in the coat closet with a
magpie that my dog brought in from outside. I haven’t heard from her
since.
I like your take on Poe as a hothead. He tried to be nice, but he loses his cool.
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