Saviours

Their relationship was rocky from the word go.

Allowing her to move in to his small apartment in town was a big mistake. It only took a few days before he fully realised the fact. Although they were both office workers, their jobs, along with their interests, were very different. She had a tendency to become angry at the drop of a hat, and her ongoing mood swings were hard to live with. In the evenings they rarely agreed on what tv shows to watch, and they had very different dietary needs. To make matters worse, she had her own ideas about where things around the flat should be kept. It was only during the second week that he learnt that her lease had been about to expire. She had obviously seen him as some kind of saviour. Moving in with him had solved all her problems.

It was then that things changed. The tiny creature first appeared in the kitchen. It was nibbling on something near the fridge when she began to scream! It was probably the noise alone that had the mouse dart across the floor and disappear through a hole in the skirting. Needless to say, she was extremely upset and demanded that the hole was plugged. Although this was done, over the following day or two, the creature made appearances again around the place. Each time, she went berserk, telling him that he was to blame for leaving the place dirty.

It all came to a head when she found the offending rodent curled up on her pillow! At this point she demanded that he buy mouse traps so that the thing could be got rid of completely.

The following day, on his way back from work, he bought six mouse traps for Monty; it was around this time that he thought of him as Monty. That evening, he carefully removed all of the springs, loaded each one with food scraps and placed them around the apartment.

Without going into details, three days later, she packed up her stuff and left.

On the internet, after a short spell of research, he found out that sugary and high fat foods should be avoided. He understood that they liked to nibble on all sorts of things, like fruit, vegetables, chickpeas, beans, grains and seeds, along with a regular supply of fresh water. He could easily manage all that.

On the evening that followed her departure, he settles down in his armchair to watch one of his favourite shows on tv. On his lap he has a large tea tray, draped with a fluffy hand towel. On it, a dish of food scraps at one end and a bowl of water at the other. In the middle, his new friend is curled up on a comfy pillow.

Occasionally, a fingertip strokes its head.

Monty… his saviour!

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