Pest in the yard

Suddenly, there was a loud clashing noise as Lauren whipped her head around to the side of the house. One of Jessie's trash cans had been knocked over, but by what Lauren couldn’t see.

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Jessie had also heard the crash and groaned. The pest was back! She got up from the table and walked over to her phone to call her neighbor, Ashley.

Ashley worked as a pest control worker for the past two years, and offered to help Jessie with any pests that came to bother her. She had already had taken care of a swarm of roaches that had taken up residence under her stove, so Jessie knew she was in good hands. However, she would be sure to tell Ashley that this pest – that started bothering her for the past two days, and who she almost had a few close calls with – would be a lot different than a hundred or so bugs.

Jessie picked up her cellphone and had just selected Ashley’s number when a thought popped into her head. She smirked cruelly; she may have to deal with the consequences for a bit, but Lauren’s humiliation would be worth it.

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Back with Lauren, the little woman was a bit nervous about what had knocked over the trash can. It could have been an actual dog, or worse, another person!

She slowly made her way back to the patio and began to scratch the door again. After a minute of doing this, Lauren growled.

“Oh, for the love of…” Lauren spoke under her breath. She then sat up and began pounding on the back door with her fist. “Jessie! I know you can hear me! Let me in! Right. NOW!”

Lauren knew what the consequences would be from talking while she was under the rules of this bet, but right now, she just wanted back into the house before –

Suddenly, Lauren heard claws scratching on the patio as something walked on the patio until it was a few feet away from her. Looking to her left, Lauren saw a small, furry animal with black fur, a bushy tail, and a white stripe running down it’s back. Lauren screamed as she tried to crawl away, but it was too late.

In less than a second, the skunk had turned around and raised it’s tail. Lauren found herself coated in the pest's special perfume. Worst yet, as she was only a few feet away from the skunk, she had received a full blast of the musk to the face, blinding her.

Lauren screeched as she blindly began to crawl away from the little nightmare. Suddenly, she felt the liquid spraying her back half and butt; she had been skunked again! Finally, she made it off the patio and into the yard, rubbing her face in the grass and with her hands as she coughed and gagged from her new smell that had hit her like a jumbo jet.

Having just finished watching (and recording) Lauren getting skunked, Jessie began laughing hysterically for a solid minute. After her laughing fit was done, she looked up to see that the skunk had just waddled off the patio and was scurrying towards a hole in the fence, entering the yard of another neighbor who was away on vacation. Now, she decided, it was time to call Ashley.

Lauren was rolling around in the grass, screaming as she was rubbing her face. After a few minutes, Lauren saw that she was slowly getting her sight back, but her vision was still blurry and watery. It was at this moment she heard the back door open. She looked over her shoulder to see Jessie (wearing a clothes pin on her nose) step onto the patio.

Lauren growled. NOW she decides to open the door?! She thought in rage.

“Pew!” Jessie mocked. “I guess puppy learned that you shouldn’t play with a skunk, huh? I’ve already called someone to go and remove it from my neighbor’s yard, but I better get you into the garage, just in case.”

“Listen here, you little –“

“I really don’t think you’re in the position to be giving orders, sweetie.” Jessie said, smirking. “I also heard you talking like a person instead of barking; I should turn that butt bright red, but I think the skunking is enough of a punishment for now. Do it again, though, and your butt will be sorry! Now, let’s get you into the garage.”

Lauren whimpered, but hung her head. Even if she fought back, she couldn’t go anywhere like this. Not to mention she wasn’t able to see very well, so there would be a chance that she’d run into that skunk again.

Lauren heard a clicking noise and looked up to see Jessie attaching a leash to her collar. Lauren whimpered again as Jessie led her forward. Lauren was heading towards the patio when Jessie pulled back on the collar, **** her slightly.

“Oh no!” Jessie said, sternly. “You are NOT going to stink up my house! You’ll be stinking up my garage bad enough!”

With that, Jessie led Lauren to the side of the house and opened the gate. Lauren panicked as Jessie pulled her through the gate into the front yard. The older woman then led Lauren around the corner to the already opened garage. She then unhooked the leash and Lauren crawled into the building, slightly bumping into things due to her blurry vision.

“Now, I’m going to meet Ashley next door and then grab the things needed for your skunk bath.” Jessie said, pressing a button that closed the garage door. “So you may be in here for a while.”

As the door closed, Lauren whimpered as she sat there; a mixture of anger and humiliation. Lauren then looked over to her left and saw that she was next to a car. A thought then popped into her mind. Jessie was always proud of her car, to the point that she never let anyone but her ride in it. Lauren then donned an evil smirk of her own.