From Exhausted to Exasperated: The Day My Temporary Housing Move-In Went Wrong

Chapter One-Gig 5

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I parked on the street at the address my new landlord had provided via Furnished Finder in Blue Velvet, accompanied by my precious Ninja. It was after sunset, and the area seemed shrouded in darkness, both inside and out.

“OK, let’s see if he sent me the gate code as promised so we can get in,” I thought. I checked my ema…