Footsteps Forest
Right before graduation, our Resident Advisor (RA), Jasper Hollister, posts a message in the group chat announcing a hygiene inspection in two days.
At the same time, he sets up a pool and demands 200 dollars from each of us to hire a professional cleaner.
I immediately ask, "How on earth does a cleaning service cost 800 dollars for a tiny four-person dorm room?"
Jasper instantly gets defensive and snaps, "If we get held back from graduating because of you, are you gonna take the blame?"
Not wanting any drama, I just pay up and spend the next two days quietly grinding out my thesis at the library.
On inspection day, I get a furious phone call from our Residence Hall Director, Deborah Campbell, screaming at me to get back to the room immediately.
I push the door open to find the other three beds are spotless. Meanwhile, my bed and desk are buried under a mountain of takeout containers and trash that reeks to high heaven.