My Fireplace

I live in a nice enough apartment. It has a fireplace, central air, a wonderfully spacious balcony. A strange thing happened recently, however.

My fireplace disappeared. Vanished. Nowhere to be seen. It was the strangest damn thing.

Now before anyone sends out a search party, please rest assured that my fireplace has since been found. It was the most amazing thing, really (for 'amazing' please read 'annoying'). You see, my son came to stay. He had to sleep in the living room, since my apartment, while spacious, is not that spacious. Apparently he thought it was his job to keep me safe by blocking any intruders' access to my home through the fireplace. He accomplished this by piling dirty clothes on the hearth until the fireplace could no longer be seen. Wasn't that helpful of him?

Now I know some of you may doubt my words, and to you I say .... well, I think a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it is worth at least that, if not more.