Dinner was cold pizza from the day before, and before Mike knew it, the alarm was buzzing again. Monday had arrived too soon, as it usually does, and the alarm was slapped, as it usually was. Steam rose from behind the shower curtain, milk was poured into the cereal bowl, and Mike was ready to start his day. The end of the month had arrived, so there was a lot of accounting work to be done at the nursery, and with the new product coming in this would put an extra strain on his day.
The "Mother Nature" truck had already arrived at the nursery when Mike got there, and was starting to offload the pallets. The guys were there helping the driver and Mike just gave them a short wave on his way in. After getting to his office and doing a bit of organizing, Mike quickly headed out to see the new product. The fertilizer was the usual white color, and it was in small pellets just like any fertilizer. The smell however, was something that no one could seem to get over. It was almost like sulfur, methane, and rotten fruit were piled up and then painted with a can of white spray paint. The scent was so foul in fact that the truck driver was wearing a mask over his mouth and nose to deter the stench inside of his truck. "Are you sure this stuff is okay to sell?" Asked Mike. "Yeah yeah, It's totally fine, the smell is a bit off though haha," laughed the driver. Mike signed off on the delivery papers, and went back to his business.
"Should we try this stuff out on some of our plants?" Asked Robert. Robert was still just a teenager, and though he did have a funny side to him, he was almost always serious about every topic. He was not particularly religious, or maybe he just didn't like to talk about it much, but there was always something mysterious about him. And though Mike was busy with his month end work, he was curious about the new fertilizer too and couldn't wait to see what it could do. They applied fertilizer to all of the plants in the nursery, and to their amazement, nothing happened. "So it was just a gimmick after all," exclaimed Mike. "I researched this stuff all weekend just to see nothing happen." "I'll give you $20 if you put some in your coffee." said Robert. "If it didn't do anything to the plants, it won't do anything to you." "You must be crazy if you think I would eat fertilizer, why don't you eat some yourself?" said Mike with a bit of retort. "I'll do it when you do," said Robert.
Strangely enough, they both ate a spoonful of the fertilizer. But after Mike swallowed his down with some coffee, Robert spit his out with laughter. "I can't believe you actually ate some!" Robert was rolling with laughter, tears welling up in his eyes, when he received a light kick from Mike. They both finished their day in high spirits and prepared for the release of the new fertilizer tomorrow. It was projected to be one of the busiest days of the year, with all the press that had been buzzing about this stuff. Dinner was salmon creole with an assortment of vegetables, one of Mike's home favorites. Afterward Mike went out bowling with some of his friends, had a few drinks, and passed out on his couch soon after.
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