My wife left for the day and I was left home to complete the daily chores. I kissed my wife goodbye and watched her pull out of the driveway with a wave and a smile. As I closed the door that is when I heard the rumble in the background. The sound was unmistakable and I knew I was in for a wild day.

I turned the corner and the sound faded. I walked past the vacuum cleaner and went to the closet where dusting brush and cleaners were stored. As I was looking in the closet to find the dusting I heard it again and that is when I saw what I never I thought I would see…the vacuum cleaner was moving on its own and sucking up everything in its path.

I jumped to the left and to the right but it kept coming at me. I closed the closet door and curled up on the floor as it began to smash into the door like it was trying to get in, but couldn’t, and then it went silent as it moved off into the other room.

I sat in the closet for the next hour as I heard all kinds of strange things outside the door. There were cupboards and what sounded like the sink running. I didn’t dare go out because I knew it wouldn’t good, but I couldn’t stay there all day. I slowly got to my feet and opened the door up, and all was quiet.

I walked around the corner where the vacuum was kept and it was wrapped up and emptied like it had never been moved. The dishwasher was going and the floor was sparkling. The floors were vacuumed and all of the surfaces looked like they had been dusted. I smiled and sat down on the couch to watch some television for the rest of the day till my wife got home.

When my wife walked through the door she looked around and said, “The place looks great honey. I’m going to have to have you clean the house all the time.”, I looked at her and shook my head and said, “I don’t think I can do that any time soon.” I gave her a kiss and that’s when I heard the vacuum cleaner start up once again.