Wayne Bruzinski was tired of listening to the sound of his neighbors fighting. The man would cuss and yell all day and the woman had recently been crying a lot. Perhaps it was time for the Manbat to intervene, perhaps...
Wayne exited his apartment into the hall to leave for work. As he walked down the corridor the woman from the adjacent unit stepped out. She looked like she was upset, eyes red and her nose puffy, she put on sunglasses quickly and locked her door. She started to pass Wayne and he stopped her by holding his hand out in front of her. She looked up.
"Excuse me." She said as she tried to pass.
"I've heard all the noise from your apartment lately, I know a friend that can help." Wayne said in a low voice.
"Oh," She turned red with embarrassment. "Its not a big deal, I'm sorry it's been a nuisance." She was sheepish and moved around Wayne.
Wayne watched her walk away and understood she was trapped in an abusive situation. He pulled out his cell phone, rang work and told his boss he wouldn't be in.
Later that evening, around dusk, the Manbat now stood in the small collection of trees across from his apartment building. He had binoculars and was watching the apartment of his neighbor. She hadn't returned yet, or at least he didn't think so. He saw a few glimpses of the guy she lived with. He didn't seem so intimidating, youngish, blonde, tended to talk to himself and act erratically. He thought the man had spotted him but he wasn't sure. After a few minutes he was certain he wasn't compromised.
The Manbat ducked down as head lights splashed onto the road in front of him and a car sailed from the street into the apartment lot. It was the neighbor lady, she left the car quickly and sprinted toward the building glancing behind her as she went. Wayne lifted his binoculars and looked at the apartment again. The man must have demanded she come home, he could hear yelling again. She had looked distraught when she got out of the car.
This was it. "She needs me..." the Manbat whispered as he dropped the binoculars and raced out of the trees. The sound of sirens was in the air as he ran. 'This town is full of danger and evil doers.' Wayne thought to himself. 'I will not let the next sound of sirens be my neighbors fate.'
He tore into the building and rushed up the stairs. He hit the hallway at a stride and didn't even hesitate before lifting a foot and kicking in his neighbors door. He crashed through and stopped dead in his tracks when something pierced his chest and then it was all fire and pain as he hit the ground.
His neighbor stood a couple feet away, holding down the trigger of the taser she held. The man standing behind her making sounds and shifting around. Suddenly the pain stopped and Wayne looked up at the woman. "The police are on the way, don't move or I'll zap you again."
"What the fuck...." wayne tried to grumble as he drooled and twitched on the floor.
The cops arrived shortly and arrested the Manbat. The woman had come home after her younger brother called and said a man in a mask had been watching him for a majority of the day. The woman's brother had recently moved in after her mother passed away. Hence the crying, as for the behavoir and yelling, her brother had tourette's syndrome. The Manbat was sentenced to probation and community service for a couple years and spent six months in county jail. He was also evicted from his apartment.
The Manbat Stikes Back Again....
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