history: Last night I heard strange noises coming from my basement. I creeped down the stairs with a flashlight. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw a humongous rat in the corner! In the middle of the night I heard some weird noises coming from my basement. I grabbed my flashlight and baseball bat and tip-toed down there. Should have grabbed the gun.
current: To my utter shock I saw the biggest rat I ever seen. I swear it was two feet long. I shrieked like a banshee and bolted outside.
next: I would have shot that thing dead and then burned it. Then ate it for dinner.