"It looks like you're using my bin as a graveyard," Arthur replied, walking down the drive.

Arthur’s lid was propped open by a pizza box that refused to fold.

At 6:15 AM, the roar of the hydraulic truck echoed through the street. Arthur watched from the kitchen window, sipping coffee. He watched the mechanical arm lift his bin, the contents—including the secret of Leo’s academic shame—vanishing into the crushing maw of the compactor.