[ WP ] Some people can see the future . You ? You can smell it .

I had always wondered what it was. God, visions, hunches, or psychic premonitions. Last week, I realized why I had a vague idea of what was about to transpire in my immediate vicinity. My sense of smell was off. I mean, it worked fine and was actually pretty accurate - it was off temporally. I smelled things about eight minutes before they happened. 
 
 At first, I knew when my wife would wake up by the smell of coffee, then later I smelled my boss's cheap cologne before he waltzed into my cube checking my efficiency. This did n't really affect me until yesterday. 
 
 I entered my office, got the coffee I knew was coming, sit down, and got to work. Halfway through my quarterly budget analysis, it started. I smelled it - undeniably, unquestionably - smoke. I got out of my cube, and unplugged the toaster in the break room. No luck. I moved on to the microwave, fridge, kettle, and stovetop. Nothing stopped the ever increasing smell, now an ashy gag. I ran down the hall, calling out to see if anybody smoked. 
 
 I knew Mike from accounting did, and I burst into his office, demanding that he relinquish his pack. He told me he was n't allowed to bring them into work. I should have known. So I ran down the hall again to the elevators, yelling for everyone to follow me. 
 By this time, my boss had come out of his office trying to placate me, begging me to leave. I complied, only asking that he follow me. Obviously, he did n't. I waited impatiently as I heard the floors ding their way down to the ground, all the while humming the easy listening music I knew so well to keep myself calm. 
 
 I arrived just in time to see a plane in the distance, and I ran.
