I Hate Chicago!

OMG! I saw a rat (mouse, whatever, it's black) in my house when I came home about 30 minutes ago. I screamed, ran upstairs to my room and closed the door. And just now as I'm typing away on my computer, thinking I'm in the safe haven of my room, I see the rat IN MY ROOM!!!!! It just went behind my desk. OMG!!! I hope there's not more than one of them.

I don't know what to do!!! I've NEVER seen a rat in person before. I don't know how to deal with this situation. How am I supposed to sleep tonight knowing that a RAT is in my freaking bedroom?!?!

How did it get in here? What is it attracted to?? Wonder if it has anything to do w/ the hole that Mr. Hong left in my wall for the door that he's going to put in place connecting the 2 apartments? OMG, what do I do????

Dan and Michael are both telling me to ignore it. IGNORE it??? As if I could?

I'm really freaked out right now. I have no idea what to do; I have no one to help me... :( Mr. Hong is in China... OMG! I cannot live in this kind of condition. Dear Lord, please help me!