I can't believe I (get) ___________ that apartment. I (submit)  ___________ my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show)  ___________ up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive)  ___________ before me. Most of them (fill, already)  ___________ out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try)  ___________ to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want)  ___________ me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have)  ___________ some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end)  ___________ up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he (decide)  ___________ to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go)  ___________ to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look)  ___________ at my credit report. I really lucked out!