Rodents!

I just went down into the basement to get a wig and I stopped suddenly when I saw a mouse blocking the entrance to the storage area. I stomped my feet loudly and yelled at it, but it didn't move. It only looked at me. Then I picked up a charcoal briquet and threw it at it (making sure to miss), but the mouse didn't move. I fled the basement in fear desperately looking for someone to help me. When I realized that nobody was there to help me, I decided face my fears and go back down into the basement. I went up to it within a few inches and it still didn't move. I took a large step over it and ended up on the other side of it. I got the wig I needed, leaped over the mouse again and ran out of the basement. I then found the landlord (who wasn't there before) and told him he'd be needing to dispose of mouse carcass in the near future. He said, "Oh yeah, we put some poison down there." Now I feel kind of sorry for the mouse. But what can you do? I'm still scared of rodents. They might run up my leg or something.