As previously promised Troy here is another short story about the displaced NYer now residing in Michigan . How the two fellows met and aided each other in their times of need . Let us begin shall we .

Our hero was building an empire in a beautiful meadow but he was a hoarder . He loved to collect junk . Driving along country roads gathering broken treasures left abandoned . Over time his findings grew to massive proportions . Junk piles everywhere among the 50 or so acres . Junk piles upon previous piles . Some items hadn't seen daylight in millennia . Needless to say our trooper was ashamed by the spectacle before his eyes and needed a solution to his cleanliness woes .

In now steps Nicky Neckbrace ( will now be identified as NN ) How the two met is open to speculation . Chances are they met at the local coffee shop . After a little casual conversation a light went on in the mans head . It was apparent NN was downtrodden and later revealed to be disease stricken . That light grew in intensity , slowly and ever increasing to a point it distinguished the sun above . Here , right here , standing before him was the answer to his prayers .

He will give NN shelter : An old decrepit motorhome to rest his weary bones after a day of toil .
He will give NN food : Scraps of edibles left over from his very own table .

While NN brings order from chaos to his empire our hero will put to film the stricken blokes daily struggles to right the wrongs his hoarding had brought forth . Between naps , hydration breaks and food consumption our hero video taped NNs achievements cleaning the dumpstead to it's former glory .

But alas , after many months the task proved to be overwhelming and was doomed to failure . As with all hoarders our hero continued to add MORE junk . Not that NN was an incompetent worker . Hell no , the poor fellow toiled from sunup until sundown . From behind spotless windows our hero witnessed NNs daily accomplishments , periodically offering a little encouragement in way of prayer . Our hero was forced to flee from this unfinished endeavor and abandon NN along with his ruined meadow . Forces at work made living at the property unfeasible . Why you ask ?

I will supply you with answers to the hero's flight in the next installment .

Did you enjoy this story Troy ? I want your honest opinion .