Michael

After the devastating breakup that left him isolated and heartbroken, Michael found solace in the grueling routine of his as a garbage man. Each day, as he methodically collected trash and recyclables, his mind wandered through the wreckage of his personal life, searching for a way to piece himself back together.
On one particularly grey morning, as Michael lifted another heavy bag into the truck, a splash of color caught his eye. There, plastered haphazardly on the crumbling brick wall beside an overflowing dumpster, was a tattered flyer."ROOMMATE WANTED"it proclaimed in bold black letters, followed by an address tantalizingly close to his current location.
With trembling fingers, Michael peeled the flyer from the wall, smoothing its creases as if it were a lifeline. The promise of companionship, however tenuous, stirred something within his battered soul. He glanced at the address.A few minutes later he arrived at the place and pulling himself together he knocked.