The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Day 37

Day 37, June 17th

My story has appeared in almost every major newspaper in town. People are stopping by to see me all the time. They really like Mally, and I even introduce them to Archie. They don’t like him as much. The news station even sent a reporter down with a cameraman to get a story on TV. After that, people started to give me money. I try to refuse, but they make me take it. Some even try to pay Archie. He always takes it.

I let Mally keep the money. She’s the one that can move off the corner for more than an hour. She buys our food, and even had enough to buy herself a new blanket. Archie’s been keeping his wages to himself, with the excuse that we make more money than he does.

It turned out that I didn’t have a cold, just mild allergies.

Mally came back from buying dinner two days ago and told me that she had seen a magazine with a girl on it that looked just like how I had described Claryse. Mike lent us the money, and she went back and bought it. She was right, it was Claryse. She made it into the big fashion world. I was so proud of her.