Michael invited me to lunch last Thursday. He said it was going to be slow and to meet him at the Flea Market to talk. I let him do most of the talking. He opened up a little more about his family and how they have been able to manage through all these years. His dad is recently disabled and cannot work as much as he used to. Michael has had to put in a lot more work recently because of that.
I asked Michael of his future plans. He told me he graduated from High School and never went to college. He talked as though he really did not have anywhere else to go and he referred to this place as his second home. I asked him if he planned on taking over and his response was, "How could I not?"
Michael's dad still goes to the store everyday with his wife to try and help out but does minimal work. He opened up about his childhood and every important event in his life happened around the Flea Market. The Flea Market has become a "safe place" for him. He invited me to come back this week on Saturday or Sunday to hang out.
So I'll be back there this weekend as I'm writing my profile on Michael.
