Reviewed:
This story has not reached its end at the time of this review, but it follows its other brethren in terms of quality and appeal.
Writer 406 has written three great stories so far - 'Jacob's Story', 'Matthew's Story', and now 'Nicholas's Story'. All are different from each other in content, but have some similarities in style.
'Nicholas's Story' relates the life of a young man who as a teenager spent time in an adolescent reform prison, with 18 months in solitary confinement because of his insolence. During that 18 months, his only friends were cockroaches.
With much time on his hands, he started keeping notebooks of his thoughts about the meaning of life, and finally gained access to philosophy and psychology books, where he learned how to read better and, over time, assimilate knowledge at much higher and more sophisticated levels. In the end, you could say that he developed both maturity and wisdom.
That led to his realizing that life can have meaning if one does their best to achieve perfection, even as "just a handyman". His new behavior brings him into meaningful interactions and relationships with others, and some of these interactions will touch your heart.
I don't wish to expose more details of the story, but I highly recommend you give it a read. Same with his earlier stories. You'll be happy you did. They are very worth your time.