Deceptive appearances

He’d promised himself when he moved to this house that he would keep it clean and tidy yet over ten years later here he was searching through piles of clothes for his favourite socks wondering where everything had come from and if it was paid for or on the never, never. Leaving him to his own devices was the worse thing anyone could do yet they did because he convinced them he was fine when in fact he was a mess hidden underneath an exterior worn out by years of trying and getting nowhere that gave off an appearance of control where there was none.