The summary is:
The speaker tells a humorous story about how he bought a bookshelf on Gumtree from a man named Morgan, who was going through a messy divorce and had a breakdown. Morgan destroyed his own house and car with a mailbox and a hammer, and flooded the place with water. The speaker barely escaped with the bookshelf, which fell off his trailer. He then reveals that the story is completely made up and asks why people feel cheated by fiction. He also claims that it was his first draft of the story.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator bought a bookshelf on Gumtree.
2. The narrator sent text messages to two sellers, Cathy and Morgan, inquiring about their bookshelves.
3. Cathy responded quickly, while Morgan's response was delayed and cryptic.
4. The narrator decided to buy Morgan's bookshelf despite initial reservations.
5. Morgan lived in the suburb next to the narrator.
6. The narrator visited Morgan's house to pick up the bookshelf.
7. Morgan's house was under renovation.
8. A wedding photograph of Morgan and his wife was broken and on the floor.
9. Morgan's wife had left him and was moving in with his former best friend.
10. Morgan was a graphic designer who had rebranded his wife's florist business.
11. Morgan's wife had taken naked photos of herself on their home computer, which were accidentally shared during a Skype meeting.
12. Morgan became emotional and broke down while telling the narrator about his wife's infidelity.
13. The narrator was holding the bookshelf on the stairs when Morgan let go, causing it to roll down and smash into a wall.
14. The narrator was injured and bleeding but otherwise fine.
15. Morgan started laughing hysterically and became violent, smashing objects in his front garden and garage.
16. Morgan put a mailbox through the windshield of an Audi.
17. The narrator tried to calm Morgan down but was unsuccessful.
18. Morgan flooded his house by turning on all the taps.
19. The narrator drove away with Morgan and abandoned the bookshelf on the side of the road.
20. The narrator never saw Morgan again and stopped shopping on Gumtree.