THE STORY: In EMPATHY, a frustrated young would-be actress tries unsuccessfully to hang herself, only to be interrupted first by a house painter (who manages to be eternally sunny despite some monumental problems of his own), and then by a TV repairman (who is also a pre-med student—and much taken with his young customer). Again everything gets turned around delightfully, and in the most amusing ways imaginable.
Included in the collection
Suicide—Anyone?.