Edmond

I’d been at the job a few weeks, a young man laboring in a warehouse. I pushed a big broom, gathered trash, and carted it to the dumpster. Edmond was my co-worker. Edmond had a few limitations but had worked there for years. Other workers sometimes made fun of Edmond but, between Edmond and me, that warehouse fairly sparkled. One day a horn sounded. The sprinklers went on. Edmond and I were drenched. There was much confusion and running in circles trying to find the water shutoff. No one seemed to know where the shutoff was … but Edmond did.