This day the only difference was that there was
no where to park near work and the rain did not let down so easily. She ended
up finding a spot about two blocks away and waited as long as she could for the
rain to die down, but nothing. She decided that she had to be courageous and
walk. She took out her pretty red umbrella which matched the red and white
dress she was wearing.
Slowly she opened the car door and put the
umbrella out and opened it, so far so good, she thought. Then she put her left
foot out of the car and all of a sudden her sandal was swept off her foot by
the river formed by the rain on the sidewalk. It seemed like a white water
rapid. She watched as her shoe flowed down the street. It seemed like it was a
white water raft and so instantly out of sight.
Nervously, she looked at her watched and realized
that she only had a few minutes to get to her job. In twenty years, this was
going to be the first time that she would be arriving late. Her boss had to
understand.
One shoe was gone, so she took off the other
one, threw it in the car and decided to go barefoot. After all, if the water
current was strong enough to take away her shoe, it would have taken away
anything else that could hurt her feet, like glass or stones.
The water was warm but rough. She had to be
very careful and not lose her balance otherwise the current could drag her away
too. She arrived at the office soaked except for her hair that had been
protected by the red umbrella. Her lovely red and white dress clung to her body
in an unflattering way. She felt embarrassed but there was nothing she could do
about it.
As soon as she walked into the office, she ran
into her boss who looked at her from head to toe and said, “What is the meaning
of this?”
“Dedication” she replied.
( written June 9, 2012 )
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