At last the man stopped for a gulp of air.
“Um,” said Kim. “I don’t need a light. I just need a job. I
saw the poster outside. Are you still hiring?”
When Kim said, “I don’t need a light,” the man’s face fell
and he let out a sigh.
“Job?” he said, shifting into a quiet voice. “We filled the
job. Is the poster still up?” He looked at the poster.
“We should have taken this poster down,” he said. “The
job opening was filled last week.” Then he walked off.
Kim and Kurt went back out.
“Kim,” said Kurt, “Dwight was an odd man.”
“Indeed, he was,” said Kim.
Kurt did a bit of thinking. Then he said, “I think perhaps
it’s best that you did not get that job.”
“I think you might be right,” said Kim.