CLOUDS PASSING

Clouds pass 

Jeremy was still waiting. He had been told to stand outside and not come inside until Derrick arrived. So he stood and waited. He got bored so he looked up at the sky and watched the clouds passing over the gap that was cut off by the high buildings.

Loveday street Johannesburg in the middle of the day was always a source of fascination, particularly for someone like Jeremy.

When he wasn’t looking at the clouds he watched the old men hobbling by. There were the suited executives strutting past as if every minute counted. The young woman strolling by on a shop until you drop doll.

There were the poor in their shabby clothes walking warily and slowly.

In All that time Derrick never came. Then the boss arrived "Jeremy what the hell are you doing here? "

"I am waiting for Derrick sir."

"And who the hell is Derrick? “

“I don't know sir. I was just told to wait for him"

"Come"

Jeremy followed the boss into the building upstairs

The boss set him to work on at the shredding machine, and then gathered the staff around. 

"The point of having the mentally challenged in our office environment is to give them an opportunity they wouldn't normally have. They are not here to be made a fool of.

If I find Jeremy set on a pointless task one more time heads will roll do you understand?

The staff went back to work heads bowed. 

Derrick never came he told them.