Original story
Kit pushed a polished display stand toward a dented bucket in the showroom aisle. Customers were walking around it, and every tile Kit could see was dry.
“Move that bucket!”
Remy kept one hand on its handle. “Give it ten seconds.”
Remy held a sheet of dark paper just above the rim. Fresh drops struck it in a straight line beneath a seam in the glass roof. The tiles were dry because the bucket had caught the leak. Kit turned the display stand across the aisle and left the bucket where it was.
Extension
When the glazier arrived, he stood beneath the glass with a work order that said only roof leak. There were dozens of seams above him. By then the dripping had stopped.
“Which one?” he asked.
Kit started to point. Three panes looked exactly alike from that angle. Remy brought over the dark sheet, now marked in pencil with the position of the bucket and the direction of the counter. The glazier lined himself up with the marks and found the failed seal.
After the repair, Kit came back with the display stand. “Ready to move it?”
“After the next rain,” Remy said.
The following morning they stood together under the sound of rain on glass. Remy tipped the bucket toward Kit. For the first time, it was dry inside too.
