Fluid Transfer Permit

150-word story

Working nights with no end in sight. 

Walk the lineup, kick the pump on, feel the fluid inside the pipe, watch the numbers on the gauge. Heed cavitation’s gravelly roar, kill the pump, close the valves, walk upstairs, pour and clutch a cup of coffee. 

Answer the truck driver’s call. Walk the line, check the hose, tell him, “Build pressure and send it.” Op…