Outside The Box

Prologue

Beep...Beep...Beep

"Hhmmm"

Opening one eye and looking at my alarm clock I see it is already 9 o'clock. "What?! It's already morning? I can't believe this!". I shouldn't have stayed up all night watching TV.

My name is Nora Santos, I'm a 22 years old portuguese woman leaving in Brooklyn, New York, in order to make my dream come true.

Coming to the States was a big change for me, a woman who grew up used to living in a place where everyone knows each other, where the neighbours invite you regularly to big dinner parties, where the streets are peaceful and the roads are not 24/7 jam-packed with high speeding cars. Still, it was a change that needed to be made, inorder for me to take one step closer of achieving my big dream. Dream that makes my heart speed up in excitement and anticipation just at the mere thought of it. My dream is like a seed, through out the years I've been watering with my hardwork, patiently waiting for the day that it will become the most magnificent tree ever seen and that will lead me to the path I've always aspired to follow.

I've been trying to find a job for weeks, sending my CV for hundreds of companies, but still nothing. Being jobless in New York is not an ideal situation especially for my empty wallet, everything here is so freaking expensive.  I'm getting more and more frustrated by the days

Snapping out of this negative thinking I get up and go take a shower. After that, I dress myself into an oversized sweatshirt and some jeans.

"NORA! NORA! Come here, I have great news!!" my best friend/roommate enters my bedroom like the crazy woman she is, yelling my name.

"Geez Mary, calm down. Don't you see I just woke up, my brain is still half asleep. So please try lowering your voice down will you or I seriously believe my brain cells will start dying" I cross my arms and frown at her after coming out of the bathroom.

"Aww you meany, don't be like that" she fakes crys and dramaticaly falls on my unmade rock-hard bed.

This is Mary Watson, the bubbly and loud girl who entered my life with no kind of warning. But make no mistake, I love her to death. Mary's sincere and unwavering love lit the darkest moment of my life. A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be, it's the one that knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths. Friendship is all about trusting each other, helping each other, loving each other and being crazy together.

"All right, all right, tell me the news"

"I don't want anymore! I lost interest after your rude behavior" annoyance clear in her voice.

Knowing Mary and how she is, I know she is just faking it. She is such an absolute drama queen.

"Tell me already" I demand.

"Seeing that you are dying to know, I'll tell you hehehe... I got a job interview for you!" She says excited. Her eyes glowing in deligth and something else... 

Mary comes from a very rich family, so she has "resources", as she likes to call it, that help her find these interviews for me. But I'm not complaining though, ever since I graduated from college I've been jobless, so Mary's help is very welcomed.

I just hope this time things go well. Last time she arranged an interview for me, the boss was an old perverted jackass that had no morals. He had the audacity of saying with his mouth full of dirty yellow teeth that the job of women was to pleasure men and that we were only created to give men offspring. And, after his stupid speech he dared putting his fat greasy hand on my thigh. I had to wash my body at least 20 times just to clean off all traces of him.

I cringe inwardly.

"Are you even listening to me?" She asks, now getting frustrated with my lack of response to her obvious excitement.

"Ahahah, sorry" I scratch the back of my neck, embarrassed for spacing out.

"Try playing attention, this is important Nora.", Mary huffs out.

"ok, ok" I put my hands up in surrender and sit on the corner of my bed.

"I found the perfect job for you"

"Really?! You did?!" I ask widening my eyes in complete shock.

"Yeah!!!" She answers clapping her hands happily and jumping up and down.

"What kind of job?"

 "It's the position as the CFO's assistant in the Knight's organization" I am blown away, Knight's organization is the most successful company in the country, ranking as one of the best in the world. Being able to work there would not only skyrocket my career but it would also be a dream come true. My lifelong dream.

"Mary are you serious right now? Don't joke with me?" I say still processing all the information "Of course I'm serious. You know I don't play with important stuff" she proudly says puffing her chest.

"Omg Mary! Thank you much!" I crash her into a bear hug, even though she is way taller than my 5'2 feet body.

"I... I - I can't... breath..." 

"upps sorry. I got a little overexcited there" I say backing away from her and sitting once again on my messy bed.

"What are you doing Nora? Don't sit we have to go shopping for clothes. Hurry!"

"ugh? What's wrong with my clothes?" I say truly confused, I see nothing wrong with my outfits, besides I believe in comfort over aesthetic. If you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, it's hard to be confident in your own skin.

"Are you kidding?! Your wardrobe is basically just baggy oversized clothes! Do you think that's enough for a job interview?"

"But they are just so comfy" I say looking down a little embarrassed " just trust me in this, ok? I'm the professional after all"

Knowing that it is impossible to argue with her, seeing she is a fashion designer and a great one on top of that. Mary always says 'I don't design clothes. I design dreams'

 "Okay, okay. Just give me 5 minutes and then we can go", I say feeling defeated. 

"Yay! I'll be waiting for you outside". And with that, she gets out of my room. 

While I am finishing getting ready, I can't stop the feeling telling me that my life is about to change.

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What will happen? ....

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Hi friends, 

So this is my first story, I hope you guys enjoy and stick around through this journey. I'm hoping you can fall in love with the characters as much as I already have.

Please pardon any mistakes done, because like I mentioned this is my first story. I'd love to know your opinions. :)))