Dimitri
“April Adams.”
Finally, this is the last one.
A girl entered the room.
“ Have a seat,” I said
She took the seat
Why does she look familiar?
Have I seen her somewhere?
why is she shaking?
last week's incident came flashing back at me. This is the girl who came in front of my car that day.
Is she always like this?
Why is she always so scared?
After watching her carefully for some time I finally spoke.
“April Adams…..”
so this is her name.
A read her name carefully clenching my jaw.
Finally, she looks up at me “yes sir.”
Tell me why do you think we should hire you at our company? I asked looking up from her CV.
As my eye met hers my jaw clenched seeing her face.
It’s the same girl who was sleeping during my presentation. anger rushed in my body.
“ s..sir I- I think..”
oh, wait a minute….. I said stopping her midway her words.
your CV says you are a responsible and devoted person are you sure about that?
she was shocked by the sudden question.
I looked directly in her eye.
Do you think sleeping in the middle of the presentation is something a responsible and devoted person would do?
She was clearly confused from my sudden question but her confusion was quickly gone from her realization of who I was.
A tear escaped her eyes.
she finally spoke up
“ I- I… am sorry.”
Do you remember what I said on the stage? I asked throwing her CV on the desk.
Another tear escaped her eyes.
you may leave now, I said coldly looking into her eyes.
She quickly wiped my tears “ Sir…..”
Get out. I growled.
She stumbled getting up.
She took the papers and left the room.
Pathetic.
I quickly gathered all the paper and finalized all the names, submitted it to the department, and headed back home.
It was a hell of a day.
I got up in my car and start the engine. It was pouring heavily outside.
I was stuck in the signal when my phone buzzed.
*Message notification*
[unknown number]
“ Hey this is Delilah, your father gave me your number, It’s my birthday tomorrow and my parents are throwing a small party and they wanted you to come if you are not too busy.”
“And I would like it if you come too. :)”
“ Yeah okay, I’ll try” I texted.
I throw my phone in the seat and looked ahead.
April’s face came flashing back to me from that day
Why am I even thinking of her?
As the signal changed color I speed up my car.
April
His words kept ringing in my head
His face came flashing back to me. His face was full of disgust.
Am I that disgusting? Am I that pathetic?
I was still in a trance.
I don’t know where I am, I don’t know where I am going, I don’t know what am I going to do next, my one last hope to survive was crushed in front of me.
My father's words came flashing back to me.
" You are so pathetic and good for nothing. You have come to just destroy everything. Nothing good is ever going to come from you. You are nothing more than a curse."
It was pouring heavily but that didn’t bother me. I just wanted all the scars inside me, all my worries, all my pains to get washed and healed by the rain.
The rain has stopped. I don’t know how long I was out there wandering in the streets.
I finally got on a bus and headed home.
The next day I woke up, my body burning, my head was aching badly.
I shouldn’t have been out there that long.
I got up lazily, went to the bathroom, and freshen up.
I grab my bag and went downstairs to get some food. I don’t want to face him today.
I quickly grab my food and went to college.
My head is aching badly, I’ll just get some medicine from the store.
I reached the college and went to the last seat to have a peaceful sleep.
“Students” I heard Mrs. Johnson’s voice but I was too tired to look up.
“Congratulations to all the students who got selected yesterday. We are really proud of you. I’ll be announcing the names.”
Yesterday came back flashing in front of me. I closed my eyes and covered my ears. I don’t want to hear their names.
Mrs. Johnson keeps calling the names one by one.
“April Adams”
“April Adams”
Wait… is that my name?
Why are they calling my name?
Am I dreaming?
“April”
I looked up confused at Mrs. Johnson.
“Congratulations on the internship,” Mrs. Johnson said smiling and left the classroom.
What’s going on?
Is this some kind of joke?
I rushed out of the classroom “Mrs. Johnson!”
“congratulations dear I knew you would get it.”
But Mrs. Johnson there must be some kind of mistake I didn’t get the internship.
Please don’t give me any false hope.
“Oh! I guess you have not heard the news then?”
What news?
“Martínez enterprise selected 10 students yesterday but one of them informed later that they would not be able to join so they requested us to recommend one student to them and we recommended your name.”
I don’t know what to say, is this true? How come I got so lucky?
Please don’t let it be fake.
I looked down, tears dripping from my face, I don’t know what am I supposed to feel, this feels way too good to be true.
“ Oh dear, don’t cry. You deserve this. Work well, I am so proud of you.”
“I promise Mrs. Johnson,” I said sobbing.
I looked up at her wiping my tears.
*Message notification*
[unknown number]
we are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as an intern in Martínez enterprise.
It still feels too good to be true I thought to myself standing in front of the mirror.
It’s my first day at Martínez enterprise. I still can’t believe I am actually an intern there. A small smile appeared on my face but it faded away as soon as I remembered his face.
I will do everything possible to not face him.
I headed downstairs picking up my bag.
Finally.
I was standing in front of the Martínez enterprise.
It’s huge.
Okay now don’t ruin everything panicking, you got this.
Yup.
I took a deep breath and entered the building.
I went to the reception. The receptionist smiled brightly looking at me.
“Hello, how can I help you?” she asked giving me a comforting smile.
"Uhm… I- I am here for.. for the internship…"
“oh yeah sure. Your name?”
"April A-Adams."
“Go to the 10th floor, 2nd room to the left”
"Thank you," I said giving her a small smile.
I get on the elevator and pressed the button to the 10th floor.
“Wait!! wait!! wait!!” someone yelled,
I stopped the elevator.
A man jumped inside rushing.
He was way taller than me. Also looked older than me. Dark Grey eyes. A backpack on his shoulder, he was wearing casual clothes, unlike others at the office. Is he an intern too?
“Thank you,” he said.
I gave a slight nod and pressed the button.
This is creepy, why is he looking at me?
I could feel a strong glare.
Is he a murderer or something?
Don’t lookup
Breathe….breathe….
“Hey I think I’ve seen you somewhere.” the man said.
Okay, this is bad. Why is he talking to me?
Don’t lookup.
“Yeah, it’s you. You came in front of our car that day”
what car is the….. wait… I looked up at him confused.
“Yeah, you are ms. droopy face”
What?
what did he just say?
"I am not." I whispered. But he heard me.
“yes you are I have seen you twice and both the time you had a droopy face.”
I didn’t give him any answer.
“Hi, it’s David,” he said extending his hand for a shake.
"um… It’s Ap…"
“Oh I know your name its's droopy face,” he said teasing me.
I looked at him angrily.
He let out a chuckle “ okay sorry… sorry”
“ By the way what are you doing here ?”
"Internship," I said not looking at him.
“Internship? I didn’t know high school kids have internship programs now”
What?
Do I look like a high school student?
I may be 5’1 but I do not look like a high school student!
“ Hey! I am a final year university student” I said angrily.
My face must be looking like a tomato now because of how angry I was.
No one has ever told me I look like a high school kid.
Ugh…….
“Stop lying.”
I am not lying, I said sternly showing him my ID card.
He let out a chuckle “okay, I believe you.”
The elevator door opened and we both got out.
“Okay then see you later shorty” he laughed again.
I swear I am going to kill him!!!!!!!!!!
I was about to shout at him when a voice froze me in my place.
“David, What are you doing here?”
That voice, I know that voice too well.
The one person in the entire world whom I wanted to avoid is standing right behind me.
“Hey bro, I came to drop some papers dad gave me.”
They are brothers?
what is going on?
I stood there frozen. Don’t have any intention or strength in me to look back and face him.
“Excuse me, are you looking for something?”
This is bad. This is really bad.
I took a deep breath and turned around.
“What are you doing here?” there was a drastic change in his tone.
"I...I came……"
“I clearly remember what I said in the interview. Did you not get what I meant? Or do you think it’s not necessary to listen to my orders?”
“ I have to say you have some guts to come all the way here. Who did even allowed you to come here?”
I started shaking with fear. Tears start flowing down my cheeks.
“Speak up!” he yelled
I flinched at his action.
“ I’m saying it for the last time, get out of here and never show me your stupid face” and with that, he stormed out passing me.
what a great start.
It’s the first day and I have already been fired.
I stood there not knowing what to do next.
“Bro” David yelled, following him.
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