Last Chance

"You let a man come into this institution to apply for such a position when you know clearly that it is only women that have been in this position for years," Cassandra said to Jasmine, not hiding her disappointment.

Jasmine, who feared that she would eat fire, was at the edge of leaving out tears, "I'm very sorry Ma, it just slipped off my mind" she begged feeling very downcast as she wondered what her fate might be.

Not knowing what to say, Cassandra rested her head on her chair, her gaze fixed on the ceiling. Right now, she is at an immediate meeting, a man has never applied for this position before and she hopes that this man fails the interview so that she can find a way of letting him out of the company. 

She looked down at Jasmine who was still at her knees begging that her job should be saved, "Let him in,let me see what he got but I am sure that he won't work here" Cassandra announced to the surprise of Jasmine whose eyes widened in awe. 

"Should I let him in?" She asked to be sure that she heard right.

Cassandra gave her a death glare, "Didn't you hear me Jasmine?!" She asked and quickly, Jasmine got up from her knees and walked out of the office glad that her job had been saved, it seems more like a miracle to her. 

A few minutes later,a knock was heard on the office door. 

"Do come in," Cassandra gestured. The door opened and a young man walked in with a file in his hand. Cassandra looked at him, her eyes scanned his dressing, he wore a black pants with white T-shirt. His hair was dark at night and as he came closer, Cassandra noticed that he had deep sparkling blue eyes. 

"Good day Ma'am" he said with a smile and stood next to the chair. 

Cassandra stared at him with a hard look, "I have no time for pleasantries young man, do have your seat" she gestured to the young man whose smile quickly vanished. 

Cassandra watched him as he sat, she noticed that this man is very bold and there seems to be no sign of fear in his eyes, just a serious face which rested when he knew that he was here for business. 

"What is your name?" Cassandra asked, her fingers locked together as she didn't let go of her eyes on him, her expression still hard. 

"Dennis Philip '' the young man replied sharply. Cassandra was surprised that he could stare at her straight into her eyes and not fidget. 

"How many years of experience do you have Mr Dennis?" She inquired, her gaze still not leaving him. 

"Three years experienced Ma'am" he replied smartly without adding more words that might waste Cassandra's time. 

"I see" she muttered, her eyes watching him closely, she collected his file from him and began to glance through his work portfolio. 

"It is stated here that you worked for the Risc Dawlin company in New York '' she said and looked up at him, "Can you tell me what is your experience working for such a reputable company and why you stopped. Were you fired or did something unpleasing happen?" She asked just to know if he has any bad traits that she can use to refuse him the job. His overconfidence is exactly what she needs but knowing that the person sitting before her is a man, the thought alone pisses her off nonstop. 

Dennis shook his head, "I wasn't fired neither did something unpleasant go on between I and my boss. I resigned from the company two weeks ago" he replied calmly but very boldly. 

"Hmm" Cassandra raised an eyebrow, "Why did you resign Mr Dennis?" She implored, her gaze still fixed on him. 

"I had to relocate here in California and it isn't possible for me to handle a job across states so the best I had to do is to resign" he answered firmly. 

Cassandra flipped through the pages of his file, she asked him more questions and to her surprise, Dennis answered them smoothly with so much boldness just exactly what Cassandra wants. She stared at him wondering what she would do to just get him off the bat. She knows that finding a PA like him might be hard but the thought of employing a man for this position is something she has never done. She has made workers in her company when it comes to a job of her secretary and PA, she refers to females and not an over confident man that will help her take control of every aspect in the company. 

"I can see that you have so much experience Mr Dennis" Cassandra let out wishing she wasn't going to say what she is about to but right now, her hands are tight. 

"Can you start work right off?" She asked, her glare fixed on Dennis who looked so surprised, he wasn't expecting to resume work this instance. 

"You mean today?" He asked, his voice held his amazement. 

"I don't repeat my words twice Mr Dennis, get used to it" Cassandra said very pleased, "You are experienced and you know what to do at the appointed time. All I need from you is to get used to the time frame of this work place, get used to my secretary, the workers and also important clients in this establishment. I want nothing but the best from you Mr Dennis, don't let your guard down because I am not an easy going person and you will get fired immediately" she stated clearly with so much seriousness on her face. 

Pleased that he has gotten this job without any difficulty, his lips stretched in a smile, "Thank you very much Miss Johnson, I won't let you down" he noted confidently. 

"You better don't" Cassandra said and shoved his file back to him, "Work has started already, go out, inform my secretary that I need her presence right now and after that, she will tell you what to do next" she informed not looking at him. 

"Alright Ma'am" Dennis said and walked out. A few minutes later, Jasmine walked into the office. 

"I need you to get him ready, he has to start work today, I don't want any time to be wasted" Cassandra said to the amazement of Jasmine who couldn't believe that the man got the job. Her heart was filled with gladness because the candidate her boss wanted to reject has proven to be the best after all. 

"Alright Ma, I will get it done" she said and walked out of the office leaving Cassandra who hoped that she had employed the right person.