Chapter 3

Sophie’s Pov

I spent the whole weekend shopping for new office wears and some flats as I had just one that Gia gifted me a few months back during my project defense.

Now the weekend was over and I got even more excited about my new job. Both Rina and I just had breakfast, after clearing the table and promising to do the dishes later I rushed to the mirror to ensure my makeup was intact even though it seemed like I didn’t have any on and my dress was intact.

“Rina, your backpack” I scolded Rina who seemed to have left her backpack either in the kitchen or her room.

She made an ‘Ohhhhh’ sound while she rushed into the kitchen and then came back in a blink of an eye.

“Aunt Gia will drop you off at school and pick you up later, I need you to be at your very best behavior okay” I said more in a pleading tone while she nodded while sulking into her lower lips.

After we were both outside I locked the down firmly behind me. We were about to head down the street when I sighted Gia’s car “Thank goodness she’s here” I said more to myself while I rushed towards her already parked car, pulling Rina behind me.

“How’s the newly employed faring” Gia said to me with a smile after I had placed Rina in the back seat and got into the front with her.

“Can you just drive?” I asked slightly nervous while my eyes glanced to my wristwatch, if anything I wanted to be 30 minutes early.

“You’re going to do great” Gia assured me while she started the engine and drove into the street.

“I hope so” I bit my lips anxiously.

After Gia had dropped off Rina, she insisted on taking me to my work place since taking the bus would take my time and it might be hard to get a taxi.

“You didn’t have to” I told her after we had arrived.

“Your first salary belongs to me, you know that right?” Gia told me smiling.

“I will think about it” I replied while I kissed her quickly and then hurried to the lobby.

The company lobby seemed even more packed than it was on the day of the interview. Everyone seemed busy, either holding a file or on the phone and rushing over to someone.

It took a while for the elevator to arrive and immediately it did we all rushed in knowing the elevator wouldn’t contain everybody, the last three persons that stepped in were  asked to step out and wait for the next.

I didn’t bother hitting the seventh floor button as someone already did. I struggled to breath as I was squeezed between two medium sized females and their mixed perfume made me feel like I was going to faint.

“Excuse me” I tried to say but was cut short by a tall man who wore an angry look.

“Hey you” The man pointed to me “Can you stop moving around? We’re all trying to be comfortable here” He added angrily.

My eyes quickly scanned that of the people in the elevator and they seemed to have agreed with him “I’m sorry” I said through gritted teeth while I tried even more to stop my self from throwing up.

Immediately the elevator opened at the seventh floor, I rushed out breathing heavily. The stares I got from people around made me realize they noticed me but I didn’t care all I wanted to do was to breath out all I had been holding and also find a way to fix my already rough hair.

Unlike the day of the interview the floor seemed a little bit crowded and my eyes quickly glanced to check my wrist watch, I breath out relived when I realized I was twenty minutes early.

“Miss Wells?” A caramel skinned lady approached me. She was dressed richly in a pink top and a black fitted skirt which stopped right after her knee, and a average black heels.

She held a blue long book in both hands and smiled brightly as if she was paid to do just that.

“Miss Wells” I heard her call again, all this while the smile didn’t leave her lips but for some unknown reason it seemed like she was going to laugh.

“Y....Yesss” I snapped back into reality “I’m Miss Wells” I told her hurriedly.

“I’m glad that you are” She shook her head slightly and then stopped to look at the book in her hand for a minute while I took the time to look around “You missed your interview” She said suddenly sounding a little bit disappointed.

My heart beat increased rapidly and I hoped within me that she wasn’t going to tell me I was the wrong employee

“But.....” I started to say searching for the right excuse but I couldn’t finsh my sentence as I was cut short.

“Miss Crest vouched for you” She said suddenly, as if understanding that I didn’t know who Miss Crest was she pointed to the lady I left I cv with “She’s a little close to the admission personnel you know” She stated while she walked down the hallway and I followed her slowly.

“Do you have any work experience” She asked while we entered an empty conference room.

“No ma’m” I replied biting my lips, I took a lot of part time jobs but none was related to this business “But I did train at IU” I added, hoping the six months compulsory training at school would count as job experience.

“We can work on that” She smiled beautifully while she opened another door which led to a room filled with about 20 persons.

The room was extremely quiet that I almost could hear my own heartbeat. Everyone sat nervously and I needed no shrink to tell me that they were all newly employed and were waiting for whoever to come address them.

Without realizing I missed a foot and ended up landing on the floor hitting my butt hard. Everyone’s eyes rested on me but unlike the expected situation, no one laughed at me.

Some eyes showed clearly that they felt sorry for me, while some showed clearly that they didn’t care.

“Are you okay?” The lady from before asked worriedly while she stretched her hand to help me up which I took without hesitation.

“I’m fine” I managed to smile while I wiped off an imaginary stain off my skirt.

My day couldn’t get any more worst, first the elevator and then here. Can my first day just go on without any drama? I groaned inside of me.

“Miss Wells” She called again while I was about to take my seat “Can you wipe off your lipstick? It’s all over your face” She told me while I pulled out my phone, turning on my camera to take a look at my face.

“Shit” I cursed realizing I had walked out from the elevator looking like that and the smiling Miss didn’t even try to warn me about my face.

No wonder she had been smiling all along, she was too good to be true and I definitely would pay her back for mocking me publicly.