CHAPTER 2

I was short of words as Endrick led me out. 

I was so emotionally involved, that this was all a horrible idea. But I have never had the choice to make yet. 

Endrick closed the door behind me, and he was about to follow me to the interview room. 

Suddenly, I said to him, stop. I will handle the rest of myself. Okay, just let me know when you are done, he replied. I gave him a pretty smile. Best of luck, he replied. 

The anxiousness I had before had left me. I sat down, meeting all the other applicants in the interview room.

 The thought of what Endrick would do to get me this job started. I never knew how it was going to work out. My hopes were lower than expected. My feelings about the job interview became negative. 

Several thoughts ran through my mind. 

What if I was not given this job? 

What if my qualifications are not up to the requirements? 

Being a receptionist adequately needs some effort. This thought scaled through my mind. 

Suddenly, a voice from the speaker hanging above communed. Hello, every participant in the job interview will start in five minutes.

 Rapidly, all the doors began to make noise as all applicants began to adjust their seats, the same also for me. The band I used in packing my hair looks loose. So I had to tighten and adjust it. 

My blood pressure began to rise again, I felt heat rumbling around my body.

The rate at which my heart beat increased, has been through a lot to be denied this job. This reason is the result of my anxiousness. I was also curious about what would happen to me and Endrick if eventually given the job.

 I tried my best to be focused on the interview. Not wasting too much time, the interview started. All applicants were asked the same question and the interviewer jotted down the reaction and answer to the question asked. We were also asked about our likes and dislikes, marital status, and the qualifications for the job applied for. 

In less than an hour, the interview ended. I was surprised to witness how fast an interview could be, and the type of question that was asked.

 If only I knew that was how the interview could be and the type of questions that were asked. 

I would have cooled down. After leaving the interview room, I went to the Endrick office without even thinking about my decision. 

He was on a business call, so he just signaled to me to sit down. 

I was told that I would be informed about the results of the interview. I prayed silently in my mind for God to grant me access to work at Endrick's company.

 Truth be told, it was my long-time wish to become Endrick's wife. It was my dream from my college days to set up a family with Endrick. 

However, things were quite tough with my relationship with him. When I was in college, I can remember the day Endrick proposed to me in the library. I didn't even think twice because I was in awe of him, so I accepted. The story between me and me was quite lovely and interesting during the start of our journey until Endrick started showing signs of him not being interested in me again. 

He was very unserious and never ready to listen to me again. I tried all my possible best to get his attention back to me, but everything proved abortive.

 I wondered what could actually cause the sudden change in his behavior towards me, but actually could not figure it out. But later, I learned from some of my mates that Endrick is just a playboy who is not serious about being in a serious relationship with a girl because he is from a wealthy household.

 After all these events, I pulled all my worries back and tried to get on track again. I tried my best to get over him, but it took me a long time just to achieve this. We graduated from college, and we went our separate ways, but the funniest part about Endrick is that he never ended our relationship verbally.

 He didn't even bid me goodbye and I also never did. I never believed in meeting him shortly in his father's company, but as destiny will be, it seems as if this came to my mind. I am still in disbelief about it, after all the things Endrick did to me. 

I just couldn't get over a glance at him. Looks like my emotions can't be controlled. It had been up to twenty minutes now and Endrick had just ended his call he was on when I came in. Are you done? He asked.

' Yes'. 

So how was it? I replied not bad. Nice he commented. The company will get back to you on the next business day, he added. I know I replied.

 So do you have any idea of places we can go for our outing? It was as if my ears were blocked with wool soaked in palm oil. I just nodded my head in a way that I was reacting with a ‘no’ as an answer. 

OKAY, let me look through it, he said. He then takes his phone and scrolls through some things he found. 

He asked about this place, pointing to a newly established restaurant close to his father's company. 

I told him it was nice, nodding my head. 

We set off, and he opened the door to his car and said that I would sit next to the driver's chair where he would sit. 

I am still in disbelief, wondering if I am acting in a drama or am just witnessing this life in real life. 

The restaurant was quite closer than I expected. We stopped and entered the restaurant. 

He signaled to the waiter and asked me to choose the menu I would like to have on the menu list that was put on the dining table. So I chose to have red wine with fried rice, and he told the waiter some also for me. 

In less than a minute, the waiter was back with the food served on the table. I wondered why Endrick would have the same meal as me. 

We started eating, and although I was mute, Endrick tried all possible best to make the outing, or should I call it, date? Interesting.

I guess you are still single? Endrick asked. Wanting to know about my marital status.