Chapter 2

Three months later.

Julia’s Point of View

“Sorry Mam. You will not be accepted by our company. Your portfolio is good but you are not suitable for the position of celebrity assistant in our company.” I sighed at the lady voice from the other side of the call.

Seriously?

I cut the phone aggressively and lied down on my bed, staring at the ceiling. 

I’m rejected here too. Is my luck so bad?

Well, you guys might be a little confused right?

Like what I have been doing after I got rejected in Veronica Entertainment?

The place which was about to fulfill my dream.

Let me give you a short glimpse of what I have been doing after leaving my useless dream of singing.

In the past three months, life has given me a lot of new experiences and that does not include the singing ones. 

Singing is a long lost dream for me which I even barely care about now. I pursued a small communication course and applied for a Job of becoming a personal assistant for celebrities which was the best job my mind could think of as a communication student.

I have not told my mother about leaving my singing career,the expensive dorm and was recently giving assistant interviews from the past two week while living with my new dorm partner.

Unfortunately for the jobs. I applied to five places and none of the places were the ones I was able to get into till now.

And about my dorm partner, she is supportive and a good friend to me.

What else is there to be said now?

Ugh. I turned to my side while stuffing the pillows in between my legs.

Why does my luck have to be so bad that not even an assistant job is not in it?

I really want to hit my face on the wall.

To take my frustration out, I angrily took the pillow from between my legs and started punching it aggressively. 

The door of the dorm room opened suddenly and I tilted my head roughly to see who it was.

It was Jimena Cantu. My roommate.

Her mouth was wide open on seeing the state I was in. “Woah, someone’s trying to be aggressive with the pillow. What happened?” She said while going to the cupboard which was situated on the right side of the bed.

I threw the pillow I was hitting on the floor.

“This company also rejected me.” I whined in front of her.

Jimena is someone from whom I’ve been able to share everything till now and the only thing she has been doing is consoling and cheering me for the past three months.

I just pray that God does not even take her from me.

“It’s okay my dear. Everything takes time.” She smiled and sat beside me, opening a brown packet which contained hamburgers and coke.

“For me?” I asked her in excitement while taking it from her hand.

Jimena always brings something from the restaurant she is working in.

My best friend.I started eating the hamburger while complaining to her about companies.

“Do you know what? I should just start my own business. These jobs are seriously not worth a candidate like me. Like really? At least give me an opportunity to express my work. How can someone be so ruthless?” I blurted my inner thoughts without thinking of Jimena.

“Wow calm down Julia dear. You will choke your food.” She kept her hand on my shoulder, convincing me to stop complaining.

I frowned at my burger and continued eating.

“You know it’s really not right for the companies to have such strict rules and all.” I said my last sentence and stuffed my mouth with the left cooked ham patty.

My mother’s savings are about to end. What will I do after that? Where will she pay her medical bills from?

How will we survive?

Everything is just so hard… Ugh…

“It takes time, Julia. By the way have you done the task I told you to”Jimena sighed and looked at me more deeply.

I stopped eating my hamburger and shrieked at her suspenseful gaze. “What task?”

Her eyes widened on my sentence. 

“Oh mah God. Julia dear. I just told you to do one thing and you were not able to do that too? Very bad.” She started crying dramatically.

“What did you tell me to do?” I looked at her in confusion while trying to stop her from crying?

“Have you found a boyfriend yet?” Jimena wiped her fake tears on a whim as if she never cried and looked at me with puppy eyes.

My concerned look turned into a long face.

Here I was thinking about why she started crying suddenly. It was all to make fun of me.

I averted my gaze from her and rolled my eyes, ignoring her question. Seeing me not responding to her, Jimena came in front of me and held my hands.

“Tell me Julia Dear. Have you found a boyfriend? A beautiful girl like you shouldn’t stay single for too long. Even if you didn’t find a boyfriend you must have found a sugar daddy. Either way is fine. Just tell me you are in a relationship” She said in one breath.

“Don't joke, Jimena.” I looked at her with an awful gaze.

God Knows. What’s with this Jimena’s obsession of trying to matchmake me with people.

She always makes fun of me by telling me these weird sugar daddy jokes.

“Oh c’mon… Don’t be such a party…” As my dear friend was about to support her argument with more words, my phone started ringing loudly, making her zip her mouth.

I picked it up and received a call from an unknown number.

“Hello. Who?” I asked while staring at Jimena.

She was asking me about who was on the phone by gestures and stopped it as I showed her my palm.

“Is this Miss Julia Hills speaking?” The person from the other side, who was apparently a lady, asked me.

“Yes, May I know whom I’m talking to?” My eyebrows scrunched on their own in a concerned look.

Which lady is willing to call me at such an ungodly hour?

“Uhmm Hello Julia. I’m Rucia Solon, the head editor speaking from Veronica Entertainment. I’ve heard that you need a celebrity assistant Job. We have a job offer for you. Are you willing to work with us?”

My eyes widened on the lady’s words. Have I finally got a job offer? As I was about to ask Rucia if she was sure about giving me a job with decent salary, a thought striked my mind like lightning.

Veronica Entertainment? The same company where I failed in the audition and my dreams shattered into thousands of glass pieces?

Did I have to get a job in that company only?

Is this happy news or bad?

“Hello, Miss Hills. Are you still there?” Rucia’s voice made me come back into my senses.

“I will think about it.” I said, troubled by the company’s name and skeptical about joining it.

“Okay Miss Hills. Please consider our offer and if you are okay with it then come to Veronica Entertainment's headquarter tomorrow to sign a contract with us and discuss the payment details.” She said and cut the call.

I saw my phone in hesitation and tried to figure out the situation I am in.

“Who was it?” Jimena asked in curiosity.

“Veronica Entertainment.” I blurted out the name which was troubling me instead of telling her the whole situation.

“Really.” Her eyes started glowing and she started jumping around the house. “Have you finally got an opportunity to be a singer?” Unknown by the fact, she sprinkled salt on my wound by asking if I got into the company as a singer in an enthusiastic manner.

“No no. I was offered an assistant Job.” I told her with a long sad face.

Her excitement disappeared into thin air and she looked at me with a serious face.

“Oops, really sorry for blurting anything without knowing the situation. Did I make you sad?”

I nodded yes. She was smiling nervously at her fault.

 “It’s okay. At least you got a job. Now you can support your mom as well as live freely.” She smiled nervously, seeing me disappointed and consoled me to cheer me up.

Unable to keep my internal thoughts inside me, I let all the words out of my mind. “Is it really good? I mean that place was always my dream to go as a singer but now I am offered an assistant contract? It will make me remember bitter memories.” At least there is someone who is willing to listen and be with me.

She became quiet on hearing me and spoke a little sentence after three minute as I was staring at her intensely.

“It’s okay dear. Everyone has hard times. Even if you were not able to achieve your singing career, at least you were able to get a Job. Now don't get depressed and let’s go to an ice parlor to eat ice cream as a treat for you getting a Job.” She cheered me again while shrugging me hard.

I carefully thought about her words as she went to get ready in the bathroom after indicating to me to wear my boots as I was already wearing my outside clothes.

What Jimena said is completely true… I can’t always cry over the past. There will be someday when I will have to move forward so why not let it be today.

It’s not like I have anything to lose. Afterall it was my decision to leave singing and focus on getting a Job instead.

So why not celebrate this moment?

As soon as I decided that I will not be sad over such trivial things, Jimena again started speaking.

“Hurry up and wear your boots. Why haven’t you worn it yet? We are going to eat ice cream right now.” She fastened my moments and combed her hair.

“Yes yes.” I quickly got ready and followed her to the ice cream parlor.

We both enjoyed our ice cream on the cold winter nights while looking at the frozen dews on the tree and came home after talking for like an hour or so.

After that it didn’t take us much to get laid on the bed in the cozy blankets.

While Jimena was snoring, I thought of what my tomorrow would be like.

Will it be good or will it be bad?

Ugh, There is nothing to worry about, Julia. I will see what happens tomorrow.

Let’s sleep for now.

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Next Morning

Oh my God. It’s 9 am. I am late on the first day of work. I looked at the clock horrifically while sitting on bed, wrapped up in cozy sheets.

My eyes turned to my corner to see if Jimena was still sleeping but there was no trace of her. She had left me with a note under her pillow. What is in it? Holy moly, I’m getting late.

I hurriedly unfolded the paper and stared at what was written in it. 

Dear, I am going to the restaurant and won't wake you up since you are taking a good sleep. I’ve kept your breakfast in the fridge, microwave it and eat with love.

Your friend

Jimena

Oh gaud. She really didn’t wake me up even after knowing that today was going to be my first day at the office.

How unreasonable.

Only God will be responsible for what happens to me today.

I quickly got in my office outfit which I earned with the money Jimena lent me and headed out of the house after locking it.

My eyes searched for a bus which would go to Veronica Entertainment's headquarter building as I was on the bus station.

Soon enough I got into a crowded bus because of being late and headed to my destination.

I’m really looking forward to today’s events.

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Author's Note

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