Job

Allison lay on her bed all day thinking of ways to raise money for her sister. She has been applying for different jobs and has gone for some interview. She will be having another interview in the next hour and she really hoped to get this particular job because the pay is high. Before now, she has not thought of applying for a job because she was very okay with running her bar, but now she needs money anyhow she can find it.

 She groaned in exhaustion then stretched her hand lazily to pick up her phone from the small table just beside her bed to call Kenny.

"Hey Kenny." She began. She knows that she is about to get scolded. "I won't be around for the next two hours." she said tiredly.

"Another interview?" Kenny asked weakly from the other side of the phone.

"um...yup"

"I think you are doing too much Ally, if you continue like this, you are going to end up in the hospital yourself."

Allison runs a bar and Kenny is her manager. over the years, they have developed some sort of friendship.

"This will be the last one Kenny"

"That's what you said that last time." he sighed. "I know it's not easy for you but you need to give yourself a break. It's obvious you haven't had a good sleep for days"

Allison remained silent on the other side.

"Allison we're gonna get through this okay. I will support you in every way I can." he said, concern obvious in his voice.

"Thank you very much Kenny. That means a lot to me. I will see you later." She ended the call.

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Allison arrived at Bruce enterprise forty minutes later. The mighty building towered over her. She couldn't help but marvel at it. It is a sky scraper of about thirty to forty stories, she didn't know for sure. She was almost intimidated by the personality of the people there and she has not even gone inside. Everyone and everything seems so organized. It is no news that only the best and most qualified candidates are employed here. For a moment, she felt like going back but the image of her sister lying unconscious in the hospital bed came to her mind.

She took a deep calming breath. 'I can do this'. she said in her head.

With determined steps, she walked inside. When she entered, she got confused. Everyone seemed busy and she couldn't find the candidates for the interview. 

Luckily for her, a young girl about the same age as her approached her.

"Good day ma'am. I'm a receptionist here. Do you have an appointment?" she asked politely.

"I was called for an interview." Allison replied, trying her best not to be nervous.

"Follow me." she said and turned around. Allison calmly followed after her. 

The receptionist brought her to a place where she saw some people quietly seating down. She guessed that they came for the interview as well. The receptionist then gestured to her to join them. She was again intimidated by the number of people waiting to be interviewed. Her chances of getting this job is getting slimmer.

She was surprised that the interview has already started. Was she late? or did they started earlier they were supposed to? She didn't have the time to think about that. What if they already called her name?

She nervously went to sit with the other candidates. Another receptionist came to inform one of the candidates to come with her. 

Allison quietly sat there praying silently that she was not too late.

Soon after, the receptionist came back.

"Miss Brown, come with me"

Allison heaved a sigh of relief. She stood up almost immediately, straightening the non-existent crease on her clothes. She began to follow the receptionist. The receptionist entered the elevator and Allison followed her. A moment later, she found herself standing in front of a door in a floor that seem like the last floor. She decided to ask.

"um... excuse me, is this the last floor?" she asked, her voice coming out a bit nervous.

"Yes. It is the CEO's floor". The receptionist answered with a straight and professional face. 

She preferred the other receptionist. That one is friendlier.

Wait! Did she just say CEO?

"CEO?" Allison asked confused. She didn't expect him to be the one to conduct the interviews.

"Yes. He decided to conduct the interviews today". She answered with the same straight and professional face.

Allison felt like fainting, she knows how difficult it will be to impress that stern man. Everybody knows how specific he is when it comes to hiring his employees. He hires only the best. 

Suddenly she felt herself loosing hope. Time is something that she didn't have on her side. Her sister is lying unconsciously in a hospital bed and she needs to get money as soon as possible. She is very aware that this job will not pay her one hundred and fifty thousand dollars but she has other plans. She will pool all the money from her bar, then add the money she had saved up for her sister's college tuition, she really didn't want to do it but it's better than letting her die.

And if the money still isn't enough, she would just have to beg the doctor to give her more time. She believe that if she beg enough, they might consider her.

Maybe when everything is well again, she will find a way for her sister to go to college. 

She took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself and also reminding herself that everything she was doing was for her sister, and that she shouldn't give up.

The receptionist didn't say any other word before knocking on the door.

"Come in." A deep masculine voice that made cold shiver run down her spine was heard from within.

The receptionist gently pushed the door open and entered inside with the nervous Allison trailing behind her.