Chapter two

Chapter two

　　Whoa!!. That was intense. I still can't believe I said all those things. Anyways, thank God that's over. I spend the rest of the day with Jade my best friend and Asher, her boyfriend. We laugh and talk, and  I tell them about the interview, and just before we leave, Jade shows me her ring, a beautiful silver ring sparkling on the ring finger of her left hand

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　　"Oh, it's nice. This must have cost a lot. What have I told you about wasting money?" I question, frowning at her.

　　"It's not for fashion Freya"

 It slowly begins to dawn on me.

　　"Then what's it for?" She looks at Asher and smiles.

　　"Should I tell her or do you want to?" She asks him.

　　"She's your best friend, so go ahead" he urges her.

　　"Wait, I don't understand, tell me what?"

　　"We're getting married" What! no, I don't even have a boyfriend and my best friend is getting married. She snaps me out of my thoughts.

　　"Freya, Freya, snap out of it aren't you happy for us, for me?"

　　"Of course I am, tell me about it"

　　"He did it this morning"

　　"No way" I manage to reply.

　　"It was so romantic"

　　"Wow," is all I manage to say.

Jade, on the other hand, keeps on talking and I keep replying to her with  "No way", "wow" with a few occasional gasps until she says, "Anyway, we have to prepare for the wedding. Bye, darling, see you later."

Oh, thank God

"Do you have to go?" I ask, praying under my breath that they say yes.

　　"Yes,” they reply in unison, and I smile.

　　"I'm so sad but I can't keep you here so bye," I say, giving them puppy eyes.

　　We hug and they leave. It's not like I'm a bad person or I don't want to be happy for her, it's just that there is a lot for me to take in right now, and I am so anxious about my job.

 It is getting late so I get into my car, fasten my seat belt, and turn on my radio. I let the wind blow on my hair as I listen to 'Bad guys' by Billie Eilish as I drive home.

　　As soon as I get to the front of my garage, the automatic door opens and I park my car. I get in, turn on my lights, and take off my shoes. I groan at the sight of the stairs.

　　"Aargh, why do there have to be so many stairs? I should have gotten an elevator". I complain as I grudgingly go up the stairs into my room. I take a hot shower and change into my PJ. Slowly, before I drifted into sleep, I start to think about my life.

　　At twenty-four, I left my family back in Houston to come here to New York to find a job after business school. I had no luck finding a job related to what I studied which is business and finance so I got a job at a restaurant. Now, I have a crush on my hot, potential boss. My life is going great. Note the sarcasm.

 I am about to doze off when my phone rings. It's 9:30 pm for God's sake, who could be calling?. Well, maybe it’s Andre calling to give me the job. I check my phone and it is an unknown number.

　　"Hello," I say, my voice filled with hope.

　　"Hi, hope I didn't wake you, do you know who this is?" the caller asks, and within seconds, I realize who is speaking.

　　"Rob, is that you?" I ask, frowning so hard that I am sure he can sense it.

　　"You got it. Aren't you so glad that I called?"

　　"No," I reply promptly, not mincing words.

　　"Really? You sounded so excited before"

　　"That's cause I thought you were....never...mind"

　　"Oooooh someone's got a boyfriend, wait till I tell mom, she's gonna blow up; I thought you were never going to get one.

　　"First of all, no I don't and second, ouch is that really what you think of me".

　　"Hey, you know I'm just kidding," he says, chuckling softly.

　　"Just give the phone to mom"

　　"Mom, mom" he calls out.　

        "What? You know 'Devious Maids' is showing," my mom shouts from the background making me smile.

　　"It is Freya"

　　"Oh, I'm coming" she answers, and I can hear the sound of her feet as she approaches Rob.

　　"Hey, mum" I greet in a loud voice.

　　"Oh Freya I've missed you so much, how are you?"

　　"I'm fine, how are you guys. Did you get the message I sent?"

　　"Oh no, Rob must have deleted it"

　　"Oh, well, I went for an interview today"

　　"Oh that's nice, did you get the job?"

　　"I don't know yet but I'll call if I do"

　　"Ok, stay safe, I love you"

　　"I love you too, mum, bye," I say and blow her a kiss.

　　"Bye," she replies and I hang up. I proceed to turn the lights on. I set my alarm to 7:30 am. Wait,    what I'm I doing? It’s the weekend, and I always sleep in. I set my alarm to 9:00 am and place my head on my pillow, waiting for sleep to come.

 My phone rings again and I huff in annoyance. Why is Rob disturbing me?.

　　"Rob, I swear if you call me again this night, I'm gonna come over there and kill you" I shout.

　　"Woah, woah, woah it is not Rob, please don't kill anybody.

Oh my God! Its Andre...I think.

　　"Sorry, who is this?"

　　"It is Andre Smith" he replies solemnly.

　　"I'm so, so, sorry, I thought it was..."

　"Rob, I know. Anyways, I'm calling to tell you that you qualified for the job"

　　"Oh my God, thank you so much, when do I start?"I reply, bubbling with excitement.

　　"We'll discuss all that tomorrow, I'll text you the details.

　　"Ok...boss?" I'm so happy right now.

　　"You do know the call is still on .....right?" He asks, clearly chuckling.

　　"Geez, did I say that out loud? Sorry, bye" I giggle and quickly hang up.

　　I fall back on my bed. This is the best day ever, and maybe my life is actually going great after all.