CHAPTER FIVE

★NEW YORK; Frostborne Corporations.

All Brianna felt as she sat on that seat was how she had lost two opportunities in less than 2 hours due to bad decisions and clumsiness. Her eatery offer was probably gone, since she didn't resume as agreed and couldn't meet up her interview at Frostborne too.

“Trying to work is not a bad decision” she tried to comfort herself.

“Miss you're very late. If you're this late to an interview, how late would you be on your first day?” One of the HR team members asked her.

Brianna couldn't find any excuse.

What would she say? That she didn't check her mails before sleeping, or that she was supposed to resume somewhere else, or that she almost lost her phone, or that she bathed someone with her coffee?

Brianna saw it as a bad and unlucky day for her.

Could it be because I didn't pray before leaving the house? She thought.

She concluded both jobs weren't for her and stood up to leave when someone said something that caught her attention.

“Interview her,” a voice said.

“Sir?” The interview asked

“I said interview her now” same voice added

“Yes sir” was the interviewer's reply.

At this point, Brianna could no longer hold the joy in her heart, so she turned to thank her saviour. His aura felt familiar, the voice too, but she was certain she had never seen the face before, she looked at his pants and shoes and they weren't that of the man she bathed in coffee earlier.

“Oh! Thank God” she prayed silently.

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“Finally, why should we hire you?” That was the last question from the interviewer.

“Umm, because I need the job?” Brianna replied like she was asking a question. She didn't realize she just said her thoughts out loud to the hearing of her interviewer.

Oh no! What have I done? She beat herself up.

“Wow! Because you need the job?” The interview repeated after her. Brianna bit her lip in embarrassment.

“I meant because I could do well since I really need the job. I mean I'll be trained on what to do yeah? I'll catch on fast and never let the company regret ever hiring me” Brianna replied hastily.

Trying to wash off the impulsive answer she previously gave.

The interviewer nodded, “That'll all, Ms. Cooper. Have a nice day” the interviewer said.

Brianna reluctantly stood up from the chair she sat on. “Thank you” she said in a low tone and grabbed her purse, dragging her feet out. Doesn't feel like she stands a chance to be picked out of the crowd that was there when she arrived.

“I think she gave a very realistic answer. Afterall, we all look for jobs because we need them to survive” one of the HR members said and every other one burst into laughter.

Brianna was not far gone, she heard their laughter and knew it was over for her.

The ride home was the longest she's ever had.

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“Her interview is done,” Rowan informed Derek. “Get me her CV” Derek said. Rowan narrowed his eyes. Why would Derek want her CV when there's a Human Resource department?

“Yes, sir,” he replied anyway. Derek gave him a questioning look.

“What?!” Rowan asked with a smile. Derek just shook his head in reply. Rowan barely calls him sir, even at work but he just did.

“Maybe he's overthinking the poor girl's situation” Derek thought and laughed inwardly.

Rowan called the HR department, “bring in the last interviewee's file to the CEO’s office” he said.

“I heard she didn't perform really well. There were many outstanding participants” Rowan said.

“Mm” Derek murmured in response.

Rowan shook his head in disbelief. His friend has never had anything to do with interviews or employees and now he's interested in a supposed part-time employee?

“Strange” he thought.

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Derek flipped the pages of Brianna's file. “Brianna Cooper” was all he said before turning to the HR team member that stood before him.

“I want her employed. She's to resume tomorrow and just bring her to my office” he said.

“Yes sir” the lady before him replied, stretching to get the document from him. “I'll hold on to it. You're dismissed” he said

She immediately hurried out of his office.

Staying around Derek felt like suffocation to many, due to his cold nature.

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Riley was at the door by the time Brianna got home. “You didn't call,” Brianna complained.

“I'm tired of your flimsy excuses,” Riley retorted. “And where are you coming back from dressed in such a hot dress?” Riley asked enthusiastically, smiling.

“It wasn't a date, silly” Brianna defended before Riley got the wrong idea. “Then what was it?” Riley kept pestering as they both stepped into the room. “You didn't tell me you'll be moving in today, so I didn't clear your space” Brianna tried to dodge the conversation 

“Don't do that. Don't. Do. That!” Riley warned with a daring smile. Brianna smiled weakly.

“I've had a very ugly day. Today wasn't my day, I guess” Brianna said and fell on her bed, still putting on her red dress.

Riley didn't understand a thing, because it felt like she was speaking in parables. “Girl, speak English,” Riley said and Brianna laughed. 

“I went for an interview. Actually, two interviews” she began. “And?” Riley chipped in impatiently.

“And I messed up both” Brianna announced and unintentionally burst into tears.

“Aw. Come on, don't do that” Riley hugged her. “They're many opportunities in New York as there are fishes in the water,” she continued. “Today might not be your day, but you have tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and so on. Cheer up” Riley added.

“It's Frostborne,” Brianna announced between sobs. Riley instantly broke their hug, “What?!!!” Riley screamed. “Frostborne? How? Was there an opening?” She asked all at once. Brianna nodded. “Part time,” she added.

“Oh my! Come here” Riley hugged her even tighter. She knows it has always been Brianna's dream to work at Frostborne corporations.

“You still have time. Maybe part-time is not something you should be doing in Frostborne. Come on, you're not even done with school yet” Riley tried to comfort her.

“You know working part-time would increase my chances of securing a full time job there after school” Brianna said, wiping off her tears. Riley nodded in agreement.

“You can still be fully employed without the part-time benefit” Riley said. Brianna sniffled.

“What's worse is that I already got a job at an eatery, but ignored it this morning for Frostborne's interview,” she said.

Riley opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.

“Know you'll be fine now, because your emotional support system is backkkkkkkk!!!!” Riley squealed.

Brianna couldn't stop herself from laughing.

Riley is indeed a ray of sunshine in her dark, boring life. She barely allowed anything to bother her. Riley always lived in the moment and whatever she does not get, she concludes that it wasn't hers to begin with.

Brianna admires her for this. Brianna was deep in thought, wishing she was as carefree as Riley when Riley called out.

“B, your phone” Riley said to her. She picked it up and it was an email notification, “Maybe the eatery owner wants to rant” she said with a weak smile.

It was an email from Frostborne. Brianna couldn't believe her eyes.

“What's that?” Riley asked, moving closer to her.

“An email” she paused, “From Frostborne” Brianna added breathlessly. “Then open it,” Riley said.

"Dear Brianna Cooper,

We are pleased to announce to you that…”

“Ahhhhhh” Brianna screamed after reading half the content of the mail. She has been employed and asked to resume the following day.

“But wait, how do I resume tomorrow when I barely have what to wear?” Brianna asked.

“That will be sorted out tomorrow. Congratulations!!!” Riley replied 

They resumed screaming and jumping on their beds again.

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