CHAPTER 14: Meeting the Applicants

Mr. Davide hands over the copy of his applicant’s resume to me. I wanna ask him ‘why?’, but that would only humiliate him, I mean us, since he introduced me as his secretary.

He swings his attention back to the first applicant and says, “Tell me something about yourself.”

“Sure!” the fake blonde eagerly says. “I’m Antonette Ruiz, 22 years old and I’m from Baguio City.”

She's the same age as me and, though she’s pretty, she looks older than me due to the makeup that’s smothering her face.

Antonette continues to prattle on about things I don’t think is necessary for the job, that isn’t really a job. Such as her college degree as a nurse, her dream of seeing her first snow, and her most favorite foods to eat. It makes me wonder if she knows what she’s up to or maybe she’s just like me, who’s unaware of what Mr. Davide is offering to her.

Well, I hope it’s the latter and if she finds out what this job is all about, I hope she’s brave enough to refuse it. She has a future ahead o