Chapter 2

Submitting credentials in this city is very difficult but I finally have the chance to. I was woken up from my bed by my landlord's terrible dogs barking at a stranger . A passerby got my attention with a terrible look on my face that I didn't have the chance to enjoy my sleep.

Getting up I had to prepare something to eat, take my bath and get ready for the interview which I know very well that I won't be selected. The only food I could prepare fast right now is noodles and I rashly get my wheat flour, water, and salt for preparation.

This food is so hot, I need to manage, I'm already getting late for my interview.

Walking toward the market trying to get a motorcycle for the unknown place I am about to go for the interview and I saw this girl.

This girl is so beautiful and I watched the scenery of how this young man mistakenly poured juice on her and she is deliberately offering him a napkin which is wrong. I'm really confused and look at how he pushed her and drove off. "Damn! She is beautiful but I guess her day is ruined already. Take a Look at her. She is a dreamboat. I'm always the novice type of guy. Let me approach her to see if maybe I might catch the attention of this pretty lady". Jeffrey talks to himself

"Hello, hello, hello. Sorry to bother you, I'm looking for London street". Jeffrey asked this pretty lady trying to get the attention of her but yet she didn't even smile at him.

"Oh London street, take the first Street by your right".

Jennifer turned to look at him which was after he snapped his finger. She thought he was the man she just met but he didn't have a tattoo on his neck, and she just quickly went into the shop with a frown written all over her face.

"Thank you madam". Jeffrey replied

My inner mind keeps telling me to at least make this beautiful girl smile, but how will I do that? I'm a novice. I can't even ask her properly about the street and you want me to further the conversation. I can't.

Reaching London street, Jeffrey also has to ask for a rashnix company which he was given direction by madam Choe. A woman selling snacks by the road side.

"Hello sir, I'm here for the interview" Jeffrey talks to the gateman

The man was putting on plain black trousers and a green long sleeve. He is tall and has grey hair, he seems 57 years old, his dressing was quite different from gatekeepers that I do come across. His tune alone will tell you that he's friendly , not to mention the pleasant smile on his face.

"You are welcome, take the first door by your left, you will see your age groups sitting by the side, join them because they are also here for the interview and you are quite late". The gateman told Jeffrey the direction of the interview center.

'Ohh my God will this interview get to my turn today. I must wait. I have been searching for a job for a long time now, maybe this is a temptation for me to back down'. Jeffrey encouraged himself to wait till it get to his turn

It's already 5 pm. 'Will I be able to wait? Where will I sleep? Anyway I should wait, they could call my name anytime'. Jeffrey said to himself in frustration.

"Jeffrey!...... Jeffery!......, is Jeffrey not there?" Mr. Samson, manager of rashnix company.

Mr. Samson was a short young man with a little mustache on his face. He was putting on blue dark suit wear that complement his blue fancy shoes. His eye color is coffee brown, a dark brown hat was placed on his hair complementing his outfit. He looks so handsome but his aura alone could make fear creep into the body of his workers, not to mention that he looks very young....... probably twenty-four or twenty-five.

"Sir, I'm right here please pardon me" Jeffrey quickly answered his name with the fear and tension all written all over him.

"Are you deaf? where are you when I'm shouting your name?" Mr. Samson asked Jeffrey with a loud voice.

"Can you please identify yourself and tell us why you are here". Mr. Samson asked again.

"I'm sorry for not answering my name on time. Please pardon my manner. My name is Nagaoka Jeffrey and I'm 27 years old. I worked as an office manager for a mid-sized office supplies company. It was a jack-of-all-trades type role where my general duties were to help generate and qualify leads for the sales team, create cross-team reports for the marketing, product, and sales teams, and ensure consistent scheduling and inventory.

I grew into this role from a receptionist position, where my duties were more client-facing. One thing that caught my eye in your job posting was that it called for a versatile background like mine, and much of my experience managing XYZ Inc S office will translate well into the operations manager position here". Jeffrey identifies himself for he doesn't know when he said all this. It was like a miracle in his life.

"Write your number, get up and leave," Mr. Samson told Jeffrey.

"Sorry sir, are that all the questions?" Jeffrey with a sad face was confused and he knew that he had failed the interview.

"Yeah, thanks for coming," Mr. Samson told Jeffrey with a smile on his face.

"I guess it was a waste of time coming all the way here just for this interview and all I could get is get out and leave" Jeffrey complained bitterly about why he wastes his effort coming to this interview.

After being sure that Mr. Jeffrey have left the premises, Mr. Samson turn and said

"Wow! look at that guy's punctuation. He is very good. I hope we get him this job. He is the man for this job". Mr. Samson compliments Jeffrey to his other colleague complaining to him about the interview.

Inside the company lies tMr. Kassim and Mrs. Lillian, who were both discussing…..

Mr. Kassim wore his face like people wear a hat, putting on a business formal dress. His hair was almost as white as the snow but he had deep black. He has a black oval-shaped eye and a small nose. He is Mr. Samson's companion and he loves being around him. sometimes they do going into an argument that might even lead to malign for like three-four days but yet the friendship with Mr. Samson is also a memory to him. and

Mrs. Lillian, a well-trained intelligent lady with a little dimple on her face, was putting on an asymmetrical off-shoulder satin Duchesse gown, reflecting a black, white and beige disruptive pattern. Lilian was Mr. Samson's secretary who people thought she was Mr. Samson's girlfriend because the closeness alone will tell that Mr. Samson and Mrs. Lillian had something in common but this was never true.

" Why did you tell him to get up and leave just like that? if you like him and you want him to get the job, you could have said something at least to make Mr. Jeffrey feel relaxed but now I guess he is terrified that he won't make it" Mr. Kassim questions Mr. Samson with an awkward smile.

"I wanted to make him feel bad and then surprised him with the job. it sounds great this way" Mr. Samson replied using a beautiful smile written all over his face.

"Sir, to be frank, it's an expensive play but let's just hope it walks out fine" Mrs. Lillian complimented Mr. Samson.

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On my way home with a frown on my face, I decided to greet madam choe who gave me directions to the Rashnix company.

"Mummy thank you ma, I'm done with the interview. can I have a juice and snack to step down please".

Jeffrey collected the chilled juice and snack as he sip the drink into his little mouth when he saw this little pretty black approaching towards him? She had a sculptured figure which was twine-thin. Her waist tapered and she had a burnished complexion. A pair of arched eyebrows looked down on sweeping eyelashes. Her delicate ears framed a button nose. A set of dazzling, angel-white teeth gleamed as she blew gently on her carmine-red fingernails. It was a pleasure to see her flowing, moon shadow-black hair. She wore vibrant clothes that made me forget all about the interview.

"My son, how was the interview?" Madam Choe asked and wondered why his mouth was open steering at her daughter.

"My son, how was the interview?"?. She asked again.

"Oh madam, the interview was a mess for me, I guess I'm not worthy of the kind of job they want. Can you imagine, I was asked to identify myself and I did but the reply I could get was to drop your number, get up and leave. it's frustrating and I'm really tired because getting here isn't easy for me". Jeffrey explain how the interview went as the pretty lady walks very close to him

"Don't get discouraged. When one door is closed, another door is going to open". madam choe try to console Jeffrey

"Thank you ma, is this your daughter?" Jeffrey asked drinking his juice and eating his snacks

"Yes she is" madam choe reply

" I must confess your daughter is really beautiful, mere looking at her alone, I lost focus and forgot about the interview" Jeffrey said to madam choe with a joyful smile looking towards the pretty lady.

"Young man, what are you trying to do here........be very careful, please. I will beat you up" madam choe replying and laugh at the same time

"Thank you ma! but I will be on my way now.. see you some other time"

Should I go see the girl at the market or should I go home, take my bath and think about my life. it is already late though so it is better I go home, maybe some other time I will be opportune to see her.

walking towards the road when I heard a heavy brake stop at my left hand and I looked at myself and saw that I'm in the middle of the road. The owner of the car came down shouting at me but I quickly ran out.

Reaching home I pulled off my shirt and sat at the chair thinking how I could have lost my life because of thinking about a job. Thinking is very bad. Thank God I'm still alive. Still thinking he slept off and even forgot to eat and take his bath.