Never Mine To Begin With

that knucklehead?" Annie, my roommate and best mate since diaper days urged me. She's always been a constant in my life since our childhood. She was the one who held my hands as

eing perfect. Annie and I met her at one Creative workshop and we've been joined at the hips since then. Raine moved in here with us because she was saving for her own Make-up Studio and she needed t

blip in my past." I adjusted the collar of my white chiffon top and tugged at my skirt a

ht not..." Annie was saying wh

luck instead of bothering about insignificant things." I urged them. The truth was that as much as I tried to act brave, I was a

hocked us by saying you are going for an interview thi

'em all dead." Rainie said in a cheerleader fashion that had me breaking

f they fail to see that, then it's their fault that someone as amazing as you didn't

ght now. Don't want to get there late and show any form of unseriousness." Wit

intimidating building. I suddenly had the urge to get back inside the taxi and ask him to drive me back ho

id in a cheerily voice to the receptionist at the front desk. She looked up from the la

it's me stereotyping a certain type of people, but whenever I see receptionist around the age twenty-five to twenty-eight as receptionist in big corporations, I actually assume that they are bitchy and most times I am always right on that front. Thank goodne

u so much

rview." She whispered to me and slid in a toffee

two people and struggled not to tap my feet in anxiet

rd them practice, the more I became less confident. I overhead one lady say she went to language school just for this job. I realized how some people had been preparin

to leave when the office door opened and a lady cam

uld I pretend I wasn't here even though I had a big Candidate 44

touched me lightly.Yes, way to state th

, her gaze now directed at me. I could feel ten pairs

in reply, not t

hree panel members were seated at the fr

y, I could it was a guy from the physique of th

ho walked me into the room direct

nd looked st

ivel chair, all the words in

e trying to pla

o say, and to think that seeing the 'bar guy', yes, we are going to call him that seeing as I don't know his name is making me lost fo

anger. Who is he to pretend like he doesn't know me? Well, two can play this game. I am going to ace this interview so well, th

'air hostess' smile that I have been told elicits a smile from other people. The two interviewers smiled at me and nodded their head. The one amongst the

in, causing the smiles on the other interviewers faces to fall. They suddenly began l

Is he Bill Gates? So, because he is possibly a Director, what gives him the right

'll know that since you seem like such an intellect." I replied snarkily to hi

each other, possibly shocked I spoke to him like that. Maybe he was

"Violet Sanderson, let's get back the interview. Why do you th

hings, I get it done. Also, I am a quick learner and also someone who is open to changes. I

l part." The guy murmured unde

lows you practically everywhere is just an empty barrel on legs. Do you think that the CEO of the company will want

ything on your mind, do

's too short, kee

ng to place my face, before the look disappeared. He turned to the other la

ee here that you studied at a prestigious Art University. Tell

art of the questions they might possibly ask, but I didn't know that I

hile waiting for some things to take their course. So, right now that's what I am doing. Trying to channel the pent up energy left from bothering about Art

initely get what y

le of courses in different fields which proves for a fact that you are as versatile as

ttitude I showed; being overly confident, being somewhat rude to their maybe director, these things all made me seem like I was not going to be a good team player. I was sure Lydiv was just saying these things to be polite.

e is nothing else, can I call in t

his lips in thought, before he spoke, "Miss Violet Sanderson, it's been a pleasure and definitely an out of

ies, and started walking out of the room. Under my

ight behind me, possibly to go call in the next candidate. I smoothened my expression and turned back to him, I noticed

es

ling on my blouse that I was given by Lydiv immediately I walked into the room for the interview. Only him

face as I felt myself

f the room comp

eyond s

******

interview. I remembered the smirk on his face and just feel like if I could wrangle his neck right now. He made

him together. Ain't I right, Annie?" Rainie turned to Annie who was in the Kitchen trying out a new recipe she learnt at culinary school so we could have it as dinner.

pling and plopped all of them into the point of boiling h

we can get on the internet, print pictures of him an

bag Connor. You know I came back raving about some guy that

remember."

rent languages?" Rainie asked, lifting her

at Falcon Enterprises and he was part of t

he grabbed a clean spatula and started g

ech in a way that irked me. It was like he was a different person from the person I met at the bar, like that was his alter ego. Also, it annoyed me that des

e living room. Putting it on the center table, she sat on t

ow and I am going t

all I know."

ed typing, "That's mo

g to work in the CIA or FBI because of how good they are at f

she turned the laptop in m

Armani suit and had his hand on his jaw lightly. He looked so

is." I

r face. After which she turned to me and said,

hecked yesterday." I almost choked on my spit at her revelatio

Son who has been away from the spotlight and under interim leadership tra

have known he was the new CEO before the news broke out and knew what he is like. This right now is like my life is a bad soap opera and I am the lead character who dies hal

with my friends looking at

rink because one thing is of certain. There is no

e my boss to have an unpleasant day, he m

*******

g room. After clubbing last night, and taking a couple of shots too. The three of us stumbled back home and collapsed

ouch for my phone and my fingers

picked up in my coarse voice

the job as the P.A to the CEO of Falcon Enterprises and you are to begin effective fr

te before I finally unders

t of my mouth was, "I'm sorry,