A New Job

Alya

3 years later

12:00am

Tick tock! Tick tock!

Time was still there dead at night. The coffee's cup only a few sips less. The smoke climbed out of the mug all lazy. Slowly it disappeared to the thin air. The night was silent but some light still on. The city sleeps but it is a bit glow. Sleep did not come to Alya as she was thinking about the interview the next day. Thoughts came to her; thoughts that made her go back to the past. Alya left her hometown after her admission exam. Fate had a different thing in store for her. She wanted to go to the city, yet she did not manage to secure a place in Mandau College. Everyone was disappointed at the result. The week made her angry. She let go of the village and came to 'New town' and applied for a different college. Now after years of drastic study she is finally in line to get a job. She smiled at the innocent days. Things were difficult to cope up. Things felt out of place Brian left an empty place in her heart. She admits that she was in love with him. Was he in love with her? Nothing can answer this question. Alya had a grim face presented. To her time is just passing by. The coffee mug is empty and cold there is a brown stench left in the place of the last sip. She kept her coffee mug in the sink. Tomorrow is going to be another day.

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6:00 am

Tick tock! Tick tock!

Alya walked with strong pace towards the office, the Heimlich enterprise. The building is big and beautiful white and grey in color. Alya craned her neck as she looked up the tall building. 'Too tall hmph' thought Alya. She went inside with her coffee mug. Everything was classy and systematic. Few people walking here and there. Everyone in formal and busy, nobody has the time for anything else. Everyone had 'I am busy' face. Alya walked towards the information desk. There a blond Lady with a glass is talking to the phone. She had her hair tied to a bun. Alya approached her and asked for directions to where the interview is going on. The lady looked at her then sighed while answering her "Go 4th floor 2 room to the left." Alya felt that sounds like a mall direction. But job is important she followed her direction. She saw people waiting for the interview. Slowly she walked towards the chairs and found an empty seat. She huffed an air out and patiently waited for her turn. She tapped her finger impatiently waiting for the time to pass by.

Alya lift her head up and looked at the people sitting with her. They look very serious and scared Alya now she is worried about the competition. Before long, call was made, and it was time for Alya to enter. 'Well here goes nothing' thought Alya and proceed towards the room. She knocked and enters the room. The room was not full rather there was only 3 person sitting on the desk. She quickly sat down on the chair on the opposite side of the desk. 'Here goes nothing' thought Alya................

Alya sat drinking coffee in the O's café. She is in a café opposite to the office building. A white envelope beside her left hand, she glanced at it. Finally, it is done she has an official job now. It was a different interview. Alya revisiting the interview, everything went well but the CEO was absent. Alya was interviewed by the branch manager, the production manager even the managing director was present yet the main person who she was going to be the assistant to was not present. She wondered what kind of a person he is who does not even attend interview. She heard he was busy outside the country she will get to meet him tomorrow morning. She felt curious yet indifferent. Alya got up from the table paying the bill. 'Whatever it maybe tomorrow is a new day.' thought Alya while she walked back home.

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Tuesday 14th April 8:10 am

New desk, new office Alya loved her workplace it was nice the chair had a new leather smell with polish. Her desk was already stacked with papers for her to study and get approved by the CEO. She shuffled through the papers. She was looking through them. It seemed like a contract clause between Heimlich enterprise and a dairy company. There are too much rules and regulations to go through. 'How does a person do business like this?' thought Alya. She shakes her head and keeps on reading through it. She matches the next paper with the papers in her hand. The papers on the right were clauses from the company. She marked them with care. Afraid to ruin the paper she used pencil not even marker.

Suddenly someone peeks at her above the partition wall. "Hello there. My name is Megan nice to meet you. Alya looked up and smiled "I am Alya how do you do?" Megan has the sweetest smile. 'She feels like a sweetheart' Alya thought.

"Oh yeah before I forget dear Mr. Heimlich is back and asked to be present in his cabin immediately" said Megan.

Alya got up and quickly ran with the papers to the room. She knocked on the door with shaking hand. "Enter" replied a voice from the inside. Alya thought ‘the voice seemed familiar it is that deep voice can it be? No that cannot be’. No matter she went inside. All of sudden everything felt stiff and heavy. She saw someone writing on the desk he was looking at the screen of his laptop. She went forward towards the desk and said, "You asked for me Sir?"

"Yes, Miss Greenfield I want the file from the dairy farm we selected have you gone through them?" he answered. As soon as he looked up Alya lost all the breath she could not believe her eyes. The same feeling came over her. Everything stopped, sound dimmed things felt heavy quiet and something shattered. Those light brown eyes that face which stares back at her. This cannot be real. How many days she searched yet he was here?

Her boss is none other than Brian. Brian is Brian Heimlich the CEO of Heimlich enterprise........................