THE INTERVIEW

"Hey, Lee! How'd it go?" my dad asked me as i entered the house. I sighed heavily while I sat down on the couch, then I looked at my dad with a warm smile on his face. "Dad" i breathed out and he stared at me "I didn't get in" i said. And the smile slowly faded from his face, "Honey! I'm so sorry!" he told me. "Its okay" i said smiling weakly. "What happened?" he asked me "I don't know. They didn't even tell me what i did wrong" i told him while soft sobs trailed off my voice. "Lee" he called and i looked at him "Better luck next time alright" he told me and i nodded sniffing a little. He put a hand on my knee and smiled and i put a hand on top of his and smiled.

I threw myself helplessly on bed and had a flashback of how my job interview miraculously backfired and i was sent home with nothing but a trail of disappointment.

FLASHBACK....

I woke up that morning and freaked out when i realized that i was almost late for my interview. I took a super quick shower, got dressed and raced downstairs and grabbed a cup of coffee and left. After dropping off from the bus, i had to take the subway. I was in such a hurry that i didn't even see where i was going and i bumped into someone wearing a hoodie and he dropped his satchel so i bent down and picked it up. "I'm so so--" he cut me off "Watch where you're going" he said in a deep voice "But i--" he cut me off again "And i didn't ask for your help" he said and grabbed his satchel from my hands and shoved his way past me.

I just stared at him as he got lost in the crowd, I was just shocked at how pissed he was. Then i got on the first train that stopped and within a few minutes i was at the front of the office building. I walked inside and met others who were also there for the interview. I sat next to a girl whose hands were shaking and she was super sweaty. "Hey are you okay?" i asked her, she didn't answer. A door opened and a girl came out crying and screaming while two guys held her "NO---please!! Take me back. Take me BACK!" she yelled. I got a little intimidated by that, were the interviewers that extreme? I wondered. When it was my turn i got inside and the interviewer offered me a seat and i sat. "Okay, Lee Ashton. Is that correct?" he asked "Yes, sir" i replied, "So tell me" he said. "I'm sorry tell you what?" i asked, "Well its an interview so tell me what are you doin' here?" he asked. "Well, I'm here for the vacant post of a nutritionist and the only reason i want this job is because i love eating healthy and i also want to help out my dad cause he has no one else" i said. "If you were to be offered a job as a personal nutritionist would that be okay?" he asked "Yes,of course. I would be glad to be of close assistance to an individual" i replied. "But didn't you come here for the general post for a nutritionist?" he asked. "I did but it doesn't mean i can't be someone's personal nutritionist. As long as i get to help that person eat healthy" i replied "Okay thank you miss Ashton, you may go" he said, "Thank you" i said.

It was a saturday evening and i stepped out of the house to go for a walk at the beach. I loved the beach so much cause its where my mom used to take me when i was little. With every step of the cold,soft,squishy sand that i took flashes of my mom chasing me around the beach came back to me as if it were real. As if she was still here. I crossed my legs as i sat on the sand and i admired the breathtaking view of the ocean mostly reminded of her ocean blue eyes. I could see flashes of her smile. A buzz on my phone struck me out of my thoughts and i saw that dad was calling. He must be worried cause i never told him where i was going. "Dad!" i picked up, "Hey, where are you? I got home and you weren't there" he said. "Don't worry i'm fine. I'm just at the beach but i'll be back home soon." i said "Don't be too long alright" he said "Alright , love you bye" i said and i hung up. I watched the sunset and stuck around for a while before i left.

When i arrived home i found my dad sleeping on the couch then i checked the time and it was 9pm then i smiled. I moved closer to him and held him by the arm "Dad, Dad!" i whispered, "Mhh!" he groaned "Lee!" he said opening his eyes "You should go get some rest" i said standing up straight then i helped him up and escorted him in his room then i went in mine. I tied my long,wavy, dirty blonde hair into a bun and got ready for bed. I picked up my family's photo on my cabinet then i felt a bit sappy when i saw my mom so i put it back and went to bed.