"Damn am gonna be late" said a young man in a white shirt and blue jeans, who was running down the alley while glancing at his watch.
"This is what you get when you buy a used alarm clock" said the young man named James.
James ran out of the alley and into the bus station on his way to the counter he bumped into a middle aged man.
"Hey watch it".
"Sorry".
"Please give me a ticket to Briston".
"One moment please" said the lady at the counter.
"Here is your ticket, the bus to Briston is arriving soon" said the lady at the counter.
"Thanks".
James glances at his watch the time was 7:15.
"I can still make it I have 45 mins left, this is my 7th interview and am late. Hope the bus will get here early the interview is by 8:00 am and it won't look good to be late on the day of my interview, I really need this job" thought James.
The bus arrived immediately, James got on and arrived at 7:40.
James alighted from the bus and raised his head to look at the tall buildings in the busy streets.
"Taxi!".
"Where to sir?".
"Sunny star corporations".
"No problem, Hop in ".
"James Brimwood!, James Brimwood!?" said a middle aged lady with glasses.
"No one bearing James Brimwood?" The lady said.
The people in office looked around for the said James.
"Here" said a young man who came rushing into the office as the lady was about to return.
The lady turned around and furrowed her brows, "you are late young man" she said.
"So sorry ma I got held up in traffic" said James apologetically.
The lady looked at him for a moment and said "the director will see you now".
The lady then turned to lead the way
James scratched his head and followed her silently.
The lady lead him to a door and told him to enter, he breathed out and as he was about to enter she said "good luck you will need it".
James looked at her for a moment and said "thanks" and he pushed open the door and entered while closing it behind him.
"sit" said a man seemingly in his forties who was holding a binder and sitting behind an expense looking desk.
James sat down without a word and looked fearfully at the man who was giving off a so oppressive aura that it was almost suffocating.
The room was probably sound proof because it eerily silent with the exception of the clock ticking and the man tapping his fingers on the table.
*Tick-Tock*
*Pah*
*Tick-Tock*
*Pah*
*Tick-Tock*
*Pah*
*Tick-Tock*
The two sounds gave James the feeling that he was in hell while awaiting judgment from the man who seemed like the grim reaper himself.
The sound of his heart beat joined the concert of death, sweat began to drip from James head to the floor regardless of the fact that the room of air conditioned.
*drip*
*drip*
The ever so small sound of dripping sweat gave harmony to symphony of death which seemed to call out to him.
"James Brimwood hum" said a hoarse voice that came from the grim r.. Sorry the man.
"Yyyes sir yes sir" said a madly perspiring James in stutters.
"age 27, gone to six other interviews yet still unemployed, single child, raised by a single mother, father died in a car crash when you were 5, went community high and.." said the man while reading the noticeable events in James's life
"oh you had a first class in computer engineering nice but no experience, pity" said the man
"well Mr James my name is Carlos Deckard and I will be overseeing your interview today so how are we today?" said the man while withdrawing his aura.
While it wasn't suffocating anymore James still felt like a guillotine was on his neck while staring into the man's deep blue eyes that seemed to be looking at a helpless prey with a mocking glint within them.
" ffff-fine sir" said James.
The devil like man who had brown hair and look fairly handsome smiled and said "so why do you think we should hire you? I have seen you CV and certificate and I might say that you have all the right qualifications for the job but why do you think you are the one we need for the job hmm?
James looked lost for a moment but quickly recovered and said " I don't know the kind of person your company is looking for but I feel like I deserve this job, you have seen my details and know I worked hard to get to where I am today I worked 120% harder than my peers to succeed even when my friends told me to slow down and enjoy my life I didn't slow down for a while and kept at top speed, I can't say I maybe the best at everything but I can proudly say that I always give my all and if I am given this job I will keep at my efficiency without breaking down".
At the beginning James was speaking meekly but as he progressed he grew bold and negated the eery atmosphere in the office which shocked Carlos
Carlos stayed silent for a while then he chuckled and burst out laughing " Hahaha haha James it seemed like you got yourself a job now let's discuss the salary".
...
Meanwhile...
In a speeding black van
"Hahaha we are rich" said a masked man.
"Told you its gonna be an easy job, look at all this cash, this could allow us to leave lavishly for a while haha" said a second masked man
"This is really easy money dude we should continue right? " said Thief-1
"David you said this is the last job and I told you after this am out" said Thief-3
"Chris chill out bro he was just speaking out of mind, the heat is too high on us, we should all lay low for a while at least until the scene gets cleared out said Thief-2.
"Hey George speed up will yah we need to dump this car fast the cops will catch up" said David
"On it".
.....
James came out of the building still shell shocked while brought out his phone and called his mom and told her the good news who in turn urged him to come home for a celebration.
"Is this a dream? So I have a job? hahaha" thought James
"It seems almost too good to be true"
James still in his thoughts didn't notice a black van speeding his way.
"George watch out!!"
"Sh*t" cussed George as he hit the brakes.
*Screechhh*
*Bang*
"move! move! We can't stay here" said Chris
"on it"
"No do-don't go please don't go I-I need help" said James who was losing consciousness.
James saw his life flash before his eyes, his mom who was always working hard for him, his life in school...
" I knew it was to good to be true" this were James last thought before he died..