Early the next morning, I woke up to the sound of banging coming from the floor upstairs
"Were they doing a construction work on one of this rooms this early morning" I thought as I pulled the blanket off of me and headed to the bathroom...
I came out with a towel wrapped around my body with water dripping off my body..
I stared at myself in the mirror and decided to take a picture of myself for future flirting purposes... I chuckled as the crazy idea popped up on my mind..
I pulled out a pair of black trousers and a white shirt with a pair of flats to match...
I had packed my hair up into a ponytail and then I started packing up my bags to leave this sticking place cos the stench from the place was just too much to bear...
I wondered if this was the only cheap hotel in town
As I set my suitcase down beside the bed ... I heard a Knock on the door
"Room service" I heard a lady say
I opened up my door to see that same lady I had seen yesterday who attended to me during my check-in
I wondered if she had purposely decided to deliver whatever message they had for me just to see me
"Everyone isn't gay, Hailey!!" I said to myself trying to snap out some crazy thoughts that had began to fill my mind...
How may I help you? "I asked
Would you like some towels or toiletries? "She asked with a smile on her face ..
Okay that smile was kinda getting annoying"I thought
No not really, I came with mine but thanks for the kind gesture"I said trying to close the door
Wait a minute..." What about breakfast?"she asked
Not hungry, anything else"I said getting kinda worked up
I didn't have time for this nonsense she was pulling on me... I was already late on my first day...
"Well I would like to inform you that your pay ended this morning but if you would like to overstay, you could extend your fee"she said
I'm leaving this morning" I replied and shut the door on her face....
As I turned to grab my suitcase, I heard my stomach rumble of hunger
Oh mehn.. not now!! "I thought as I locked the door and took the elevator downstairs
As I passed by the receptionist's desk I saw two ladies chatting with the other lady who came up to my room earlier this morning
"Here's the key to room 413" I said handing the key over to the ever smiling lady
Thanks for your stay here.."she said and bowed
As I walked away, I overheard the two other ladies talk about me
" I told you she isn't gay?" I heard one of them say
I have a feeling she is, I can sense the gay vibes she is creating"the receptionist said as I could recognize her voice
" Everyone isn't gay like you Michelle" the other lady replied and then I chuckled
I was right, she was totally checking me out yesterday, I might not be a boy but I was surely beautiful..
As soon as I got to the bus stop, I took a cab ride to the office
"Marvel peculiar designs, please" I said as I got into the car
It was already 7:50am, I was definitely gonna be late...
As the cab came to a halt in front of the big building...I hurriedly alighted from the cab and paid off the driver
"Keep the change" I said as he tried to hand over some coins to me...
I headed to the receptionist's desk as soon as I got into the building
"Hailey woods, I'm here for the internship programme"I said, showing her my Identity card
" What took you so long?!
The boss told me everything about you" she added..
Third floor, first hall on your right,
Just hope that the new manager doesn't chop your head off, there's a rumour going on that she feeds them to her birds"she chimed in
What kind of bird?" I asked as I became interested in the conversation completely forgetting about my appointment
"Some say it's a group of vultures, others eagles...no one lives long enough to find out"she said in a spooky tone ..
I flinched immediately she said that!!..
What are you still doing here?!! Go upstairs immediately"she shouted and I snapped out of my deep thoughts
Thanks for the heads up"I shouted as I ran into the elevator....
As soon as I got there, I tried to quietly enter the hall to avoid attention but the door had a mind of its own as it loudly creeped open and everyone looked at my direction...
There I was with my suitcase in my hands and a whole number of eyes boring holes into my skin
"You must be Miss Hailey woods?" The presenter asked
Yes" I nodded remorsefully, I must have been the last person to come in as I saw her bend down to inscribe something on a piece of paper which I had assumed was the attendance sheet
Have a seat then and make sure to meet the manager before leaving today...."the presenter said
"The manager?!! Oh no !... not the head eating monster" I thought as I found a seat at the rear end of the hall...
I didn't even listen to the instructions that were been given to a number of us who had come from different towns and assigned to intern here in San Francisco...
We were shared into groups and asked to identify the appropriate design for a family, an office,hot and so many other things....
The people in my group sucked...we were just five and none of them could easily identify the perfect design for each group...
We were eventually placed at tenth place after the whole contest, if not for me we wouldn't have scaled through..
The last five groups were asked to go home as they couldn't identify any correct design and a letter was to be sent to each of their companies before they left..
We were down to 55 groups and a total number of 275 persons still present in the hall...
As soon as the orientation was over... I went to the welfare's office to ask for my accommodation plans as everyone was expected to Lodge in the building till the internship programme was over....
Only the first ten were going to be giving the interior designing certificate and diploma...
"I was asked to come here to get my room number?" I enquired
I looked up to see a man over the desk
" What's your name?" He asked
Hailey woods" I responded...
He looked at me for awhile in a surprise face..
I was asked to direct you to the manager's office once you had arrived..she will have to attend to you"he said urging me to leave his office..
As I banged the door behind me, I wondered why I had to meet up with the manager
Did everyone else meet her when they first stepped into the building?
What kind of mess had I created this time around?
These were the questions that ran through my mind as I made my way to the sacred manager's office trailing my suitcase behind me