Knock! knock!, Boza knocked at the door of her children's room. "Jewel are you still sleeping, it's 7:20am already or are you not going for the 9am interview again?" Jewel's mother Boza asked.
"Oh my God! I'm going to be late to this interview oooh " Jewel shouted as she looked at the wall clock.
" Good morning mother, thanks for waking me" she rushed her morning prayers and ran to the bath room. Jewel slept late at night, she made her younger sister's hair till past mid-night, when she finished and wanted to sleep, the cry of their neighbour's baby didn't allow her and her siblings sleep because their room is very close to where the cry was coming from. She brushed her teeth and bathed very fast and ran out of the bathroom, dressed up quickly and ran out of the house. There was no time for her to take breakfast. "Bye everyone, please pray for me" she said to her mother and siblings as she rushed out of her home.
"Good bye and good luck" replied her mother and siblings.
It was 8:04am when Jewel reached the main road leading to the main city where she was to do the interview.
"Oh my goodness, I need to leave here fast" she said as she looked at her time.
Then she turned and looked to see if there is any bus coming and noticed that there are alot of people waiting for vehicles that will take them to the city.
"Hmmmm I have to struggle my way into any vehicle going to the city that will stop here from now" she said to herself.
It will take her about 45mins from her small town-Mitana to the main city - Cliborn,
then another 40mins to the office she is going for the interview.
After a few minutes had passed, a bus stopped and she tried to enter but the rush was too much and she couldn't enter.
" Oh God I can't believe i missed this bus" she shouted . Then almost immediately another bus came and stopped very close to her,she struggled with all her might and made her way into the bus. The bus left Mitana for the city with out any road block but on getting to the city entrance they met a big traffic that left many vehicles packed on the road. Jewel was uncomfortable and felt like flying to her interview venue. Coming down to run to the office is not an option she said to herself. She prayed for a miracle to leave there . Suddenly the traffic started moving and reducing but the vehicles were still moving slowly. Before she get to the junction leading to the office she was going to, it was 9:05 already. She alited at the junction and looked at the tall building she was going to and her heart skipped.
" My interview is by 9:00am and I'm still at the junction at 9:05am, it will take me another 10mins from this junction to the office. I pray they will still interview me" said Jewel as she ran to the office.
As she reached the gate, her heart skipped and beat faster. She stopped at the gate and tried calming herself down before entering.
"Good morning ma" Jewel greeted the receptionist
"Yes ma, welcome to Feedwell Resturant, how can we help you?
"Please I'm here for interview" she replied
"Oh interview" said the receptionist pointing at the notice they put at the entrance
door. Jewel went back to the entrance door to read the notice which she didn't see when she entered because she was rushing. She could not believe it when she saw that the interview was postponed.
"Ah what a relieve, at least I'm not late for the interview anyways " Jewel said smiling to herself.
"Thank goodness it is not that I missed the interview, It was postponed for my favour. If I had done the interview this morning with how tensed I was for coming late,I would have failed" she added.
She checked the new date and time for the interview, it is to be done in two days time. she thanked the receptionist and left.
Jewel decided to go and look around Feedwell Restaurant and environment. "Hmmm I like what I'm seeing, I pray I will be taken to work here after the interview " she said to herself. She sat at one corner of the restaurant to rest for a while, she brought out water from her bag and drank a little to quench her thirst. She put the remaining water in her bag and rose to go home when she saw a young girl of about her age entering the restaurant. The girl wore a polo with Feedwell Restaurant written on it, so Jewel knew immediately that she worked there." "Hello, young lady, good morning" said Jewel as she walk up to the girl.
"Hello" replied the girl with a surprise look, she was wondering what Jewel wants to tell her.
"Please i wont take much of your time,My name is Jewel, I came for an interview here but was told that it was postponed. Please what is the working experience here like? " Jewel asked.
"You are welcome Jewel, my name is Juliet, well for your question,I have just worked here for few weeks but I assure you that if they employ you,you will learn a lot and meet a lot of people here too. Good luck Jewel, bye I must go back to my duty post now, see you some other time" Juliet said as she hurried off
"Ok thank you Juliet, See you some other time" said Jewel.
Jewel stood and watched her until she entered into another section of the restaurant ,then she headed for the gate.
Jewel reached her home and met her mother still preparing to go to the market but her siblings have gone to school.
"Mother i'm home" said Jewel as she entered the gate.
"Ahh my daughter so quick, I wasn't expecting you now", said Boza.
"Wait a munite, you were not interviewed because you came late?" Jewel's mother asked with panic in her voice.
"No mother, the interview did not hold again today, they postponed it to be done next tomorrow. I believe God made them postpone it for my favour, because I was so tensed when l got there ,I would have failed the interview " Jewel explained.
"Well thank God for everything. "Next time you have an interview, try and be there at least an hour before the interview starts by then you must have calmed down and anxiety will be reduced". Boza adviced.
"Thanks mother that is exactly what I will do next tomorrow. I like the place and I pray they employ me".
"Ok dear I'm going to the market now,take care of yourself".
" Bye mother" said Jewelas she saw her mother off and locked the gate.