Arvita was holding her knees and her breath out of breath when she arrived safely at the main lobby of the office building.
Arvita's hand swings right in front of her reddened face, feeling tired from all her struggles to get to that place.
The security guard looked at her suspiciously, having passed the check at the main door. Finally, the officer is sure that Arvita is not a stalker or a criminal.
The luxurious building with European-style architecture looks elegant and luxurious and has a five-meter-tall shower in the lobby, with a large company logo bearing EG in gold.
"Wow...." Arvita muttered in amazement at the very different atmosphere of the building.
Arvita's mind reminded her to act because she was too late for a job interview at that time.
Arvita walked quickly towards the front counter, and a female officer in a black uniform greeted her with a friendly greeting.
"Good afternoon. Can I help you?" Ask the officer.
"Hey, today is my interview schedule for the secretary position at EG Group. I know I'm so late. But.., can I still have the opportunity to attend my interview schedule?" Arvita asked while clasping her hands, expecting mercy from the female officer.
The female officer glanced at the clock. Immediately her gaze became cynical at Arvita because she was late on an important day.
"Wait a minute, I'll ask first."
Arvita started observing the female officer, picked up her phone, and started talking to someone.
"Alright, sir. She's already here. Fine, sir, thank you."
The female officer hung up the phone, and a forced smile she gave Arvita.
"You are so lucky today. Coincidentally, there are so many interviewees. So it is past the allotted time. There is still one more person left in the interview room, and you are the last one," she explained.
Arvita squealed with joy, happy that luck was still on her side. Little jumps and forgets the female officer who is still watching her.
"Ehemm... ehemm..?" The female officer clears her throat.
Arvita stopped for overreaction when the officer saw her with unpleasure.
"Please, you need to exchange your ID for an access card." The officer's orders were firm and polite.
***
Arvita kept a smile etched on her face. She felt the elevator moving for quite a while, and the worry feeling still haunts her.
There were only a few people in the elevator, and they watched Arvita tap her finger on the side of the elevator.
The side of the elevator has a mirror, and Arvita has time to tidy herself up. Not long after, the elevator door opened. Arvita just looked out quickly.
The elevator doors opened, and Arvita had just stepped out, but someone was standing outside the elevator.
She didn't look in front of her and collided with a man, who didn't move an inch. She stepped back and got back into the elevator.
"Ouch, I'm sorry," Arvita said as she looked up at a tall man in front of her.
"Armand?!"
Arvita was surprised by the man in front of her because his face didn't change. The difference is Armand's hairstyle had changed.
At the time, Armand's appearance was very formal. He looked fashionable in a black suit. Armand just furrowed his brow. Not a single word came out of his mouth.
Meanwhile, Arvita sparkled, looking at her high school friend.
"You work here, Armand?!" Arvita said louder.
Several employees who passed by looked reluctant and whispered incoherently, seeing Arvita was too cheerful to meet Armand.
"Wow..! Well, now you're great, huh? Your appearance is so cool. It's really cool! I almost don't recognize you..."
"Wait... Do you forget who I am?" Said Arvita, who realized Armand just stared at him with a flat face.
"I'm Arvita. I'm your high school friend. Huh, how come you forgot about me, Armand." Arvita slightly nudged Armand, and the man was still speechless.
Again, Arvita's mind reminded her to remember her main goal,
"Ahh... Too bad! We can't talk much. You work here, right? I'm sure we will meet again," Arvita smirked confidently and left Armand still staring coldly.
"Tch..!" Armand looked annoyed and started walking from his current position.
***
"Please wait, Ms. Arvita. There's still one candidate inside who hasn't finished being interviewed," said a woman and directed Arvita to sit in a chair.
Arvita nodded cheerfully, sat in a straight position, and still kept her smile. She crossed her legs and started to wiggle her legs to get rid of the nervous feeling.
Arvita looked at her shoes, and turn out there was a stain on the end of her shoe. She quickly rummaged through the contents of her bag, looking for something to clean the stains on her shoes.
"Tissue. I need it," Arvita managed to find a used tissue that was still useful.
She immediately looked down and started cleaning her shoes.
"Sir? There is one candidate for an interview,"
The woman's voice sounded faint and followed by a pair of footsteps approaching Arvita was still sitting hunched over.
Arvita was still looking down, still trying to clean the stains on her shoes. Coincidentally, she sat right in front of the entrance and in a lowered position. Arvita could see a pair of shoes walking toward her.
Arvita glanced slightly and was very surprised by Armand, walking accompanied by the woman who had helped her.
Arvita lowered her head even more. She felt that something was wrong right now.
"Fine, make sure after this. I don't want to accept another candidate."
"Yes, Mr. Armand." The woman answered.
"WHAT?! ARMAND? HE???!!" Arvita thought in surprise.
Armand was already in front of Arvita. Fortunately, he still didn't notice the presence of Arvita was still looking down to cover most of her face.
Arvita could only see a pair of Armand's shoes from behind her. Not long after, Armand entered the room.
Arvita's face turned red because she had been looking down for too long. She pinched her cheek, wishing this was just a dream.
"Auwwwwww...!!!"
"This is not a dream!" she complained and immediately got up from her seat, approaching the woman who had helped her.
The woman looked busy with the computer screen in front of her.
"Excuse me? Sorry. But, may I ask a question?" Ask Arvita.
"Yes, what is up?" she asked again.
"It was the man earlier... I mean, the one you called, sir. Is his named Armand?" asked Arvita.
The woman narrowed her eyes, looking at Arvita suspiciously.
"Yes, you're right? And Mr. Armand is our CEO at the EG group. Incidentally, he will be the one to interview his secretary."
Arvita's heart immediately sank. She felt uncomfortable. It was like a giant hole was eating away at her chest, making her suddenly become congested and need additional oxygen.
"Oh... gosh!! I'll die now!"
"Are you all right?" asked the woman, seeing Arvita's pale face.
The door to the interview room suddenly opened, and a woman with short hair in a blue shirt came out in tears, and even the woman slammed the door a little in annoyance.
Arvita and the woman who had just come out looked at each other for a moment.
"Do you want an interview too, huh?" Asked the woman, and Arvita replied with a slow nod.
"You'd better cancel it because the boss is completely inhumane!" said the woman and immediately left Arvita with questions still hanging in her mind at this time.
Once again! The door to the interview room opened, and Arvita felt as if her heart was about to burst. Imagine Armand coming out of the room, but in reality, it wasn't Armand coming out.
A man in a black suit and green tie came out with a tired face. The man even took a deep breath. Arvita saw it could only swallow her saliva.
Is Armand that scary right now?
"Oh, Why are you so stupid? Didn't you already know how Armand was in high school?" Arvita's mind started to protest,
"I know you!!" The man's scream broke Arvita's thoughts, and he walked closer to her.
A smile of relief he radiated with energy.
"You must be Arvita, right? You're Rani's cousin, right?" Guess the man with joy,
"Yes, I'm Arvita."
"Ohh, thank God! Finally, you came. Rani is my best friend, and she recommended you for this secretary position."
"But I don't think I will...." Arvita tried to cut him off, but the man didn't seem to care.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hidayat. I am the personnel manager here. Come on, Arvita, Mr. Armand is waiting for you."
Hidayat immediately grabbed Arvita's shoulder, forcing her step to enter the interview room.
"Glek..!"