Mia
I had decided to devote more time and energy to my studies as I was now no longer in a relationship, not like being in a relationship disturbed my studies.
The first semester burned out pretty fast. Jacobs didn't show himself to me anymore, not even during the semester break and I was glad about that.
Before I knew it, I was back on campus for the second semester.
"Hi Mia" Henry greeted me with a smile
"Hey" I said and smiled back at him
"How was your break?" He asked me
"It was a short one" I said with a frown causing him to chuckle
Our conversation didn't go further because the tutor was now present in class.
"Good morning everyone and welcome back" the tutor greeted us and we greeted back in unison.
"Let's talk about your internships for this semester. It's going to run for the next month, this week exclusive. We all are aware of what it is, aren't we?"She asked no one in particular.
People started whispering among themselves in class because it could be seen that the news was exciting.
The internship was a big deal for us. We get to dress like corporate workers or employees of our desired companies. We get to act like life as a worker started already but for one month only.
You get to apply to your desired companies, and the chances of getting accepted in a particular company for your internship are higher than that of getting an actual job in the real world after graduating, funny world.
"We have the names of all the prestigious companies here. Make sure you apply to at least three of them and see which of them will choose you. If you wish to apply to companies out of town, see me in my office when I leave" the tutor said
"I have been waiting for this for so long. The Adams enterprise is going to be the first company on my list" Henry said excitedly.
"Yeah definitely" I replied
"Be sure to arrange the company names in ascending order of your love for them, I hope you understand" she said and some of us answered but some nodded just like me.
"Submit your picks at my office before school ends today, so we can distribute them to the various companies for you to begin next week. Do not forget to write a report at the end of your session at those companies" With that she exited class and left us to ourselves.
Adam's enterprise is supposed to be the catch but he knows me. I ruined my chances when I spoke to him at the school entrance. He also asked me a question in class but what did I do? I said I couldn't answer.
"Yes" I said when I noticed Henry snapping his fingers in my face.
"Hello, I already called your name twice but you didn't answer. Are you okay?" Henry asked me. I had no idea I had zoned out.
"I'm not" I tell Henry truthfully
"I have always wanted an opportunity with the Adams enterprise, but now I can never have it" I faked a cry.
"Huh, what do you mean by that? we haven't even applied yet. What's going on in your head?" Henry asked me
"Have you forgotten he asked me a question last semester when he was here.What did I say?" I asked him
"You said you couldn't answer. Oh girl you gave him a bad impression of you already" he said rubbing salt into my wounds
"I know that, don't remind me" I frowned at him
"Don't get upset, I'm sorry" he apologized
"I think you should apply anyways. You never know what can happen" he tries persuading me
"Henry, we have our pictures in the application files. He'll know it's me when he sees it" I lamented.
"There's no harm in trying, I'm just saying. You will never know until you try" he said and patted me on the shoulder.
"Just think about it, we have until before school closing hours for you to decide" he added
"Yeah, okay" I said
I got a file and wrote everything as per the questions demanded.
Adams Enterprise was however my last option instead of first as I had always wanted, because I was scared and guilty. Come to think of it, he acted poorly towards me first.
I'll just let the other companies call me since they are the first and second choices. What are the chances that they wouldn't want me and Adam's enterprise will?
I submitted my file and waited for the news to hit me.
***
Logan
The past few months have been cool for me, I lived like a normal human after a while. No bad news, no real or good news, no Selena drama, and nothing from my father, things were great and smooth.
"Sir, we have tried all we could but his answer remains the same. He works for no one and everything was planned from the beginning" someone said to me over the phone.
"Ok, how many fingers have you taken out already?" I asked him.
"Two sir" he replied
"I think he is telling the truth" he added
"I pay you to torture not for you to be a judge of who is lying or not. Go to court if you need to that" I yelled
"I'm sorry sir" he apologised
"Take out another finger and if his answer remains the same, then call me" I ordered.
"You bastard, you'll pay for this. Ahhhhhh" someone cursed me over the phone and then screamed again. I'm sure someone punched him for misbehaving.
Kevin had this devastating look on his face after I finished talking on the phone.
"What, you've never heard the screams of a man before?" I asked him in a sarcastic voice.
"Nothing sir" he said and burrowed his head further into the ground.
"If there's nothing else to be discussed you can leave" I told Kevin.
"There's a package from your former school" he said
I looked at him with a blank expression on my face indicating that he summarised the message and deliver it to me but he was quiet.
"Proceed, Kevin. What's in it?" I was forced to ask in the end.
"Application files for their internship" he replied.
"Where are they?" I asked again
"In my space boss" he replied
"Bring them to my office during lunch break" I said and he nodded.
"Ok sir" I said before he left my office.
I tried to deal with the workload on my desk as fast as I could to join the other guys.
My phone rang again.
"His answer remains the same sir" the guy from the other end said to me.
"Ok, I will be there in a few minutes" I said before hanging up.
I picked up my car keys and left the office.
"Sir you have a meeting in 15 minutes" Kevin said when he saw me trying to get into the elevator.
"Cancel it" I said
I got to my destination in less than 15 minutes.
"Where is he?" I asked when I saw them
"This way, sir" the leader answered and pointed towards the direction I was to follow.
"Son of a bitch, a coward that's what you are" he cursed as soon as he set eyes on me.
"If I were you, I'd save my strength. You will need it to walk home because this coward is about to destroy you" I told him
"I'm so considerate because it looks like I'll be letting you go after all" I smirked.
"You have no idea what's coming for you" I can't believe he still dared to talk this way.
'I know your type. I'll be watching you and I'll be waiting" I told him
"I hope you are not just all bark and no bite" I said to him
"I want you to think of me whenever you look at the fingers on your left hand" I said again
"Trust me, I will" he said and gave me a bad stare.
"I want this room cleaned back to its original state, take him out and leave him anywhere that pleases you" I ordered the guys in black.
"Use your left hand to say hi to Selena for me" I winked at him before leaving.
I had to put on a strong man's face before him, he shouldn't see that I was still hurting. He shouldn't know that loving Selena was a weakness.
I made it back to the office exactly after the lunch break as I had some files to go through.
Immediately I sat down in the office, and Kevin knocked on the door.
"Come in, Kevin" I said
"These are the files from the students" he said
"How long have they been here?" I asked him
"Three days" he relied upon
"Okay" I said
I started going through the files of those who had Adams Enterprise as their first option. I checked their profiles, photos, and other information I needed.
I saw that almost all the students had Adams Enterprise as an option. It might not have been their first choice but it wasn't their last choice either, first and second choices only . That's how good our reputation is.
"Mia Montoya" I read aloud when I picked up the 7th file.
Out of the seven files I checked, she's the only one who chose Adams Enterprise as her third option.
I was intrigued and went ahead to open up the file, it was her.