What school,what course,how many years?.maybe business ,yeah that could be okay I mean the business world is growing and doing so fast or I could do health I've always wanted to work in that field as a doctor or a therapist I mean I've always been a good listener right?,but funds. My mum doesn't have any money let alone my siblings and not to talk of my relatives no one has a hand to lend or would care to,mmmmmmm what else ?maybe uhm no, no perhaps.. no not even that it wont work or I could just...HUUUUUUGH ! This is so frustrating.
She rolls over the bed back and forth hair scatering All over the merely soft imitation of a mattress. She lays facing the ceiling for what seems like forever
Pin ping' the sound of a notification followed by a vibration sound ,the source?her phone well ,more like it. She reaches for it right before it vibrates to the floor from the old tiny woden coffee table ,she brings it to her face
[#your loan of 241 USD is due in thee days
Repay loan on time to avoid late interest charge....]
She throws the phone on the slightly soft surface she happens to be laying on without even bothering to finish off the remainder of the notice and sighs deeply.
A rough tug from the future she was thinking about back to the present, the reality the ugly reality.
But at this point Alex is beyond mental exhaustion she just can't bother to have another marathon or rather even if she tries she can't think anymore.So she lays there quiet again like dead a small breeze from the window blowing the curtains away the curtains inturn faning her,and for some reason she feels a strange feeling ,peace....."yes....I feel calm "
Maybe that was said rather too soon.
Her bedroom's already unstable door is roughly yanked open knowing who it is Alex sits up immediately then shares the briefest moment of eye contact with the new person and looks down hunching her shoulders has if this posture will make it hurt less.
"You dare to look me in the eye !,the nerve of a useless thing as you .can you do anything right at all, look...look at this !" He screams hitting a paper in his hand with something written on it, she can't make out what it is ,and she knows the more she delays the harsher it'll get .But at this point even if she were to ask she would get nothing close to an answer.fear creeps in,"what will I do...what have I done ...please" her cheeks become wet as she pleads mentally. "I asked one thing from you !one little thing, huh! It was hard? Was is that difficult? A rubbish bag is far more useful than you'll ever be now answer me what rubbish is this "
"....."
"Answer me!"
"I....the ,the sh shop was ins I inspected faa...father aaaa and thttt the ii inspector found it nnnnot qualified to be offering....services ,I promise I tried "
She says the last part mostly to herself hiccup and starter mixes in her speech with tears streaking down
" The shop was just fine....everything I sell is licensed and authorised by the law ! But because of your dumbness I've lost my only source of income...your mother asked me to give you a chance ...you think this will make me proud?HUH! You little piece of rug ....worthless! Hopeless!
You better stay out of my site or else next time I won't use my mouth...I'm warning you ...of course you'd cry what else are you good at, you can't even get impressive grades to get you a scholarship nor can you talk ...you fail to improve yourself to atleast be able to land a husband or a job
And now you think you can act noble on my property!?
"It wasn't like that fath...."
"Shut up! If you call me that again I swear...."
The man turn rubbing his face in anger and the continues as though his anger has subsided
"I'm sure you showed off how loyal your are to the government by having your father loose his shop ...well what did they give you ! Wealth,a future or have you become their harlot!
"Sniffs .....please ppppleasee I I hiccups"
Alex tries to form a sentence but fails because of how much she crying, she tries but her father has already left the room not bothering to close the door.
She curls up on the floor close to the bed where she had fallen due to fear of being hit by her father.Thankfully she only got the papers thrown at her...'atleast I haven't gotten hit yet.. something needs to be done before that because he's restrained long enough '
After much time has passed Alex gathers herself up wipes clean her face ,grabs her phone put slippers on ,looks in the mirror
Atleast I don't look that ghostly she comforts herself.
And walks down the stairs making sure not to look left or right or bump into something...she successfully passes the dining then the living room finally the closed corridor four more steps to the door and she's out if here.
She reaches the door nob turns it on instinct she turns her neck to the left ,
Her mother is standing there quiet ,with a startled voice "I was uhm ahh going for a walk ,I won't be long just e..."
"Okay.."he mother states simply then
she turn to leave,"Alexandria for your own good don't upset your father,just be good mmmmhm? She turns slightly but not Once looking in her daughter's eyes
Alex nods, eyes unfocused.
Her mother nods a few times then walks back in the house.
After being left alone she exhales closes her eyes for a second then yanks open the door finally out. The evening breeze hits her, some of her brown curls going to her face
She tries to put them in place with her hands but not much is achieved so she gives up.
This place stays the same doesn't it ?
She thinks as she walks down the path parallel to the park five minutes away from her house of course even in her mind she can't make herself say the word home that place isn't home she would repeat over and over ,but where then is her home and what does she do to get it or find it? As she's almost swallowed by her thoughts
A cold paper hits and gets stuck to her one of her legs naturally she reaches down to get it off but before tossing it she checks out the annoying thing
It turns out to be a flier ,glossy surface, professional design, one thing though really grabs her attention 'JOB INTERVIEWS' the company COM-ACE
She quickly rushes to the deadline for applications ...May 17th 2024
"Holy cow,what's today's date?"
She reaches in her pocket for her phone turns it on and under the time it reads May 17
Oh no ....
"It's 16:45pm maybe they are still there"
With some hope Alex starts to run as fast as her legs could carry her,running in hopes of landing a job... any job at COM-ACE the city's best company and ranked number 3 in the country
A little bit more faster and maybe I could have a chance
She clings to that thought as her lungs burn from the run...if only she has some change she could have gotten on a taxi
But she has none.Well she can still run can't she
18 minutes later she arrives at the reception heaving ,she sport
a few desks which looks to be the ones used earlier to get applications from job hunters and the Said tables are filled with papers and empty water bottles...still heaving she walks to the first man she sees
"Hhello sir ...I'm here for uhm the applications for the job interview ....please I saw ...I saw it late please I need the job."
The man turn and looks her up and down
Before saying.
See you in next chap 😆