After Hours at Work

Chapter 1: New Job

          It was the second to last day of summer, in a couple days I would have to go back to my small little university to my apartment on campus and go back to studying every day. With a pre-med major, studying will always be on the agenda for me, even this summer was filled with school and catching up with classes. I don't even know how I paid for them, but thankfully I was able to get an interview with my campus library to earn some extra money. 

          I get up out of bed to start getting ready for my interview that's in 2 hours. They decided to make the meeting online since nobody is back on campus yet which is fine with me since it just means I can choose not to wear any pants and no one will know. I throw on a silky sophisticated looking blouse and head to my bathroom to do a little makeup. I throw on some concealer, powder, blush, mascara, and lip gloss, and then I decide to quickly curl my hair to look a little more put together.

          Once I'm all ready I take my computer from the charger by my bed and go to the kitchen table to set up my little station for my interview. I look over my list of potential questions I may be asked and memorize my answers as well. This is my first ever job interview so I'm honestly very nervous and I'm not sure what to expect, but I know whatever happens it'll work out. 

          When the clock hits 10:58 I head into the meeting to show my punctuality. A middle aged man appears on the screen, he looks to be in his mid 30's with his little facial hair and no wrinkles. He introduces himself, "Hello Maggie, you ready to start the interview?"

          I confidently answer "Yes." He introduces himself "My name is Jack Star and I am the head of hiring new people for this job of library assistant, this interview will only take about 30 minutes give or take and then I will get back to you with our final decision by tomorow. Any questions?" I smile and shake my head "No." He smiles back and says "Alright then, let's get started." 

          25 minutes later we finish and I feel confident and sure about all the questions he asked and my answers and we say our goodbyes. I close my computer and blow out a big breath full of nerves and decide to just chill and do something fun for the rest of my day as a reward for the good interview. 

          I get in my little Chevy and text my best friend Vanessa to ask her if she wants to hang. I back up out of the driveway and head to Starbucks to treat myself. I hear a ding and look at my phone to see Vanessa texted back that she's free and to go pick her up. When I stop at the Starbucks I order Vanessa her regular pink drink and my oat milk vanilla latte and head over to her house. 

         I honk at Vanessa's house once I get there and I see her running out the door in her flashy sparkle skirt and cropped tank with white converse. 

"Hey cutie," I yell out my open passenger window. She slides her head in and winks at me. She opens the door and slides in and says "thank you for the starbucks bestie, where to?" 

I look at her and say "our usual place?" knowing she'll say yes. She nods just like I suspected and we take off down the long road out of her neighborhood. 

"I had my first job interview today," I excitedly tell her. "Eeeeek, that's so exciting, how was it?" She asks. I smile and tell her how it went and how well I thought I did. "Girl I already know you're gonna get the job, so proud of you." 

         I blush and shake my head at her not wanting to jinx it. We finally arrive to our little hilltop hideaway spot with the biggest oak tree we've ever seen in our life. The hill overlooks this huge lake and it's a spot that we always go to to talk and just hang out while we watch nature.

          We sit down next to each other and I lean my head on her shoulder while she leans her head on me in return. This is the last few days I have with her here and that makes me sad. I know it's only a 45 minute drive but I'll most likely be so busy with school and hopefully my new job so I probably won't get much time to come home to see my best friend. Her job here at the beauty salon will probably keep her busy a lot of the time too. 

          We just sit there and enjoy the last moments we have with each other while we watch the sun start to set and we finally get up to go home and probably get some food. Once I drop her off back at her house I feel my eyes start to get super heavy and I feel so ready to pass out. 

          I finally get home and I take my sweet time getting inside. Once I reach my bedroom I strip off all my clothes and put on my PJ's and collapse on my bed. I know I still need to brush my teeth but my eyes are already falling closed without my permission and I decide to let my sleep consume me. 

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          The next morning I wake up to an email notification and I hurry to look and see what it is, hoping it's the results from my interview. I open up the email to see it is from the man I talked to yesterday.

"Dear Maggie,

You got the job! You are now an official University library assistant. Your first day will be the Tuesday after you come back to school and you will go through training with Mason. 

Congragulations, and welcome to the team!

Jack Star,"

          I scream in joy and run to tell my parents who congragulate me as well. I was hoping I would get this job because it's hard to work and be a pre-med major at the same time but this will allow me some freedom to study at the library while I work and earn some money as well. 

         I go back to my bedroom and get ready for the day, brushing my teeth extra long to make up for the missed brushing last night. I spend the rest of my day packing and getting ready to head back to school to my new job. 

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