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ishita / jai
did you get a job?
did you lose yours?
i'm the ceo of my company, i can't fire myself, ishita
unfortunate
why are you texting me, mr too busy for everyone?
i didn't hear anything from you for days so i was wondering if you had starved yourself to death or finally gotten a job
does 'stop texting me' mean 'i'd like to hear from you again'? because if so, you've got to teach me how to speak the language of assholes
you must really think you're funny
among many other things
you keep saying that but i doubt you're telling the truth.
are you implying that i'm lying about my skills?
yes, i am. if not, you should have a job by now.
excuse me, i have plenty of certificates that adds to my credit. i have planned successful birthday parties, weddings, retirement parties and reunion parties. besides, i have excellent communication skills. i have experience working in summer schools and conducting workshops teaching crochet, resin art, piano and baking. i have handled social media for many start ups and done fairly well in content writing. i have more to my name than that weak degree, not that I have to prove anything to you.
oh?
i tell you so much and you say oh?
you're telling me you can do anything?
except swimming, i can pick up any skill or job within days.
oh?
stop saying oh? like you are an annoying interviewer who's never going to give me the job!
but what if i do give you one?
what?
you told me you can do anything. i doubt it. but i have a way to put it to test
what way? stop being cryptic you asshole
work as my assistant
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no thanks
so you're telling me you can't do it?
i can but I don't want to
scared i'll find out you are a fraud?
did anyone tell you you're a conceited self-obsessed paranoid jerk who is also the killer of peace
maybe something along those lines
oh my god
so, what do you think?
why are you giving me this job?
to see if you are merely a sympathy seeker who is lazy to work hard or if you are talented but just unlucky
fuck you
okay then i got my answer
good talk
i am talented and skilled. i am anything but lazy. i work so fucking hard in whatever i do. you want me to be your assistant? fine! i'll do it.
are you sure?
you seem to be desperate for an assistant that you came to me of all people with a manipulative trap and i seem to have fallen for it and feel the need to prove myself to you even though i don't have to. i'm not doing anything anyway. might as well humor both of us
good thinking. work for me for 6 months
6 months? in the same corporate job? are you kidding me?
you said you can do anything
fine!
if you seem to prove your worth, i'll give you a good recommendation that can get you inside anywhere you want to work at. plus, you'll be getting paid the whole time.
seems like you have a lot to lose in this arrangement. are you that desperate for an assistant?
you don't need to worry about that
whatever
i'll give you a 5 day grace period to learn how things work. you can't afford to make any mistakes after those 5 days. you'll be fired if you are incapable
please. just watch me deflate your ego like a pin to a balloon. can't wait for it honestly
we'll see about that
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1.3 | Cellophane
Short StoryIn which, spontaneous Ishita agrees to work for the methodical businessman Jai to prove him wrong and put him in his place.