my unwanted life

CHAPTER 3

A week later I am getting out of an interview when my phone rings.

'hey mom' 'hey how was the interview?' 'excellent as always, you know how they always love me but never call back.' I sass to my mom, she is a free spirited person who strongly belives in God so whenever something bad happens she is always going, God has better things for you, all is for the best and a lot of hopfull things I don't got but need. 'hey you are smart of course they will all love you.' She try to cheer me up but what she doesn't know is that they actually offered me the job. Even though it is a pre school teacher and it doesn't pay much I love kids and I think that is why I am exited about it. 'ya ya ya' I laugh 'well they love me and they love my English so much they want me to be a spoken teacher. They just offer me the job but it doesn't pay much so I just told them I will think about it and they gave me a week. If I want it,I can start next week.' I chirp like a happy little chicken and mom laughs along with me. After we both calm down mom starts with her moming 'meru if you like the job you should take it, you always loved children and English has always been your hobbi, you always say it is easier then amaric. I don't even know why you have to ask us to translate Amharic words when you can read all your books in englsh like you grew up in America or something. You know my neighbor asked if you just came from abroad last week right?' ' hey it wasn't my fault he used a word I never heard used at home, you can ask the others too they wouldn't know.' I complain well I grew up seeing movies in english and reading in english so it is easier for me but Amharic is a dilemma especially when it comes to cereals and some tools. I am like the round one or the oval one? but in my defense things that don't look or sound alike to others look and sound alike to me. Even people and names. Anyways Amharic is hard and that is why even my thoughts are in English.

'you know what I am going to call and ask them now, are you coming straight home?' 'no I am meeting rose at a café for a bit' ' ok be safe and make it back to lunch.' ' ok mom byeee." I call out and hang up. I look at the text from rose telling me where to meet up and head to the taxi station for where I am heading and there is a long line so I just sigh and get in line. This is why I hate going out, everything in addis has a line nowdays even breakfast bread, and when I say breakfast don't be fooled and think the line is only in the morning it is for the whole day.

While in the taxi I browse my telegram and read some poems and my phone rings, it is an unknown number, and I don't pick up a call if I don't know who is calling because it gives me anxiety but I am in a good mood, and it might be another job offer so I just pick up. 'hello' I answer, and I hear nothing 'hello' I repeat ' hello miss mehret' I hear a guy's voice 'yes' I say cautiously because he is speaking in English, and I don't think I applied for anything foreign and nothing comes to mind. ' You missed our appointment miss mehret.' He follows 'excuse me' I stumble because this is crazy, and I don't know him and I should hang up I contemplate when I search my mind for any reminder that might pop up but isn't , so I am about to hang up when the dude keeps taking 'you were supposed to reach out with a meeting place and time last week, but you didn't. so, since your time to reach out is over, I reached out myself so let's meet up today the job is a little time sensitive on my part.' 'eee ok so which company are you from I sent out a lot of CVS, so I don't know what job you are referring to' I say getting out of the taxi. It is crowded and loud since I am at 'megenagna', meaning 'meeting place' but the crowd always made us 'me and my friends' feel like it is a place to lose each other so we hold hands whenever we move around here. The dude is still talking but I can't hear him so I just shout 'sorry I can't hear you' once or twice and I guess he got it, and he asked where I am, and he said he will be there in ten and hang up which is stupid because 'megenagna' is big and he can't find me and only fools would think they can get anywhere in addis in ten minutes. It is just not possible.

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sorry for the short chapters I will try to make them longer and the other main character will be showing up soon, hopfully next chapter. love bye see you!