Our Last Autumn Forever (POV)

Chapter 1: Real World

Summer's out and Autumn's in.

You spent all your summer at your cousin's beach house. You sat down on the couch and gave the beach one last look before going back to your hometown. Your cousin, Dexter Lawson, gave you a big hug. You said,

"Dexterrrr! You're gonna break me!"

While laughing ridiculously, Dexter said "Oh, I do apologize my dearest Adriana.. It's just I'm going to miss you so badly."

You hugged your cousin back and you replied, "Dex, I'll be right back as soon as possible, and that's a promise."

You went inside the taxi and with one last wave to your cousin, you're ready to face back the reality.

After 3 hours, you arrived in your apartment. Sitting comfortably on your couch, You checked your phone and saw that there's a job opening, seeking for an associate in a newly built law firm called JS Inc.

You closed your eyes, and said, "Please give this one. I need to get a job as quickly as possible."

You went to your bed and fell asleep right away.

Few days have passed, it's finally the day of your appointment. You're all dressed up and ready for the walk-in interview. You stared at the mirror, sighing, "You got this."

After an hour, you got off the bus. You're walking while focused on checking the map on your phone, when you suddenly bumped into a well-dressed handsome man. His cold coffee got spilled on your dress.

You said, "What the hell!? Look what you have done! Why you weren't looking where you're going!? I have a very important appointment today and you just ruined everything!"

The stranger replied, "Wow, now I'm the one who's at fault. Weren't you the one walking while staring at your phone?"

You're about to talk back but the stranger walked away without giving you any attention.

You screamed, "IF WE MEET AGAIN, I'LL BE THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO SPILL YOU COFFEE, AND I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT ONE!!"

You did all your best to remove the coffee stains, but some of it stayed on your dress.

You said, "I am so doomed!! I hope they won't notice how messy my dress looks right now."

After several minutes, you've reached JS Inc.'s office.

As you entered, all eyes were looking at you. In your mind, you said, "What's up with these people? Are the stains visible? Is my make-up ruined? Ugh!"

You walked straight and you sat down on a vacant seat near the reception. You checked your portfolio one last time before handing it to the front desk associate. As you stood up, you're ankle got twisted. You're about to fall down when someone caught you. Stranger said,

"That's what you get by wearing high heels."

You turned around and saw a handsome man wearing a hoodie coat inside the office.

Conscious of the situation, you rushed to break away from the man's hold and you gave him a grateful nod.

You said, "Thank you for catching me, I appreciate it a lot."

The man gave you an appraising look and said, "Hmm you're welcome. By the way, the name's Sean McGregor, nice to meet you."

He extended his hand. You're flustered by his introduction, but you replied, "I'm Adriana Lawson, nice to meet you."

You shook Sean's hand and gave him a warm smile.

The front desk associate called your name, and you gave him your portfolio.

The associate said, "Good morning Ms. Lawson. I'm Romeo Jackson, and I'll be assisting you today with your application."

You replied, "Thank you so much Mr. Jackson."

The associate gave you a nod. You turned around to ask Sean a question, but he's nowhere to be found. In your mind, you said, "Oh. Maybe he's a visitor or an applicant as well."

After an hour of waiting, Romeo called your name. "Ms. Adriana Lawson, it's your turn for the interview. Please proceed to the meeting room." You picked up your bag and went to the room Romeo have mentioned.

You entered the room. The room is very organized, and the paintings on the wall are all beautiful. You also noticed a flower vase with some rare flowers in it. You're about to touch the flower when someone behind the table talked.

"Majestic right?"

You panicked. You turned around.

The man in front of you turned around at the same time with his office chair and said, "I'm Jameson Peters, one of the owners of this newly built law firm. I believe you're Adriana Lawson"

You got speechless in disbelief. The stranger you met earlier who spilled cold coffee on your dress, is one of the owners of the company you're trying to get a job into.