Estrella

4//business world

Elle's POV

Since i am 18 and i have been back for about a month now i figured i should try to get a job to help pay for college and for volleyball. Fun fact: i play competitive volleyball on a travel team and my high school which means i have to be on a team with some people that act like bitches, but there is only like 3 people that are really bad. For the most part i get along with my high school team, but i know i am the odd one out.

Anyway, i asked Austin what places would be good to apply for, so went to a few places and asked if I could apply there. Three of six places turned me down while the others set up an interview date for me. I am honestly really nervous because I don't think I am going to get the jobs considering my past. This really sucks because being in juvy is permanently on my record and when I apply for college I don't know how many colleges would accept me. I would do anything to take back what I did. It holds you back from so many thing because either people just don't want, they are threatened by you, or they don't trust you.

Every day I look outside the window, in hope to see something different. I see the couples kissing, i see the flowers growing but I never saw a boy looking at me and smiling. I feel so lonely sometimes because i sit alone at the diner or anywhere and people give me a look of disgust or like they are scared for their lives or people walk by and snicker to their friends thinking i cannot hear them but i hear every word they say or i see everyone trying to avoid me. When people look at me i see the pain on their faces like i just need to leave. That is worst feeling when you feel unwanted and you don't know where else go. It's like when you are little and you lose your parents at theme park and you don't know where to go then you just start to freak out because you lost the thing or person that you love or made you feel like you belonged. You just feel lost without that thing or person that you loved.

"Hey Elle." Austin murmured snapping me out of my thoughts and walked in and sat down next to me in front of my window.

"Hey." i replied looking out the window.

"Are you okay?"

Am i? i wondered.

"i guess."

"what's up?"

"I am really nervous about the interviews Austin."

"Don't worry about them you will be fine."

"No, Austin how many places do you actually think will have someone that just got out of juvy working for them?"

"More than you think." He replied looking out the window.

He must know something that i don't. do these people actually want me to work for them?

the next day

I got ready for my interview with the ice cream parlour downtown wearing a purple short-sleeve button up shirt with some capris and black flats. I decided to put my hair in a side braid then put in my black plugs and some dark lip gloss and mascara. I grabbed my phone, keys, sunglasses, and wallet then got in my jeep and left to the interview.

I walked up to the two doors that said CARINGTON CREAM in large blue letters and took a deep breath. I walked in and there were no costumers yet so i saw two employees chatting.

"Hey Estrella." My teamate Jamie greated me.

"Hi Jamie, I'm actually here for an interview." I replied.

"Okay! I'll go get Chris for you."

"Okay, thank you."

In a matter of seconds the manager came out and greated me.