Intern Girl

All in the Call

    We’ve been lay down on my bed for hours. I keep fliping my phone, wait for it to ring. Every second that pass take away a little piece of my dream. If I got the job, they should call me like right now. But that was what I think like 3 hours ago, now I really desperate for this phone call.    

 “They will never call me!” I groaned at myself. Carl scoot closer to me and grab some pillow.  

    “They will, Bailey. Trust me. It just maybe take a while.” She try to cheer me up. But its not really working. My breath feel so heavy and my heart beating like crazy.    

    “Bailey, calm down. They will call you, real soon.” She look at me in worry.   

  

  I was just so close to lose my shit, when my mom calling me from downstairs. She said someone wants to talk to me on the phone. And when I ask her who is that she said she doesn’t know. It better be important.  

    

  “Hello, Bailey Page talking.” I said on the phone with lazy tone.

  “Bailey Page, this is London Youth Journalism. Congratulations, you got in for our internship progam. You will leave to London tomorrow morning. We have prepared two airplane tickets that I’ll send to your email, an apartment for you to live, and a brand new car for your acces to work. You better pack your stuff, cause your plane departure is 8.50am tomorrow. Safe flight!”

  

    And just like that the phone ended. I don’t even have time to say thank you or something, it was like a talking machine. But whatever, I’m going to London! Oh my God!    

  “Mom! Mom! Carl!” I scream as I slammed the phone down.  

   “What?” Carl ask in curious tone. And mom was just standing there, frozen.     

   “Guess who gonna fly to London tomorrow?” I said as I pointed my self with my hand. I do my happy dance while Carl and mom look at me in disbelief. They look so shocked.   

  “Oh my God!” Carl scream and dance along with me. And mom just shaking her head at our behavior, I think she happy for me too.      

  “And guess who coming with me to London?” I ask Carl when mom was already gone. She look at me confused.   

    “You! Carl you coming with me to London!” I said as I jumped up and down. She look so shocked. And then she scream out loud about how she gonna go to London.

      “I’m going to London! Oh my God! I’m gonna leaving this suburban piece of shit!” She scream even louder. I watch her little happy dance, she seems so happy. More happy than me.  

   “Oh, oh. I have to tell my dad and pack my stuff.” She stopped her little happy dance and continue. “See you tomorrow, Bailey!” She said as she make her way out of my house.    

 Just like that, my adventure begin.

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I saw this young tall woman standing at the end of the escalator holding my name. She have her hair blonde, and emerald green eyes. Her age was probably around mid 30.

   I looked at Carl and saw her next to me, holding her suitcase so tight until her knuckles turn to white.

   I feel excited but in the same time I also nervous and worry. I’m worry I never gonna fit in. I’m worry that this is just a fool idea.

    I mean London is a big city, its way different than my place. I’m afraid that I don’t belong in this city.

    “Hey. Earth for Bailey.” Carl snapped her finger in front of my face. I glinch cause of suprise, and she laugh at my reaction.       

 “Stop it, Carl.” I punch her in the arm and she just keep laughing.   

“You should see your stupid face when you were spacing out. I wish I got camera, it would get viral.” She said as she try to stop laughing her ass. I just rolled my eyes in annoyance, and it make her laugh even more.

   When we reached the end of the escalator, I drag my suitcase and we walk toward that lady.     

   “Hey. I’m Bailey Page.” I said once I stop infront of her.    

   “Yes, I’m Madison Banks. You’re the intern girl, right?” She ask me as she offer me a hand.  “Yes.” I confirm that as I shake her hand.

   “And this is Carlie Edison, my bestfriend.” I introduce her to Carl. Carl give her a hand, and she shake it.   

  “I see. So you girls ready to get to your new apartment?” She said as she show off the key car.     

  We both nod and follow her from behind. We got to the parking lot and saw this white cooper we heading toward. That is one heck of a car.      

  

  “This is gonna be your car.” Madison said as if she can read my mind. I’m shocked. How in the world can I ever buy that car with my own money?   

    Carl look at me in disbelief. Her face is like screaming what-so-the-heck, but I only shrug and give her  one gentle smile.

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 “Welcome to your new apartment.” Madison said as she open the apartment open wide.  

    I take my first step in. And it was breathtaking. The floor was wooden, and the wall painted in plain white. Its already full furnished.

  

    I take another step in, exploring the house. I saw the living room, it has 2 big couch and a flat screen tv. And then there is this white coffe table infront of the couch. Next to the tv, it has racks of dvd and books. The floor covered with this white gigantic rug, and wall is painted with pale yellow color. Its just amazing.    

    I moved to the kitchen, and just blind by amusement. Its like those kitchen that you see on tv and magazine. Its just classic, all the wood cover the counter and the surface covered with granite. Across the kitchen was the dining table. Its super simple and modern. The table was all see through glass with the four wooden legs. The chair is just simple wood with this modern shape and cushion.

     And then, Madison take us to our room. Upstairs!

   The ladder was all dark wood, and it just give this calm sensation for the house. We turn left and there is two door there, and we take the right one.

    Madison open it, and it showed us our room. Its a huge room. The wall painted salmon, and the floor again is wood. There is this huge light brown rug underneath the bed.

   And the bed was actually pretty simple. It just plain white and the bedhead was made from dark wood just like the bed frame. Next to the bed, there is two bedside table and night lamp.    

    In front of the bed there is a huge, I mean really huge window. The length was actually end to end. And in the corner of the room, there is this beige wood desk with a matching chair.

   

   And a door next to the desk I supposed was the bathroom door. I open the door and it revealed this huge all white bathroom.

   The bathup was underneath this blurry glass and there is this huge mirror with granite wastafel. The floor just white, the wall just white. Its just so classic and modern. And I loved it!        

    And then Madison took us to the last room on the house, its the room across our bedroom. She open it and it was a works room. It got this dark wood table and a computer set. And then in the back was just a big window, and on the side was this wooden racks fill with tons of books. I’m only an intern and this all I got? Oh my God, I can’t even imagine what Madison have.

   After the tour done, Madison bid us goodbye. She said she is in hurry for some event. After she leave, I look at Carl in the eyes. And we just stood there for what feel like hours.