How The Bad Became Beautiful

Part 37 Raya's Interview

Raya's POV:

The days after the date I and Nathan texted each other relentlessly until I got an email on Monday the message read:

Miss Raya-Leigh Bennett:

This is Inside a Mind, thank you for your CV from the looks of things you have exactly what we're looking for, for a counsellor of children and young adults and was wondering if you would be up for an interview on the 1st of October at 1.30 pm at Inside a Mind on number 25 Bethan Road if you cannot attend on this interview, please ring our number on 01403 9902206 or email insideamind.

Yours Sincerely Jenny Baker Inside a Mind.

"What?!" I question shocked, pick up my phone "Nate Babe you'll never guess what???! Xxxxx" I text I hit the send button to Nathan's phone before, sending a text to Sophia, Curtis and Willow "what even is this!" the smile on my face is so big that it would take a lot to slap it off. I feel like I am on top of the world I have an amazing boyfriend in Nathan, I have fantastic friends in Sophia, Curtis and Willow, a brilliant foster mum in Auntie Mollie and I just don't think life could get any better it's like the bad has gotten so beautiful in such a short space of time it isn't even really-real like I still have to pinch myself to see if I'm dreaming it's so surreal. Until my phone bleeps "whats happened babe? Xxxxx" says Nathan's text back "I got an interview with that Inside a Mind place next week at 1.30 pm Xxxxxx" I text back "Mollie!" I shout "MOLLIE!".

That's when I hear footsteps running up the stairs, I can't keep this smile off my face "sorry love was a little bit busy with laundry what's up?" says Mollie as she runs into my room, I grip her arm "look, look, look" I say excitedly, Mollie skims through the email I have received "it's about that job I applied for!" "aww that is so good Raya aww I'm so proud of you," says Mollie a big, cheesy, happy grin is all over her face like a rash of complete happiness "when's the interview?" "1st of September on Thursday afternoon," I say "aww that's so good," says auntie Mollie, I feel on top of the world on my way to moving onto better things and it is the most incredible feeling ever, that I have ever experienced in my life. To be honest, now that I think about it I am really in the most positive of moods and I don't think there is a thing in the world that could pop the bubble of happiness that is inside of me right now.

It gets to Thursday, I grab a shirt dress, my biker heeled boots that I wore on mine and Nathan's first date, I unzip the front of the dress and squeeze myself into the dress, zipped up the dress slowly and grabbed a pair of socks, slipped the socks onto my feet, before getting made up, I use an ivory foundation, rub it into my skin and begin to use a bronze shade of eyeshadow and run the brush all over my eyes, add a bit of mascara to my eyelashes just enough so they look natural not over the top, then add a nice red lip to go with the flowers on my dress when my makeup's finally done I brush my hair into a ponytail so bloody original Raya.

My phone soon vibrates, I pick my phone up and look at what the message is "hey babe wishing you all the luck in the world today! Xxxxx" says the text message from Nathan inside I am just in awe that Nathan can in this short space of time love and support me as if we'd been a couple for 10 years, I respond "thanks babe xxxxx" and send the text to Nathan's phone, before getting on my boots and heading downstairs.

Downstairs, I am greeted by auntie Mollie "Raya do you want a lift?" asks auntie Mollie "sure! thought you were working today" I say "not until later on this afternoon," says Mollie "okay then," I say "you look amazing though Raya I need to get a photo," says Mollie, taking her phone out, my eyes roll as if to say oh god as I hate having my picture taken unless it's a selfie or filtered by Snapchat, I stand by the doorway of the kitchen, my hands on my tummy, my eyes looking up to the lens of the camera on my auntie Mollie's phone, a small smile comes across my lips and my auntie Mollie takes the picture, "how did it come out?" I ask almost riddled with dread as I walk over "it's a beauty" says Mollie as she shows me this photo and to my surprise, this photo is one for the albums "yeah that's a nice one" I say "can you text it to me?" "sure," says Mollie, pressing the airdrop button on her phone and pressing on my contact, my phone pings meaning I've got the photo, "right now we have to get going," I say "yeah alright come on then," says Mollie and we head out for her car and begin to drive to Inside a Mind HQ as I'm going to call it.