Chapter 1.

"Hey can I have a cup of iced tea with two chocolate doughnuts uhm" I look at her name tag. "Sasha?" I gave her a little smile.

She smiled back. " of course, a cup of iced tea and two chocolate doughnuts coming right up"

I fumbled out some money and handed it to her taking my orders.

This is me, Charlotte Britts, a jobless frustrated girl whose rent has expired and is squatting with her best friend at the moment.

Right now I'm looking for a job so badly so I could at least support my best friend with the upkeep and all before I'm able to get my own place again.

Life hasn't been really kind to me, I lost my dad when I was three, my mom died last year after struggling with breast cancer for too long, I was kinda happy that she could rest after the whole suffering.

Before then I was the one fending for my mom and I but after she died, it felt like everything grew from bad to worse. Things became extremely hard for me.

I lost my job in an advertising company after some mean girl who hated me and thought the CEO's son was falling for me framed me up and got my ass fired. Since then I have been feeding from hand to mouth.

But never the less, Mercy Okezie my African best friend has always been there for me.

She came into the country about five years ago, and she keeps saying she will be grateful to me for seeing her through her first year in a foreign country. Since then we have been so close more like sisters.

My phone rang in my pockets drawing me out of my thoughts, A Nigerian song I set as a ring tone for Mercy alone. I rolled my eyes and reached for my phone.

"Hey bitch"

"I've got news for you baby" she sounded happy

"What is it? Spill!" Now I was curious

"Where are you? Come home now" I rolled my eyes, I knew she wouldn't tell me over the phone.

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So I was going through some job opportunities she gave me, I was super happy. There was a vacancy for the post of a chauffeur in a company called TEN AND TEXILE TILE COMPANY.

I shoved that aside, I'm not a very good driver.

There's another vacancy for a post of a Executive Manager in a bottled water company called PURE AQUA.

That didn't sound so bad

I checked the last one, there's a vacancy for the post of a Personal Assistant in a fashion designing company named SHIRTS AND STYLES.

"Well Char, I think you should go for either the bottled water company or the fashion designing company or try both, which ever works out we'll go for it. How does that sound?" Mercy shrieked in happiness as if she was the one going for the interview.

"Well that sounds brilliant" I smiled.

"Great!dial the number dial the number!" She was super happy.

"Okay okay bestie, thank you so much. I really appreciate"

"It's okayyyyy Char, I got your back anytime, now dial the freaking number"

"Which should I dial first?" I asked

"Dial the bottled water company first"

The woman picked at the second ring.

"This is Khloe, secretary of Pure Aqua bottled waters companies, how can I help you?"

I felt nervous for a minute before Mercy pinched my tummy.

Gee thanks!

"Uhm my name is Charlotte Britts, I'm calling in regards to the vacancy of an Executive Manager"

"Oh okay, I'm so sorry ma'am, the list got filled up this evening, we won't be needing anyone else."

"Oh...uhm okay sure"

"I'm sorry again" then she dropped the call.

"No need to feel bad pumpkin, let's be positive and try the other company okay?" Mercy smiled.

I nodded and picked up my phone again.

A woman picked at the first ring...

"This is Louis, secretary of SHIRTS AND STYLES, how can I help you ?"

A feeling of fear ran through my spine, what if the list was full again?

And again Mercy pinched my tummy

Gee thanks again bitch

"Uhm I'm calling in regards to the vacancy of the personal assistant"

"Oh okay, you're quite lucky, you are the last person we need. You have to be in the company by 8 tomorrow for an interview from me, if you get through the first stage with the others, you'll move to the second and last stage.

You wanna do this?"

Mercy nodded so much that her head could fall off

"Yes yes of course I'm ready" a little smile curved on my lips but the one that curved on Mercy's lips were way more wider.

"Okay then see you tomorrow by 8, don't be late. Mr. Baker hates it."

Before I could ask who that was, she cut the call

And before I could realize what was happening, Mercy fell on top of me shouting like a mad woman.

"Okay young lady get your fat ass out of my tiny body, you are gonna suffocate me" I finally push her off me.

"What are you gonna wear? We have to do something to your hair, you totally have to wear heels, a suit or a body con gown or a flair, I'm so confused!" She threw herself on the bed like some dramatic lady that she is.

"Well calm down gurl, everything is gonna turn out fine."

I had a feeling it will!