Hope
756 Words
With each passing day, and no reply from the company she applied for, she was on the verge of giving up, and with constant ranting from her step-mother and constant discouragement with words like ‘You are unfit, unlucky, and destined to be a failure, just like my mother’. Ivy felt very depressed and on the verge of crying, seeing her like this and unable to change his mother anymore, Abraham left the home in his car to have peace outside.
Ivy waited till midnight, hoping to get a reply from the company, as this would be a great opportunity to land directly into the top company and that too as an assistant to the great designer ‘Lara Robins’. She cried all night, thinking about her dead mother ‘Tracy Santiago’. She slept not on the computer desk, not even knowing when she fell asleep.
With the buzzing alarm and constant pounding on the door by her stepmother, Ivy woke up and went to open the door hurriedly. As soon as she opened the door, her stepmother threw a mug of water on her face and started ranting again for not waking up early.
‘Your mother died after leaving, and I was stuck with you in this life with your responsibility. If you wake up late again, I will get married soon. I just waited as your father and brother pleaded to wait until your graduation is complete and you find a job. Looks like you didn’t get a job as an intern only, so I can start looking for a groom from now on, so you can sleep at your husband’s home.’
Sorry Mam, I slept late last night, I will do all the chores now. Please give me 10 minutes to freshen up.
Alright! Just 10 minutes, if even 1 second passed, you can forget about eating today. With that said Stella went back to the hall with heavy pounding steps and murmuring about Ivy's mother and scolding her.
Ivy went to the kitchen, started brewing coffee, and preparing breakfast, and served it to the family in 15 minutes. After finishing breakfast, Abraham went to college, Joseph went to the office, and Stella went clubbing to have some fun with her friends, after instructing Ivy on what to prepare for lunch.
All alone in the house, along with the maid ‘Luna’ who had been working in this house even before Ivy was born. Aunt Luna is the one who has taken care of my mother during her pregnancy, after pregnancy, and even when her mother is on her deathbed. She was also the one who practically raised me. In this big house, and with a family of three, I can find solace only with Aunt Luna as she is like my mother. Though Aunt Luna, is here to cook and also take care of the house, still Stella insists on Ivy to do the house chores, saying the girl should learn everything before marriage.
As we both were discussing my job application, I got a call from an unknown number. I washed my hands and after wiping with the cloth, I answered the phone call.
‘Hello, this is Sonia. Is it Miss Ivy Santiago, speaking?
Yes. May I know who is this?
‘I’m calling Cooper Enterprises, regarding your job application. This is a reminder call for your interview tomorrow, on the 22nd floor in Cooper Enterprises. Please bring all the necessary documents and be prepared for the Interview.’
Ivy was still in shock and the moment of excitement, she even forgot to respond to the person on the call.
‘Miss. Santiago, are you here with me?’
Oh.. ah.. Yes. Sorry about that. I didn’t expect the call as there has been no response to my application for nearly 10 days.
‘Actually, there are nearly 500 applicants for this position, out of all you are the one who fits the criteria for the job role. As there is only one vacancy for this, I must appreciate you for securing such an efficient assistant post for the famous designer out of all the competition.’
‘Thank you so much, Ms. Sonia. I feel so honored to be selected for this job. May I know what is the next procedure for the interview?’
‘ You would have got an email from the Design department of our company. Did you check it?’
‘Sorry, not yet. I’ll check it right away.’
‘Alright, see you tomorrow.’
‘Yes, thank you again.’
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