The Billionaire’s Chef

After a stressful day last night, I passed out on my bunker bed in the workers lodge. It's the weekend which is my day off and my happiest days of the week because I will have time to walk around the beautiful city of California. I love my sleep time so much for the fact that it makes me forget about my life and predicaments but this weekend is different, filled with anxiety and fear of what I was about to experience. Still sleeping sound , I didn’t know when my set alarm struck . I was too anxious about my appointment. I had to set my clock to wake me by 4:00am in the morning; I’m crazy right .? Definitely I answered myself. It’s a special day on which I’m supposed to go for an interview in the most prominent and richest estates owned by the almighty influential Brass, a name that commands respect in the entire city of California. It’s past 6am and I’m still soundly sleeping until I was jerked up from sleep by the noisy ringing of my phone from Mrs. Pamela , an aged colleague of mine in the establishment where we work as janitors. I fell so hard on the floor that I cursed out loud “f**k what the hell is wrong with me Zina “ I was still sleepy until my phone rang again and I sluggishly answered ‘ “ Hello aunt Pam “ . “ Don’t tell me you’re still sleeping Zina “ the purpose for the call dawned on me as I remembered she told me about the job opportunity in the prestigious estate. As I stood up and opened the slides of my window and saw the ray of sunshine I sprung up from the floor and headed to the convenience, and hurriedly brushed my teeth and showered . Then came the hardest part for me as plenty of thoughts ran through my head." What am I going to wear ?How do I walk into such an exquisite location? “ As these thoughts raced through my head I quickly started rummaging through my wardrobe until I found my best dress ; haha I laughed at my silly self as I assured myself that I can do it. Yes I know I can be silly with my thoughts sometimes as I am my own companion, yes I love conversing with myself. Instead of putting on the best dress I brought I thought to myself “ Zina, have breakfast first so you don’t ruin your dress “ as that would signify a bad day . So I took some slices of bread as I made my tea which I ate standing up . Afterwards I dressed up and checked myself on the dressing mirror. Satisfied by the way I look I put on my shoes and wore my hair in a ponytail and smiled at the mirror. I called Mrs Pam who sent me the exact location of the mansion where I’m going as I walked down the street in a hurry to meet up the bus at the station. As I got to the bus station I realized I had missed the bus and the other one was scheduled to arrive in 30 minutes . I let out a silent cry asking God to make today a success . I patiently waited for the next bus as I can’t book an Uber due to the price range. Filled with anxiety, I kept pacing around the terminal waiting for the bus as 30 minutes seemed to be forever until finally the bus arrived and I hurried inside feeling a bit relieved. As the bus moved I kept having anxious flashes of being thrown out from the estate as I walked in . ´ It’s all your imagination Zina ‘ i told myself as I kept my brain busy with my special win song ‘ Hahaha yes I love the song so much . I sing this whenever I’m up for a challenging task. “Boome shack !! Ratata!! Boom Boom ! Who’s the unshakable leader? Warrior? Tigress ? It is "I Zinny , Zin ,Zin “ . (X6) After I repeatedly sang my affirmation song I got a grip of myself and composure . From my maps it’s remaining only 9 minutes for me to alight from the vehicle. I grabbed my bag and stuff ready to alight . As I arrived at my destination, I walked off the bus as fast as I could ,as I walked down the street filled with lovely, beautiful and cheerful people. The bustling city with its beautiful architecture and beautiful designs , was busy and noisy as people were walking busily to their businesses , lovers holding hands as they walked. I hissed and realized myself and what lies ahead as I reach the gate of the estate . I was welcomed by giant estate security guards who looked at me mockingly assessing my outfit . I was already shaking as they inquired about my identity which I answered politely and shakily . After the assessment one of the guards said I can’t go in as I don’t have a proper invitation to pass through, I felt my blood boil so hard that I couldn’t hold my tears as I explained that I was referred by someone for the vacant position. The other guard had mercy on me as he looked at my tired and depressed face and hurriedly wrote a text on a sheet of paper and handed it over to me . With me still being confused he said you’ll need this to enter the main estate. The statement rang in my head ; wait a minute , how long is it still going to take me to reach the main apartment. I kept walking fearlessly this time gate after gate and I wondered why there were so many gates and guards . Finally after successfully crossing 13 gates behold I was face to face to a beautiful paradise , I suddenly became awestruck by the magnificent building with amazing artwork and beautiful gardens. In a split second I forgot what brought me here as my eyes and mouth were open to enjoy the beautiful scene .