Chapter 2

?‍? ''I'm sitting in the waiting room, next to me are two other girls probably for the interview. This building is magnificent, just looking at it you can feel the comfort in the working environment. the air conditioning is gentle, if I work here I will no longer suffer from the heat and the extreme sun which wrinkles my beautiful skin. I see people coming and going, hmm the girls are all well dressed with heels they look like competition from Louboutins, the money is good ohh. I like shoes but I don't have enough money to afford them, at least I favor my family instead of spending on accessories. I remember once I worked in a company as a communicator, it was also great I made a lot of connections and I was well paid but too bad I was fired because of my multiple absences due because of my father's state of health, I was always in the hospital. I cried a lot this work is life.

I look at one of the girls next to me on my left, she's so badly dressed, she thinks she's going to a circus or something and besides chewing gum, damn we didn't teach her that we doesn't do that in an interview, she even comes from where. In any case it's her problem maybe she wants to seduce the bosses, too bad for her if the director of human resources is a woman she will read the time. The one on my right looks more mature, she is well dressed and is very pretty. She scares me, I think she will be my rival in this race for the position of executive assistant. The fight will be tough, I promise myself to give everything. I see a lady coming towards us, she is looking at us, I love her pink jacket which is to go out with her shoes, she is smiling at us, that already reassures me''

_ Hello ladies. Sorry for the delay we will start with the first follow me please

“She calls the first folder in her hands, the girl on my right follows her. The stress begins to invade me, it's always like that when I want to pass an interview which is close to my heart. I already know the questions that most ask so I log the answers in my head, nothing must escape me I must not stutter Laba ah no. The interview takes a long time I even want to pee eh witchcraft I'll start how. I shuffle my feet and wait, it's all in my head. The girl finally comes back she smiles hummm I don't like to see her smile it means that everything went well, I have to ask her

_ ehh it was?

She walks up to me like she don't want the other girl to listen

_ yes but the big boss is there he asks too many questions

_ huh? The CEO is there?

_ yes yes. He coordinates everything. I still answered the questions I hope he was satisfied, good luck I'll go home

_ ok oh

She's gone and I'm amazed the CEO is there it's getting more serious more stressful I've never seen him but I've inquired about him they say he's still nervous angry like he has problems with everyone. The kind of boss I don't like but hey, we don't have much choice, we have to manage their foul mood. My last boss that I had was very nice, besides my superiors have always been they were all great. I have to pee again oh god wait first I pass my interview ohh. The lady comes and calls me. I followed him. We take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Probably the bosses' offices. I can already see myself working here and taking the elevator every morning to go to my workstation, the dream is allowed lol. We arrive she opens a door and let me in, I first noticed the large room with chairs all around a large oval table that occupies the room. The coolness of the room is more pleasant than downstairs, I feel like I'm in a refrigerator. My gaze falls on a gentleman at the end of the table staring at me. oh shit it's not possible, no no I can't believe it. I want to go out, how do I get out of here. It's not possible that it happens to me I feel like a bitch yes I'm a bitch. I don't even listen to what the lady sitting says to me so much I'm insulting myself I want to enter the ground, normally we should be able to enter the ground when we are faced with this kind of situation . That same gentleman I insulted this morning is the CEO of Oxford shit. I feel the lady's hand on me and that's when I come back to earth.

_ It's okay ?

_ uhh no madam, uhh it's that I want to put myself at ease

_ sit down it will be quick

Damn me I want to run away she asks me how to sit down. Hey God why are you doing this to me, now people are right to say that I have a stupid stupid mouth. My eyes fix the table it's better. I feel him calm, he's not agitated, maybe he didn't notice, he's wearing the gold glasses this morning he didn't have them, that means he didn't notice me, I hope. He clears his throat surely to speak, he searches in my file

_ Miss faithful Noah right?

Why he calls me faithful he has not seen Carla Laba?. stuippp I don't even want to answer but I have no choice anyway I've already lost I complete the formalities and I'm going home crying my long mouth

_ yes that's it sir

_ Mr Oxford to serve you

_ delighted sir

_ on my left Mrs Edimo DRH and on my right my collaborator Mr Bob. How are you ?

Is he serious there? He really wants me to answer this question? Eh ah surely he wants to humiliate me. Why he acts like he doesn't notice me where he does.

_ a little stressed but that's ok

_ Why are you stressed?

I stare it in my head before answering

_ it's not every day that I'm in fact of a CEO I'm going to interview

I want to complete lost interview in advance but I keep it in my head.

He looks at his phone, his collaborators are calm, each in his chair, respect for that. We can be influential at this level! He passes my file to the director and she asks me questions which I answer correctly these are the questions I expected so it goes by quickly, just that I'm uncomfortable if this CEO could go out for even 5 minutes. would arrange. Around Mr. Bob it is surely the general manager, the one who follows the CEO, it is his tchinda mdr. I answer his questions which are a bit heavy for me, I think I was able to get by. I thought it was over, I see the boss hang up my file and reread it as if he hadn't just read it. It's as if now I'm going to piss on myself. He looks at me through his glasses I look down I'm too ashamed to stare him in the eye.

_ you have a degree in business communication

He sees well he still asks me stuippp all that to make me even more uncomfortable

_ yes sir that's it..

_ I see that you also work in the office secretariat

_ yes I have an excellent experience in management

_ hmmm

It even lacks what to say instead of releasing me.

_ I am a very strict man, rigorous to the limit in my work, I can be cumbersome, put pressure on you, I can extend the hours or even 8 p.m., can you work under these conditions?

I don't even know why he's asking me these questions when he's not going to take me, ah I'm answering anyway, isn't that what I'm going to say?

_ yes Sir, I work under pressure and I adapt easily. Like any business, it can happen that he has overtime so I'm getting on with it without any problem.

He doesn't say anything and looks at me, he really wants to destabilize me

_ good. Why should we choose you? What more can you bring than the others?

_ Already I don't know what the others offer or have as assets, I just know that I will bring added value to your fortress, I will surpass myself by giving the best of me.

_ hmmmm. Faithful Miss Noah

And he insists on this name pffff. he keeps talking

_ how old are you ?

Hmmm it's still the interview there

I will be 31 in a few months

_ in addition.!

When he says more what does that mean? I told you he recognized me I'm finished

_ children?

_ no sir

_ OK. I'm done

Oufff finally I am freed, I get up quickly and am about to go out when the gentleman calls me

_ you forgot your bag

Ayiiii I'm so stressed that I forgot my bag I get it back quickly and go out like a bandit accompanied by the same lady she shows me the toilet I'm going to make myself comfortable, what a relief, I really couldn't take it anymore . I really like this company but too bad it's going to pass me by, it'll teach me to open my big mouth instead of keeping a low profile. I go out and take the elevator to the reception, I wish good luck to the third girl and I go home. Shitty day for me it was even better that I didn't go out. Moussa sent me a message he wants to see me tonight surely to get comfortable I'm not available, I'll see him when I want and not the other way around, and also if I need Money sometimes helps me and I am also generous otherwise I close my feet and that's how we juggle. I get home, Lydie is there in front of her notebook, I take off my shoes and throw myself on the chair. my sister looks at me and waits for me to speak, she knows me too well

_ Have you been back since?

_ yes I was just going to hand in a homework we didn't have class

My father comes out of his room he comes to sit down, he looks good, I like it

_ was your interview?

_ hummm disaster dad

_ How did it happen?

_ when we say to pray before going out in the morning it's not the joke I'm sure that if I had to pray I was not going to come out my mouth

My little sister who loves gossip leaves her chair to come and sit by our side and not miss anything I'm going to tell them

_ you like it too much

_ Dido tells me, she throws at me

I was on my way to wait for the taxi. I was about to cross when a car almost ran over me. I still fell

My father took fright.

_ you got nothing I hope.

_ no dad it's ok it's fear that made me fall. The gentleman comes out of his bass drum to come towards me you know me with my room moves I insulted him

My sister cut me off

_ but he did not apologize?

_ yes but I was upset he dares to tell me that I should look before crossing

_ at the same time he is not wrong if you had looked you would not have crossed

_ you weren't there to know if I watched or not stuippp it's my story eh it's not for you

Seeing that things were already going into a tailspin with Lydie, my father intervenes

_ it's good finished your story what happened

_ I yelled at him and he left. I admit that he was very calm unlike me I even called him a witch like he wanted to sell me. Hummm the best is that I arrive at the company where I have to pass the interview who do I see as CEO, the same type

My sister bursts out laughing, she laughs until she lifts her feet.. my father is overwhelmed

_ you are serious ?

_ very serious dad it was him the same one that I yelled at in the morning

_ thin !

He wants to laugh but tries to keep it so as not to bother me

_ you can laugh dad it doesn't bother me I already know that I've been sold since

He smiles. My sister pulls herself together before resuming

_ my sister tell me how you did it, I hope you fled

_ I would have liked but there was no way I was already in the room. It's lucky I didn't piss myself

They both laugh and I feel even more stupid.

_ werrrr my sister you unlock levels every day. How often do you get polite? Politeness madam it does not sell

_ ah I was stressed it's not like I'm badly brought up we are in Douala and things go fast here

My father exclaims

_ it doesn't mean anything, being in Douala doesn't mean behaving like a thug, this gentleman almost hit you because of you, he still asks you for an apology but you insult him, it's not nice

_ hummm I know I screwed up pffff.

_ How was the interview, did you pass it anyway?

_ yes but I was not comfortable. The thing is that I don't know if he recognized me he didn't show anything at least I hope

My sister doesn't agree with me, she doesn't do anything to comfort me

_ Aka he recognized you maybe he just wanted to stay professional

_ it could also be that he didn't recognize me these people have a lot on their minds, in addition in the morning he didn't have his glasses

_ if it can console you, so much the better, but I'm telling you the truth. This man recognized you.

_ pfffff and yet I wanted this job, what happens to me even often

To my father to cheer me up

_ one thing is certain, nothing happens for nothing in this world.. out of the millions of cars that drive on this axis every morning, it is the car of the director where you are going to have the interview that knocks you down, I say that it's not for nothing, there will be a sequel

Lydie disagrees with my father and lets him know

_ no dad, there won't be any further it was a coincidence that she mismanaged if she had apologized maybe it was going to work in her favor but here it's the opposite. Who would like to have an ill-mannered assistant

And then I'm shocked

_ ehh I'm not badly brought up

_ I know it but this gentleman does not know it is the impression that you gave him. Sorry he won't be able to recruit you and you know it dad.

_ I continue to say that nothing happens for nothing in any case we will see.

They both make me drunk now it has become a topic of discussion I prefer to go to bed…

_ I go to the bedroom

My father is sorry for me, it shows on his face, oh too bad I understood the lesson soon I will try to control myself. My father follows me in the bedroom I'm lying and looking at the ceiling he knocks and enters

_ I can ?

_ Yes Dad

He comes to sit by my side

_ I know you are in pain but it does not matter you will find another one

_ I know dad but I wanted this one so much.

_ also sorry to know that it's partly my fault if you're always tense, nervous, it hurts me

_ It's not your fault dad. Don't worry it will be fine.

_ Ok I'll let you rest I'm also going to bed.

_ OK.

?'' I'm Mr. Noah, I'm 58 years old yes I'm a little young and I have big daughters. I gave birth very young at the time I had some money, I already had a job and my parents also supported me so I lacked nothing when I met their mother. Ah this woman I loved her so much I did not hesitate to marry her 2 years after our meeting. Everything went so fast, I went from victory to victory, we were so happy, I was earning more and I was making them feel comfortable unfortunately a financial crisis forced us to reduce staff or I was sacked because I I was one of those who hit big. I thought afterwards that they were going to get me back but alas the company finally went down the owners closed everything, that's where my trigger started, I saw the true face of the woman who shared my life during long years. She objected to my working in small companies, saying that "it's not my level, it doesn't earn much, be patient you will find the place you deserve" I had trusted her and I I waited, again and again until she lost her patience herself and left with the one who proposed to her big. She left without warning without saying goodbye to her daughters. How could a mother react like that. The first few months I first thought she had had problems but her sister confirmed to us that she lives with a white man I think that's when I lost all self-confidence, I I lost my virility as a man, my honor, no one had been the presence of my daughters I think I will have hit rock bottom. Sometimes I wonder what I did to god to have two beautiful girls by my side, they are an unwavering support. I know that I am a burden for them, I see the many efforts they make for me and because of my state of health I cannot help them. It breaks my heart, it was rather me who had to take care of her and not the other way around. Carla is our mother, I owe her a lot every day, I pray that she will meet a man who will know how to value her who will hold her hand. She had to refuse marriage requests only because she didn't want to leave us alone, she never told me that but I know it, the last suitor was an important man who could support us well but she refused I did not understand. She's getting old, she'll have to get married, have children, I don't want her to put her life on hold for me, I've already lived and I can die now to let them live without having to take care of a sick person. My daughters are all my life I love them so much. We have nothing today but we have the love of a family. ''

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