It was a beautiful morning where you could see a number of people out for their morning walk. All of them enjoying the peaceful time available to them before the rush of the day starts. As we observe all the people, we zoom into a particularly strange one. Her wavy smooth black hair was tied up in a ponytail and she was dressed in her jogging apparel which consisted of a pink t-shirt and tight-fitting black shorts. Edna Philip was one who could be called as a good-looking woman. The dress actually did a good job in magnifying her curves, but sadly it was hidden under her oversized hoodie. She was good-looking, no doubt on that, but at times she was insecure. Edna was a 22-year-old, who was working as an intern in one of the biggest entertainment company. Sure, her daily job consisted of nothing but running around the office fulfilling the demands of her seniors but that did not dampen her spirit. She adamantly believed that one day she will receive the sweet fruit of her hard work. As to our current predicament, our heroine is staring intently at something. Or rather someone. On closer inspection we can see that it is the picture of a male. A rather handsome one at that. His shoulder length blonde hair was tied into a side ponytail and his pointy teeth can be seen as he smiled. His green eyes sparkled mischievously and promised things to the onlookers. Yes, it was the picture of the current trending, world famous actor and renowned popstar Lyle Smith a.k.a the dragon. How the name dragon stuck is still a mystery to all. Some say he is like a dragon, while others say he loves dragons and demanded everyone to call him that. It was an advertisement that our heroine was looking at. It was some kind of perfume but she couldn't care less about that. She was a fan of his. Well, he was every girl's dream guy. He was the biggest hit of their company after all. She was even proud to say that she had met him once. Helped him even. He was the first one she saw after entering the company. He was wearing a formal dress. His hair is shorter than now. He was breathtaking. His file had fallen down and she had picked it up for him. He had awarded her with a charming smile and had thanked her. She blushed and had looked away. The spell was broken when his manager had called him and they went to their own business. But that's not the reason why she had joined the company. She had wished to be a manager since she was in highschool. She thought they were super cool. They could solve any problem with the snap of their fingers and could make anyone into a star. She wanted that. She yearned for that kind of power. The power that could change one's life. Our heroine was set on her target and she had no intention of stopping until she had reached it. She nodded to herself and made her way to her home. She had got her daily boost of confidence after seeing his picture. She lived in a small but comfy apartment in the city. She was lucky enough to find one close to her office and one with a cheap rent. The view from her window was not exactly wonderful but she could live with that.
She entered her house and remembered the time she had bought it. She was not expecting to snatch such a deal for herself. She had pinched herself pretty bad as she couldn't believe her eyes. She had decided then and there that this would be her heaven. She had quickly paid the rent and successfully claimed the little place for herself. Since then she had loved her little apartment.
She treated herself to some hot chocolate as she made her to the bathroom. She had about two more hours she could spare before she had to reach her office. And then there was the big meeting. It is dubbed as 'Grote bijeenkomst' meaning 'The big meeting' in dutch since it is as important and difficult as it sounds and it is literally a meeting of the higher ups and the interns. Or she had heard because it was her first time. It is the main selection day. All the interns are evaluated on the work they had done during their time in the company and the higher ups decide on who to select and why. Sometimes even the President himself comes for the selection. So it was a huge thing in the company therefore the name 'Grote bijeenkomst'. Speaking of the President, he was a bit strange. He was like a hyperactive kid with lots of strange ideas. Each day he goes with themes. One day it was China and Gods, it was SO funny. He had worn the traditional Chinese costume and forced many people to do the same. The worst part was when the entire menu of the day was turned to Chinese food. He forced all the employees to eat some delicacy which she honestly believed was some kind of worm or something. It was disgusting to the workers and funny to the outsiders. Another day he had gone with the Paris theme. It was simply wonderful. He had organised a party and everyone was provided with clothes from the costume department and she almost believed that she was transported to the magical world of Paris. How the President does all of that is still a mystery to all the employees. Overall it was one of the best place a person could ever ask to work for. Everyday was fun at that office. So she had worked hard during the internship and fervently prayed to the gods to allow her to continue working in the office as its permanent employee. If she lost this job, she would be a penniless and jobless person. She was pinning all her hopes on this one job. She hadn't thought of what she would do if she failed. No, she refused to think that she would fail. Failure was not an option. Not after that. Not after what she said. Yes, she will be a permanent employee. With that in her mind, she got ready to go to the office. She took a long luxurious bath with her favourite vanilla scented body oil. She wanted to smell lovely. More so it was the fact that the smell of vanilla calmed her down. After all it was her mother's favourite flavour. Her mother was a crazy fan of vanilla which without doubt had passed down to her daughter.
She decided to wear a light pink shaded off-shoulder top and coupled it with a white short skirt and sneakers. She looked cute, if she did say so herself. She checked the time and found that she still had an hour to spare. She made herself some tea and pancakes for herself. She was pretty good at cooking. After eating, she washed the plates and checked the room for her purse. After checking her herself one more time she left for the office.
The office was not really strict on timing as long as everyone does their job wholeheartedly and perfectly. One of the other perks. Today she wanted to reach there a little early. With the meeting and all, she wanted to take a tour of the company and build up her confidence. If possible she wanted to read some articles which she had seen the last day about one of her favourite actors. With that in her mind she left her home after safely securing the place with her lock. She made her way through the busy street to reach the destination. On reaching there, Edna went inside and was greeted with the smell of fresh coffee and a warm smile from her best friend Hana Thomas.
"Good morning," she said.
"Are you excited for today? I definitely am. Do you think they will select us? I hope they do. Oh my god, I'm so nervous. What do you think Ed? Tell me! Tell me! Oh! How do I look? Good right? I had spent the entire night on trying to decide what to wear and there were so many choices. It was so hard. But then my brother came in and asked for my headset and I told him he could take it if he helped me choose my dress and he said okay. I was shocked that my brother was willing to help me Ed! But then he chose this ugly yellow frock and told me to wear it. I didn't even know there was such a dress in my closet. I was so shocked! I screamed at him and kicked him out of my room Ed! Is he even my brother? How can he choose something like that?! I swear Ed, I'll burn the dress and my brother together" Hana exclaimed.
"Hana you are blabbering now. And yes, I kinda understand what you might be feeling. And yes, I am also nervous. And that dress looks gorgeous on you. And yes, your brother is an idiot. You should know it's better to ask a wooden board for fashion advice than men. But I wonder why he agreed to help you". Edna thinks while Hana ponders over it.
"Yeah, you're right. Should have figured. And I really don't know why he agreed. He must have wanted something from me. I'll know soon enough though. Now c'mon, look at the time. We hafta reach the meeting room now! nOW! NOW! Otherwise the pig will have our head" Hana says, referring to their head, pulling her along. They both made their way to the meeting room. As Edna turned around the corner, she crashed into someone.
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