I left just as I was and walked to the house of an acquaintance who always found me some odd jobs in construction. However, my trip was not successful. Rogerio informed me that he did have one job in mind, but the client canceled due to lack of money for materials. I returned home deflated, my brain frying, thinking about what I was going to do.
At that moment I remembered my father, the strong man he had been, who took such good care of his family in life. My father didn't waste any work, he took everything that came his way. Unfortunately, he always had a hard life, he didn't finish his studies and therefore he was always self-employed. He didn't leave us any pension, he didn't have time.
"Pay attention to the street, honey." I looked ahead and saw Ricardo, a guy I was dating, but we had taken a break.
"Hi, Ricardo."
"What's that face?"
"Worry. I need a job."
"I was in the same boat, but my aunt asked me to work for her at a hamburger stand. She was lazy to stay there and hired me."
"That's great! I don't have an aunt like that." I laughed at my own comment.
"But changing the subject, we could go out again. What do you think?"
"Ricardo, we've already talked. My mother almost caught us and we have too many problems right now for me to bring one more."
"Don't you think about telling her about you, Fernando?"
"I think about it, but I'm scared as hell. If my mother rejects me, I'm lost, Ricardo. I need to take care of her and Ju, they only have me."
"And what if you forget about yourself along the way?"
"When things calm down, I'll think about it. But it's not just because of her that I won't agree to go out with you again, it's because the way I'm worried, I won't even be good company."
"Come here, quickly." Ricardo pulled me into an alley that was on our street and was now more hidden by a van that was in front.
As soon as I entered with him, the scoundrel kissed me and he had a delicious kiss. Soon I found myself pressed against the wall, having my mouth attacked while he rubbed himself deliciously against me. I've known Ricardo since I was a kid and my first time was with him, but we never took it to the romance side, it was a brotherhood, that delicious hookup when we felt like it.
Soon I got hard, the fire licked my skin, but I pushed him away slightly and he put our foreheads together.
"Sorry, I needed that delicious kiss, but I respect your decision."
"I liked it, I didn't expect it. But now I need to go look for a job."
My cell phone started ringing and it was a number I didn't know, but I answered.
"Hello."
"Good morning, I would like to speak to Fernando Viana."
"Speaking."
"Good morning, Mr. Fernando. My name is Flavia and I am from AGM Construtora. Through the employment agency, your resume has been selected by us according to our search. I'm calling for an interview." I looked at Ricardo with a smile, because the rascal was still kissing my neck, and I pushed him lightly to pay attention to the woman. I signaled that we would talk later. I walked out with the woman on the phone with me.
"Sure! We can schedule it, yes. What company are you from again? What would the job be for?"
"We are from AGM Construtora and it would be for the cleaning area of the company. I saw in your resume that you have worked for an outsourced company in a shopping mall. Here we will hire directly." The pronunciation of the company's name made me freeze on the spot. I hadn't caught it the first time because Ricardo was distracting me. My heart raced in my chest. That name had never left my mind. I spent a month without accessing the internet after my father's death. There was only talk of the accident and the CEO who was involved in the disaster. He hadn't died, he was in a coma, but it hurt me so much, even more so because it was always accompanied by the horrible photos of the day.
When I got up the courage to access the internet again, if the name of this company appeared, I wouldn't even look at it, I would change the page. And so I did over the years. My mother would then have a crying fit if she heard anything with the name of that place. The CEO's family kind of blamed my father, even though it was proven to be an accident.
"Mr. Fernando, are you still there?"
"Sorry, I am. The signal got weak."
"Can I schedule your interview for today at 1 pm?" I closed my eyes, my heart pounding. I didn't know what the hell life was doing to me, but I knew I needed money and a job was knocking on my door. I tried at all times to remind myself that it was all an accident, that the CEO was not to blame, that my father was not to blame, let alone AGM Construtora. My mother blamed everyone, but she was a wife desperate over the loss of her husband and couldn't think straight. And finally, her words from earlier came back to me.
"I put food on the table, Fernando. Your sister didn't even have lunch money, the school isn't giving anything. I couldn't send my daughter to school to starve."
"You can schedule it, Ms. Flavia. I'll be there."
I answered the woman on the other end of the line and from now on I had one more thing I would hide from my mother. Neither was a crime, but both I knew would make her suffer. It was either that or we'd be out on the streets in 30 days.
"Can you take down the address? If not, I can send it to the email address on your resume."
"You can send it to me, please. I'm on the street."
"Okay. We'll be expecting you, have a good day."
"Good day and thank you."
It didn't take long for my cell phone to beep showing that I had received the email. I went home to prepare myself psychologically. I didn't know who would be interviewing me, but I imagined that given everything, maybe the man involved in the accident wasn't even at the company anymore, who knows. May God help me get this job.
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