CHAPTER 1

It's me, Shane Faye, a 23-year-old new adult. Yes, life is hard- super hard for a girl like me who comes from a low-class family. But I don't hate them, I love them so much I would do anything to pay back their efforts to raise me. Dad was born with Asthma which gives him limits in work, so Mom was the primary bread-winner in our family. Now that I have finally finished school I knew I had to start working, Mom had to work at least 3 jobs to keep our family of 3 to survive. I always had envied those girls who could afford such things, a doll, a new pencil, and a new bag. But I never asked for it to my parents because of our state, but I was also humble at the same time.

They gave me unconditional love and made sure that they could bond and spend time with me. I am working right now in a bank as a small employee, I just got hired 3 months ago. I was doing fine but the pay was not enough. My friend Amelia suggested me to work a second job in her workplace, she worked in a luxury hotel which was scouting for employees. And tonight will be the interview for the job, It is Currently 4:00 PM and I just got out of the bank which I worked for.

I called Amelia as she promised me that she would accompany me to the interview as I am a person who does not give a damn about my surroundings because of my priorities( PRIORITIES= FAMILY, WORK, GOD).

Amelia: "Hey Shane I'm here already at the Park at the bench nearest to the gate"

Shane: "Um Amy which gate? The front gate or the gate leading to the Lander street?"(AMELIA=AMY)

Amelia: " Ooh Shane I see you, wait I'll just go to you instead"

Shane: " Oh okay then"

"SHANE" I heard someone call out my name."Thank goodness I found you, don't you know how worried I am that you might get lost?" she said. Amelia was always the best of the best friend I could ever have, she always cared for me like her own sister, but I kind of feel like she treats me like a child. Amelia and I booked a taxi and went straight to the Hotel. "Woah" I said in awe, the hotel had big shiny chandeliers hanging from above. I could smell the herbaceous aroma surrounding the hotel, anybody could already tell that when you want to spend a night here would definitely be expensive. Drowned in my thoughts, Amelia poked me in the shoulder, "Shane, you definitely have to take a look at your self" she said. "What? I totally look fine" I replied. "Um, do you think anyone would hire someone with messed up hair, a shirt being half inserted, and lastly your bank ID clip on your shirt?" she said in a sarcastic tone."Girl you and I have to go to the restroom asap".

Amelia dragged me into the comfort room and ordered me to insert my shirt properly and she took my hair type to let my hair flow naturally. I took off the ID clip which I used whenever I enter the bank and *coughs*. "Hey! Why did you spray perfume on me??" I exclaimed."Girl you need to chill, this is just baby cologne, it would never hurt you" she replied. "Anyways, what floor will the meeting be held at and what time will it start again?" I asked. "5:00 pm, and it will be held on the 3rd floor" she said and continued " and you only have 15 minutes to get in that elevator". I glanced at my watch and gasped as it was already 4:45 pm, " Come on go with me, hurry" I said, "Yeah2x".

We reached the 3rd floor and entered the interview room, " Hey why are you not coming inside?" I asked. "Duh, it's not me who is going to be interviewed, but I'll stay here at the door for support, I know you can do it, darling" she said in a sly voice. I went inside the room pouting, but I know that I had no reason to act like a baby. Besides this is for my family, I slowly opened the door with my personal information file in my hand. I counted the number of applicants and reached to about 7 of them, I sat on the chair closest to the door. I sat there stiff as a rock, I mean like, this is an interview, its normal for people to be nervous and be in thought of ever being accepted.

"Hi, there" a girl who I sat next to but never noticed. I glanced in her direction and she looked like a person of the same age as I am."Hey" I replied since it was a gesture that people have to follow and are part of the basic netiquette. " My name is Martina, and yours?" she asked, " Uh its Shane, you can call me Shane hehe" I replied. Martina breathed slowly and said, " I really hope I could get this job, my life has been tight ever since". " Yeah, I feel the same, my Dad has Asthma and my work pay is still not enough for his medications." I said, "Is that so? My mother works 3 jobs, but she got into an accident on her way to work due to traffic mayhem and has been in the hospital with injuries" she said. We began to share our life stories with each other and became friends.

A person wearing a white shirt with the hotel's logo came into the room and handed us numbers. "Good evening to you young ladies and gentlemen, I am the person who will be interviewing you for today and as you have noticed, I have handed to you numbers which will serve as your cue when I will call you when we start to interview you. Do you people have a question?" he asked. "None sir" the people in the room replied. I looked at my card and I got to be the 3rd interviewee, my nervousness became stronger and I breathed faster and faster. " Hey Martina, what number did you get?" I asked, "Um, I got number 5, how about you?"."Mines 3" I pouted.

The interview had begun and the first interviewee already went inside the room.