Argent and I just sat for nearly five minutes at our usual Internet cafe for a quick game when my phone rang. It wasn't in my registry, and it was just by chance that my phone wasn't dead.
Curious, I went outside and answered the call. What greeted me was a formal tone asking my name.
"Yes, this is Copper" I replied.
"Would you happen to be interested in becoming one of our technical support personnel? We-"
My mind went blank. I couldn't understand the next few words that he was saying. I tightened my grip as I became slowly overcome by a bittersweet feeling.
"Sir, where did you get my resume...?" I had doubts, so I had to clear them first.
"oh, you were in-"
I didn't mind what he was going to say. I know I'm doing a rude thing, but I already had a few thoughts about it. It was most probably at the job fair at school, or someone in the school was nice enough to do it. I really didn't know which.
"Sir" I stopped him. "I'm very sorry. But I'm still at school as of the semester. I'm still in my OJT. I will have to turn down your offer" I said, with much regret.
"oh, sorry to take your time" he immediately hung-up.
I looked at the gray, rumbling sky above me, closed my eyes, and calmed myself down with a deep breath.
two months is all I ask....
I went back inside the shop, and immediately, everyone noticed my blank expression.
"what was it?" Argent asked.
"A... job offer" I reluctantly said.
"What'd you do?"
"rejected it. It was full time and immediate hiring."
"ojt?"
"sadly"
It was at that moment that I felt that it won't be happening again anytime soon.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
The Pressing Encounter
"Is it raining outside?" Silver asked, still half-asleep.
"It's a fine, sunny day with a high chance of trees" Argent sarcastically replied, followed by a quick chuckle.
"You're an Asshole" I laughed.
It was pouring outside. The wind was practically shouting, and the trees weren't exactly the silent type on a rainy day either. This kind of weather was exactly what reminded me of what happened last Thursday.
It was already a quarter past eight'o clock, and I woke up at the sound of the vicious winds just outside Silver and Argent's place. It sounded like race cars whooshing through as it passed by. I slept on their couch as usual.
I have to be at the office before nine, so I took a quick bath, suited-up for work, borrowed a spare shirt from Silver, and skipped breakfast. I brought my bag and my gray umbrella with me. I was practically run-walking to the nearest stop, and was hoping that a jeep would magically be there when I get there.
And sadly, there was.
It started to trickle. I rode the first jeep that I saw (it was going where I wanted to) and took a short breath. I gave the fair, and noticed that there were only two passengers.
"oh, it's you, copper!" the other passenger said.
"Oh, hi." I tried to keep calm.
It was one of our previous bosses. I, Silver, and Radon went to the same company last year for our on-the-job-training, an experience that was quite unpleasant.
"So how are those two....um...." she said, trying to remember Silver and Radon, even closing her eyes as she think.
"Silver?" I said
"Yes! How are you two..?" she curiously inquired.
"we're fine" I tried to play it safe. I slowly lowered my eyes to look sleepy, and eventually lowered my head as she paid her own fare. I gave a weak, fake yawn. I usually sucked at acting, so I wasn't exactly sure if I'm gonna pull it off.
"have you graduated yet...?" she pressed for more.
"No, I'm going to my OJT2 now" I was still playing it cool.
I stopped the conversation there. I pretended to sleep. I held my umbrella like a sword stuck on the ground, then I rested my head on top of the handle. For the rest of the ride, I patiently awaited her departure. And when she did, the weather turned for the worse.
"It's a fine, sunny day with a high chance of trees" Argent sarcastically replied, followed by a quick chuckle.
"You're an Asshole" I laughed.
It was pouring outside. The wind was practically shouting, and the trees weren't exactly the silent type on a rainy day either. This kind of weather was exactly what reminded me of what happened last Thursday.
It was already a quarter past eight'o clock, and I woke up at the sound of the vicious winds just outside Silver and Argent's place. It sounded like race cars whooshing through as it passed by. I slept on their couch as usual.
I have to be at the office before nine, so I took a quick bath, suited-up for work, borrowed a spare shirt from Silver, and skipped breakfast. I brought my bag and my gray umbrella with me. I was practically run-walking to the nearest stop, and was hoping that a jeep would magically be there when I get there.
And sadly, there was.
It started to trickle. I rode the first jeep that I saw (it was going where I wanted to) and took a short breath. I gave the fair, and noticed that there were only two passengers.
"oh, it's you, copper!" the other passenger said.
"Oh, hi." I tried to keep calm.
It was one of our previous bosses. I, Silver, and Radon went to the same company last year for our on-the-job-training, an experience that was quite unpleasant.
"So how are those two....um...." she said, trying to remember Silver and Radon, even closing her eyes as she think.
"Silver?" I said
"Yes! How are you two..?" she curiously inquired.
"we're fine" I tried to play it safe. I slowly lowered my eyes to look sleepy, and eventually lowered my head as she paid her own fare. I gave a weak, fake yawn. I usually sucked at acting, so I wasn't exactly sure if I'm gonna pull it off.
"have you graduated yet...?" she pressed for more.
"No, I'm going to my OJT2 now" I was still playing it cool.
I stopped the conversation there. I pretended to sleep. I held my umbrella like a sword stuck on the ground, then I rested my head on top of the handle. For the rest of the ride, I patiently awaited her departure. And when she did, the weather turned for the worse.
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