Chapter 6: The Interview
It started with the shoes.
As I went back to ’my room’ and entered the dressing room, I was overwhelmed with the forest of fine clothes. It instantly made me remember a line from the Great Gatsby - ’It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such-such beautiful shirts before.’
I did not have the beauty of Daisy, but I probably matched her airhead-ness.
But what really caught my eye as I looked around was my old clothes, or more like the only clothes in this room that were actually mine.
The simple and modest black suit that my parents shelled out for me to wear for job interviews.
Just below the suit that hung on the hanger that was probably more expensive than the suit itself, I saw the matching black leather shoes that I got at the same time. It was polished by someone at some point, for I never managed to keep them so clean before, and I saw the dull reflection of myself on its surface.
Yeah, I once walked in those shoes.
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The Roen Group lobby was filled with natural light that shone through its beautifully clear glass walls. It was both comforting and intimidating at the same time. It felt like this place was blessed from the God Himself, carrying the weight of His grace.
After a short nervous interaction with the receptionist, I was guided to a room on the 4th floor to wait for my interview. I was seated on a leather bench that I did not want to get up from, partly because it was so cozy and partly because I dreaded the interrogation into my personal life and non-existing skills and achievements that was soon to begin once my name was called out.
"Ms. Lin Roen, please come in."