Love , Made up story - Essay Example

13 February Cell Phone World She woke up to her cell phone’s alarm one hour ago. But she fell asleep again. When she wokeup, she was already an hour late for her interview. She woke up dazed, disbelieving that she missed that one interview that could have prevented her family from starving for the coming months. She had been looking for a job for two months now. As the eldest daughter with three smaller siblings, a sick mother, and a missing father, she was the sole breadwinner. Their family savings had been used up a month ago.

She desperately needed a job. A month ago, she sent text messages to her friends asking them about any job they can refer her to. References would mean higher chances of being hired. Her friend Leila recommended her to her boss as a waitress. She was a dancer there. She had second thoughts about the job offer, because she did not have any waitressing experience. When she stopped college three months ago, the last job she handled was being a gasoline station cashier. She lost that job because her manager caught her sending text messages to her mother, who kept on reminding her to pay the electricity bill.

But she needed a job. Nineteen years old did not seem too young to be a waitress. At least, it was not Hooters. Her mother was very conservative. She prayed the rosary two times a day, seven days a week. And she was already constantly sick, coughing as if she had ten dogs possessing her and barking inside her lungs. She thought about her family and how they needed her. She was thinking fast. What could she say to the manager? She promised that she was available for an interview this morning. She would have to tell the truth.

Yes, honesty would count positively on her behalf. She went to the restaurant she was applying for. The manager was outside the restaurant smoking and he was talking to someone on his cell phone. He said goodbye to whomever he was talking to and said: “Estella! You missed your interview!” He shook his head with dismay. He looked 50 something years old. His olive skin contrasted with his pale lips. She said: “I am so sorry boss. My father called all of a sudden. He said we would meet at 711 at 11 PM and I waited until 3 am.

I woke up late. Please give me a chance, I need this job!” The manager looked at her sternly. “Okay, you’re hired. But you will never be late again, okay?” “Yes,” she promised. He said: “You can start tomorrow.” The next day, while preparing for work, her father called her again. When she answered the phone, her father said: “I am sorry. I left that night because my wife called. I just wanted to tell you that I am sorry for leaving you all. But I have a new family now. And I hope that you will not bother us again.

” She was surprised and said: “What do you mean?” He answered: “You sent me a text message a week ago asking for money? It is good that my wife did not see the message. My kids are too little to be bothered by this.” Someone in the background called. A woman. She said: “Manuel! I found the diamond earrings you bought me!” The man whispered to his daughter: “Please leave us alone. Goodbye.” Her hands trembled. Her mother knew her father’s number. She could not even put her cell phone away from her right ear.

She felt nauseous. She checked her “Sent” messages and found her mother’s text to her father. She closed her eyes and she cried at the bus as she went to her job. When she came to her job, the signage said: “Teen Delights Bar.”