1- The Interview

B.O.S.S. #JJK

"GET A FREAKING JOB!" My mother shouted at me as I spit out the ramen I had slurped in. 

"Eomma! Will you just let me eat peacefully?" I snapped. 

"Why don't you just get a job.... And stop living off my money,"  and threw the duster on the floor, disgusted. 

"No company likes to recruit me... I am too talented for them!" I bragged. 

My mother came and hit me on my head. "Ow! Ouch! Eomma!" I yelped in pain as I put the ramen bowl on the table in front of me. 

"If you don't get a job by tomorrow.... You are not entering this house and will not get any food! Got it?" She scolded me and went to the kitchen. 

"Eomma!" I scowled. 

"Those are my final words!" She explained. 

I threw myself on the sofa and shouted at my mother in my mind. I looked at my ramen bowl and then looked at myself in the mirror and sighed. 

I was 21, yet to find a job. I had just became an adult! It had been just a month of my adulthood! 

Back in my school I was a normal average girl with short hair and nerd glasses. With good grades and practically good in everything, I didn't really fail in subjects! I was one of the scholars at school. And now here I am.... Sitting idle without a job inspite of being an incredible student! 

Actually.... I hated working in a office and I had other plans for my life. I wanted to be a power blogger.... I wanted to be a writer and express my experiences through stories and characters. I wanted to live my life the other way and here I had my mother nagging at me every single day! Now, I wouldn't have a roof or any food if I didn't have a job by tomorrow. 

I finished my ramen and walked into my room. I looked at my resume and then looked at my suit. 

"This will be my first and last interview." I said to myself. 

***

"Jeon Enterprises" I looked at the building with bold letters. This was one of the most costliest and sophisticated companies in the entire Gwanghwamun district. Its main office was in Gangnam. This was just a branch. 

"I have come here for the interview." I said to the receptionist. She smiled at me and said, "You need to go to the eleventh floor for the interview.... Best of Luck...."

I returned her smile and walked towards the elevator. There were so many people walking everywhere. Everybody was so busy here!

I entered the elevator and pressed the eleventh floor button. Suddenly someone stopped me, "Hey!" 
I looked at him through the closing doors of the elevator. I pressed the button to open the elevator doors. He entered the elevator panting and said, "Woo... Thanks... Can you..." He suddenly stopped to look at the highlighted "11" among the buttons. 

"Are you also going to the 11th floor?" He asked. I nodded at him as I smiled. 
"That's a relief then.... I'm on my way to the same floor!" He smiled. He looked extremely cute with that brown hair of his. I took some time to look at his cute eyes. He was too perfect to look at.

Have I seen him somewhere before?

We stood silently the entire time. I looked at his reflection on the elevator doors in front of us. He had a perfect U-shaped face. He almost reminded me of an ice-cream cone. I shifted my eyes from his when he caught me looking at him that way. He then took out his phone and started texting someone. I looked at the digital screen showing the floor number. 

"10"
...
"11"
....
Ding.

We both stepped out of the elevator together and seperated our ways. I walked into the waiting room and saw many applicants waiting their impatiently. I sat down on a seat and took out my face powder and looked at my reflection. I applied a bit more of powder and looked at my watch. 

"10:56 a.m."

The interview would start at 11:00 a.m. 

I sighed and looked at the extremely tensed applicants. I smiled at myself and then looked at my documents for the last time before the roll call started. 

I looked at "12:16 noon" my name was still not called out. 

It was 12:45 when they finally called my name.... After almost 64 applicants... There were more behind me. 

I took a deep breath. This was my first interview and it felt like it was my hundredth. I walked into the room with much attitude and style. My chest stuck out a bit and my hips swayed as I walked. I gave my documents to the manager and sat down on the seat kept in front of the three of the officials. 

"Oh... The girl from the elevator...!" I heard someone. I looked up to find that it was that guy whom I met 2 hours back. I smiled at him. 

"So you came for the interview...." He asked. I smiled and nodded, "Ne... Park Jimin-ssi..." I said as I looked at the nameplate. 

I turned my eyes to look at Kim Taehyung who sat on my left. He seemed tired of all the interviews he had been takong. From my experiences, he looked like a lively soul hidden under his cold image... His name was familiar too.... It seemed like I had heard of him somewhere before.... Is he yet another person whom I know?

I looked at the name plate of the person who sat right in  front of me. 
Jeon Jungkook- the CEO of this company. 

He looked through my documents thoroughly. I looked at him continuously. He was very serious and seemed extremely arrogant and cold. He suddenly looked at me and I looked somewhere else. If I were to join this company.... He would be a hell of a boss.

I looked at Park Jimin next who sat on my right. He looked at my documents and nodded at them. I blinked twice and then looked around the air-conditioned room. It was luxurious and at the same time comfortable. Maybe it was the style which CEO Jeon Jungkook liked. 

"So.... Ms. Park Eun Sol...." Kim Taehyung -ssi said finally finishing looking at my resume. 

"You have incredible grades and are very much qualified enough than the others for the job...." He continued crossing his fingers and placing them on the desk. 

I smiled. 

The CEO looked at me and asked, "So.... You graduated a long time back... Have you tried joining other companies?" 

"No." I replied confidently. 

"You mean, this is your first time interviewing for a company?" Mr. Jimin asked. 
I nodded my head at him. 

"You seem extremely confident on your first time...." Jimin said. 

I sighed and nodded. 

"So.... Why Jeon Enterprises?" Mr.CEO asked me. 

"I want to join Jeon Enterprises for its extremely successful work in Korea. It is one of the most renowned companies in this country. Every bachelor has a dream of joining this company for its great works and its sophisticated treatment. Jeon Enterprises has done a couple of successful works in the field of both industrial and agriculture. It is not only helping the common people but also the deprived humans living in this country. Therefore, in order to make its work more efficient and prove this company to be stronger than the others, and help the people in their needs in this developed nation, I therefore want to join thsi company."

All the three of them stared at me blankly with their jaws dropped and Taehyung-ssi unexpectedly clapped. 

The CEO shot a glare at him. He stopped and stared him like a lost puppy. He gulped in some lump when Mr. CEO looked at me. 

"That was a very good reply...." He cleared his throat. 

"An amazing reply.... You're the first one to give this type of reply..." Mr. Jimin said. 

Mr. CEO shot him a glare too. 

"What? I was telling the truth!" He revolted his look. 

What the hell is going on here?

"As for your grades.... They are very good and you know three languages- Korean, Japanese and English.... Are you sure about joining this company?" Mr. CEO further questioned. 

Why is he the only one so serious here?

"Actually.... I don't want this job." I said abruptly.

"What do you mean? You are perfect for this job!" Mr. Taehyung asked confused. 

"My mother wants me to get the job...." I said. 

"So...? Do you want this job or not?" Mr. CEO asked. 

"I want it...." I said. "Otherwise I won't get to enter my house or get myself some food.... So if you are giving me this job.... You are saving a soul..." 

"I'd rather not... With that attitude of yours...." Mr. CEO said. 

"Hm?" I asked confused. I did not really speak so badly or informally!

"I'm sorry, Ms. Park Eun Sol.... I cannot give you this job." He said as he pushed the document file towards me.

"Wh-What do you mean?" I asked, confused. 

"Jungkook! She is so much qualified for getting this job... How can you say a no to her?"  Mr. Taehyung complained. 

"Are you serious, Jungkook? How can you let someone so talented go?" Mr. Jimin asked him. 

I stared at them blankly. 

"Honestly....." He turned his gaze from both of them and looked at me. "I hate talented people.... Who are not even pretty...." 

I clenched my jaw as I dropped it. 

Is he freakn' kidding me? 

"Now you will go on looks too, Jungkook?" Taehyung-ssi scolded him as he left his seat. "How many things do you want in your personal assistant? She is already way too much qualified enough for being your assisstant! If you continue like this.... You will get no one for that position! Get this thing FINISHED ALREADY!" 

Taehyung-ssi was extremely pissed off. 

"He is right Jungkook.... Its been like 2 and a half hours we have been trying to find the perfect assisstant for you and remember you have already refused about 60+ candidates? And out of them she is the perfect one.... And suddenly you are also looking for someone pretty! I think she is hot!" Jimin-ssi said. 

I looked at him blankly as he said that last word. He looked at me and the other two men in the room. 

"Can't believe this that a person younger than me is my boss!" Taehyung-ssi complained. 

Mr. CEO was younger than him?

Jungkook looked at me and said, "Aren't you leaving?" 

I stood up instantly and walked ahead to get the documents. I shook hands with Mr. Jimin and Taehyung-ssi. I shot a death glare at Jungkook and walked out of the room. I sighed as I looked the remaining candidates. All of them were boys. 

Is he gay? 
.....
Is he going to find someone pretty among all these boys also?

I smirked in annoyance. I wanted to hit him so hard on the face. 
Soon I was out of the building, sitting in the park. I got reminded of his words every single time,

"I hate talented people....
Who are not even pretty...."

Who... Are... Not... Even.... Pretty.

I looked at the sky.

"은 안감이있는 구름"
A cloud with a silver lining....
Eun angami-issneun gureum.

My mother used to call me that. Because my name was Eun Sol..... A word which meant Silver.

She told me everytime, that I was precious just like the metal. I was truthful and pure just like the metal. I was perfect just like the metal. 

It was all a was. 

I walked through the streets of Gwanghwamun, aimlessly. I said to myself, "I didn't get a job because I was not pretty...." 

That word was stuck in my mind. 

I couldn't even return home because I failed to get a job, because I lacked those looks. I looked at my documents and just sighed. I silently opened it and went through my resume. I sighed again and sipped into my warm drink. 

Suddenly I saw a scribbling underneath my resume. 

Somebody had vandalized my resume! 

I looked at the scribbling, 

"In the office tomorrow 9 a.m. sharp."

"What the-" I spat out. 
I looked at the other two copies of my resume. 

"You got the job!"

"Meet you in the office!"

"Were they freaking playing a prank on me?" I said to myself. 

**Jungkook's P.O.V**

"Ay~~ Look at this one!" I said looking at the next girl's resume, named, Park Eun Sol. 
The name somehow sounded familiar.

"Isn't she pretty?" Taehyung commented.

"Let me look!" Jimin said taking away the resume from my hand. 

"Hey! You already have the copy of the resume!" I said trying to get that resume back. 

"Hey! It is the elevator girl!" Jimin exclaimed.

"Elevator girl?" Taehyung and I asked together. 

"I mean, I met this girl in the elevator..." Jimin began. 

"You know what? She was staring at me, then!" He completed while giving a hitch to his blazer. 

We both looked at him, disgusted. 

"Aish~~" Taehyung said. "Pathetic choice." 

Why was he so proud of that fact? 

"Hey! Don't you speak a word, playboy, Kim Taehyung!" JImin snapped. 

 "Do you guys think, it is that Eun Sol?" Taehyung asked as he looked at the resume. 

"Which Eun Sol?" Jimin asked. I raised a brow. 

"Okay! Park Eun Sol from High School?" Jimin said clapping his hands. 

"Park Eun Sol?" I hesitated as I put more effort to remember her. 

Both of them elbowed me, "Ay~ There is no way you forgot her Jungkook!" 

"Wait... let me check!" Jimin said as he went through her resume again. 

"It is the same school! Oh My God, Jungkook!" Jimin yelped like a puppy. 

"Park Eun Sol...." I repeated the name in my head. 

"Don't you remember! That junior- scholar at our school...." Taehyung tried to make me remember. 
"That only junior who was a scholar? Along with us?" I asked. 
"Yep.... Park Eun Sol!!" Jimin freaked out. 

"I cannot remember!" I said as I tried my best to remember but only failed.

"The junior.... WHO LIKED YOU- Pabo!" Taehyung almost shouted it out. 

Suddenly memories of Eun Sol came back to me. 

Is it really her then?

I was so happy when I remembered her. It has been almost seven years that we had not met each other!

"You... Got .... The.... Job!" Taehyung said as he scribbled in her resume.

"Did you really have to write that hyung!" I exclaimed.

"Meet... You... In... The .... Office!" Jimin said as he too wrote in her resume. 

"What the- HYUNG!" I almost screamed it out. 

"Sir.... I am sending the last female candidate in...." One of the officers told me. 

"Okay...."  I said as I sat down and scribbled in the resume before she entered the room. 

"In the office tomorrow 9 a.m. sharp."

I smirked at it and turned to face her.....

**Park Eun Sol's P.O.V**

I smiled at the coffee cup. I was so happy.... This happiness cannot be defined! 
I ran to the restaurant where my mother was mopping the floor. 

"Eomma~~~" I said and hugged her tight. 

"Are you coming here to convince me to let you stay at home? Provide you food.... Then please leave.... Get a job and then come here..." She lectured.

"I got the job, Eomma!" I said holding onto her shoulders.

"What? Liar!" She hit my arm. 

"I am serious, Eomma! Believe your daughter! I will be working from tomorrow onwards, nine a.m. sharp!" I revolted. 

"Wasn't this your first interview? How could you pass in it?" She asked as she began mopping again. 

"I passed in it! Even I couldn't believe it..... But, see I will be a worker!" I told her. 

"Really?" She looked at me and then hugged me tight. 

"Ne.... Eomma!" I said and hugged her back. 

"Okay.... Go back to the house, Eomma will come back and make something good for you...." She smiled as she wiped her tears. 

I dried them for her and said, "Now, you don't have to worry about me...."

I left the store annd walked to the house. I lied down on my bed and thought

Today, it's the final day of being jobless.

I smiled and clutched my documents to my chest. I looked at my study table and then the picture kept above it. The picture of the scholars together. 
I looked at that particular person. 

"Oppa..... Its finally time that, I start working." 
"Its been seven years..... I miss you...."

I still can't believe the fact that I still liked him. I died to meet him. I had almost begged every single year to meet him. 

I missed him to the point of madness.

I walked to the study table and looked at the gift which I had bought seven years back, which was supposed to be in his hands. But I kept it as a memory of him. 

I want to move on from you....
I used to cry every single night. 

I still love you.....

I still miss you....

Jeon Jungkook.

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