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- Authors: Valentina Burns
- Language: English
- Genre: Contemporary Romance Fiction
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Hope Morgan thought she learned her lesson on impulse buys long ago.
They were almost always followed by regret. If not immediately, then
definitely when the credit card bill showed up. But today, Hope couldn’t let
anything, not even the threat of debt, take the joy out of her most recent
splurge.
In fact, as she exited her favorite shoe store in downtown Portland,
swinging the chic bag that held her new elegant, yet sexy, stilettos, she
couldn’t drum up a single ounce of regret.
This wasn’t an impulse buy, but a celebratory treat. After a month of
diligent online job hunting, resume editing, and pounding the pavement the
old-fashioned way, she’d finally met with success.
She walked down the street, smiling as she recalled the interview she had
that morning with one of the city’s biggest marketing firms. Not only was it
her second interview, but it’d gone perfectly.
The first drops of cold January rain landed on her forehead as her phone
started ringing in her purse. Sidestepping for cover under the nearest
storefront awning, she dug out her phone and smiled when she saw the name
of the company she’d interviewed with on the screen.
“Hope Morgan,” she said eagerly into the phone.
“Ms. Morgan,” came the monotone voice of the HR rep she’d met that
morning. “I’m glad I caught you. We didn’t want to keep you waiting if we
didn’t have to.”
A loaded pause on the other end of the line caused the first tendril of
apprehension to curl in her gut.
“Ms. Morgan, you were an excellent candidate. Your education,
professionalism, and experience are what had us calling you for a second
interview.”
You were an excellent candidate. As his words sank in, her stomach
dropped.
“Unfortunately…” he continued, confirming her worst fear in a single
word.
Her hand holding the phone to her ear shook.
“Unfortunately,” he repeated. “We interviewed another excellent
candidate, and we’ve decided to go with him as he has more experience.”
Hope said nothing. She couldn’t. She was afraid if she opened her mouth,
she’d start crying in the middle of a public street.
“Ms. Morgan, are you still there?” Monotone HR guy asked.
She took a deep breath. “Yes. I’m here. I’d like to thank you for the
opportunity and the interviews. I’m sorry it didn’t work out.”
After the world’s most awkward goodbye, the call ended. With a sigh, she
slumped against the shop window. The chic bag holding the stilettos now
weighed her down, and the raindrops had turned into a full-fledged
downpour.
Having moved the week between Christmas and New Year, she’d lived in
Portland for over a month now. She’d given herself one month to find a job,
one month to start contributing to society.
Four weeks later, she felt no closer to that goal.
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