A Short Story

Pete shrugs, grinning wide. “I have all sorts of connections,” he says. Patrick knows what that means.

“Nah, you know, Josh, I’m not all that into just staying here.” She gave the impression that she wanted to go.

"No, I don't want to" I whined, feeling Dennison wrap his arms around me again.

“I was just wondering why weren’t you in history class?” I whispered softly, not trying to make it obvious I was deliberately trying to interrupt his fatuous chatter. “Is it because of what happened earlier in the

“Oh, good morning Julia! You slept the whole night. Did you have any dreams?” He asked with a twinkle in his

“I think it’s better if we just be friends Jerome.” I admit to him, not trying to let my attitude come out of hearing the women voice in the background.

“Geez, try to have some fun Maci, this is better than sitting in a classroom doing nothing.” Kennedy said

He snorts. “What does my job have to do with this? This is just wasting our time, and if we could get back to some actual progress that would be great. What do you even do to warrant being a part of this?”

I have to admit when I first got word of this assignment I was very eager to run out and interview the district manager of the company I work for, Keith Perkins. I myself work for the tech giant company, Samsung. I have been with the company for a little over two years now. And I cannot be any happier with what I do. Keith Perkins was the guy who had originally brought me in and hired me. He has been a great mentor for me throughout my tenure with the company and has really been the main reason why I excel in my job. In fact, I enjoy what I do so much that my ultimate goal is to continue with the company after college and hopefully land a different position in the marketing or public relations department to represent the company on a bigger scale. Moreover, as the

She looked behind her, “mm-hmm, we don’t have an extra bed, but you’re welcome to spend the night.”

"No." I say and look around the room, everything still seems very still and untouched. "Anyway, what do you actually want from me, It's too late and I really want to fall back asleep."

"I only said you can skip classes, and that's only when you spend time with Edward." I groan and nod.

"Yeah, yeah, you won." Levi stuck his tongue out at her before smiling. He rolled over and flopped onto the floor with a thump, causing Wen to loose balance and fall onto the couch. "So what do you wanna do?"

When the interviewer asks "If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired,

“Of course it’s just a coffeehouse. Just belittle what I find challenging and make it about yourself. That’s all you can do.”