Job interview

After preparing as well as possible, I ran off to my first job interview. I had dropped out of college after realizing it wasn't for me, and my sister, with whom I share a flat, gave me a notice, 'either she would find a job or she would kick me out.' Our parents hadn't cared about our money for a long time, after all, they were rich, and therefore we were rich too, yet my sister wasn't willing for me to be lazy at home, according to her at least.

I caught the train and headed into town, spending time listening to some music, mostly tunes from my favorite video games or movies, and at the time I was listening to the epic version of the Star Wars soundtrack. From time to time I would notice the people who were traveling with me, and as always, none of them turned to see me, but I was used to it.

At last the train stopped and I walked briskly toward my destination, a small store downtown. I did not know very well what it was, I had dedicated myself to looking for jobs on the Internet, and this store appeared. I just dedicated myself to submitting my resume and voila, so I was going a little blind. Luck had dictated that they call me for an interview that day, which I would not waste. I had chosen to dress in skinny jeans, a classy shirt, or at least the fanciest thing I had, and tried putting on a little makeup. I walked into the store and looked around me, and I had to restrain myself to yell in surprise.

It was a sex shop, various sex toys were displayed on the shelves, mannequins with lingerie clothes and other products. The shop assistant was a young woman, about 22 or 24 years old, who looked at me with a smile.

"Hello how can I help you?"

"I ... I ... come for the in ... interview"

"Ah, you must be Alice, right?" she said, now looking at me with a critical eye.

I nodded weakly, a little embarrassed. Surely I had been mistaken for a boy at first glance. The woman looked at me some more before exiting the counter and giving me a smile, motioning for me to follow her. That was going to be an awkward day.