The Unforgettable Story
Section 45

The lobby of the company was so grand and elegant. Whoever the planner is has good taste. Marble-coated support poles, as well as the floor. The ceiling is high and decorated with some beautiful crystal lamps. The walls are decorated with giant paintings. Painting of several branch offices with beautiful surrounding scenery. The head office is the tallest building. The branch office was only five-story, the highest was ten-story.

“Father and Mother, thank you for waiting.” greet a man dressed in a suit complete with his tie. He was wearing an identification card that hung around his neck. “My name is Jerry. I'll take you to the interview room.”

“Only the four of us?” ask one of the women who came first.

“Iya, Bu.” answered kindly.

“Please wear this so that when you have to go to the toilet or to another location in this building, our security officers do not expel you.” He gave a card that read visitor to Kirana half-joked. Kirana knew that she was trying to reduce the tension on their faces. But the three people who were with him could only smile forcedly.

A card, he just realized that the other men and women are employees of the headquarters. They had placed their identification marks on their necks. He didn't notice it. That means, he who gets the visitor card is the only representative from the branch who passed the initial selection.

They followed the man and he let them into the elevator first. He entered later and pressed the number nineteen. It must be one floor below the floor where there is executive workspace. If the situation in the headquarters is the same as in the branch office, then the highest floor is the floor for the director and his representatives.

Kirana looked to her right and left. He stood between the men and women who were already working at the headquarters. They look so serious. They want this position very much. They are tough rivals. Whether what the interviewer will ask in the interview later, he must be able to be better than the three rivals.

Getting to the interview stage is not easy. Although he was a long-time employee at the branch office, he had to take the file collection process, psychotes, and proficiency tests both written and online. Only four people who passed was proof that this selection was quite difficult to pass.

Elevator doors open on their destination floor. Kirana rounded her eyes and opened her mouth to see the scene before her. The floor is also made of marble. The lobby on that floor was as vast as the lobby on the ground floor, its walls, its ceiling, and its large windows. They are welcome to sit on a sofa that is near a large window that shows the view of the city with skyscrapers and bright days.

The man and the two women were again busy with their electronic devices. Kirana chose to look up at the ceiling and found there were several surveillance cameras. He smiled seeing it. He already likes that place. Working in this building would make him comfortable without fear someone would accuse him of stealing without evidence and compelling reason just for the company to fire him.

Thirty minutes later, the woman came out with a flushed face. He did not want to look at all at the three of them. As soon as the elevator door opened, he immediately entered and left without a word. The black-clothed woman came back and called out another name. The next woman stood up. Only Kirana and the man were waiting in the waiting room.

The same scene happened faster than the first one. Twenty minutes. The woman came out of the room with a red face almost crying. Kirana frowned. What happened inside there that two women came out with such an upset face? Isn't this a job interview? But why did they come out with angry faces as if they had just been interrogated by the police? Perhaps the interviews are rigorous and they ask difficult questions to test the abilities as well as the emotions of all applicants.

Next is the man's turn. When their gazes met, Kirana smiled at him. The man returned his smile. Something he didn't know about in this place. But what is it? The three of them were so tense and did not stop reading for nothing on their respective tablets. It was as if he was taking an exam entering college. Isn't the job interview a terrible thing? It was just an opportunity where the employer got to know the prospective workforce better before giving the job to him.

Kirana smiled as the man did not come out of the room after an hour had passed. He looks better than the two women. Maybe the interview went well because he's a man. Waita minute. She's a woman. Does that mean he will also come out with the same expression as the two women earlier?

I heard the door open and immediately shut. Kirana. The man also came out with a red face. Kirana looked at him in wonder. What exactly happened in that room? Well, he doesn't have to wait long. The next turn is the turn. He'll know the answer soon.

“Mother Kirana Paramitha.” call the beautiful woman earlier. Kirana nodded her head. He stood up and followed the woman towards the execution room. He called it that because three people had already walked out of the room with the same expression. It was as if he had just come out of the slaughterhouse. He entered the room after the woman invited him to enter.

The interview room looks comfortable. To the right of the room is a large floor-to-ceiling window that shows a view of the city. On the left is a comfortable sofa. Not far from the sofa was a small cabinet on which was a clean cup with three crystal water containers each containing black coffee, tea, and orange juice. In front of him was a large table with three people sitting behind him.

The man in the middle invited him to sit down. The man on the right was busy with the laptop in front of him. Then the man on the left was talking to someone through his cell phone. He immediately took a surprised breath.

Maybe six years have passed since the last day they met. But the color of her hair, the fingers on her hands, and that face, she would never forget everything about him. He will remember it all his life. As his knees shook, he immediately sat down. He read the sign in front of the man. Miles Bradford Alastair. Main director. The man he knew as Romeo.