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A few days had passed since Mae made her promise to help Bea feel something. Those days had been a bit hard on her however, as she had not only had to put together her bed frame but she started applying for jobs. At first, she thought this would be a piece of cake in today's society. With all the internet job boards available she will find one quick. Or that's what she thought. But here she was, a few days in, twenty plus applications put out and not a single email or call. Was there something wrong with her applications? Or was she simply that hopeless? Did a college degree really make that much of a difference in the working world? She laid on her new bed and simply thought to herself when she heard the sound of a door opening. Bounding off the bed and into the living room she saw her favorite crocodile with the hints of a smile on her face.
"Hey Bea! Is that a smile I see?" Mae teased the crocodile and she leaned forward and put on her most smug face. Bea shook her head and rolled her eyes as she made her way to the couch as she dropped herself onto it.
"Yes, I got a pay raise today so I'm feeling pretty good. How is the job search going?" Mae recoiled at the question, unable to give Bea a satisfying answer. She brought scratched the back of her head. Mae explained how she hasn't heard from any of the businesses she applied to online. Bea shook her head and set her bag on the floor. "You should try applying in person." Bea said, pulling a lollipop out of her bag and taking it out of its plastic. Mae thought about that for a few moments before she remembered something. Something she had seen on the job board online, a place that wanted you to apply in person.
"Bea could you drive me to go apply to a place in person?" Bea raised an eyebrow but shrugged, grabbing onto her bag and pulling her keys out. Mae followed Bea into her car and told her the place. Together they hunted the business down and pulled into the parking lot. In front of them stood a large plain building with a sign on it that said LightningMail. A shipping company that wanted people to apply in person, Mae thought this might be her chance to get a job. She got out of the car and looked at Bea who sat in the car and motioned her along. Mea took a deep breath and headed up to the front door.
Mae walked in and there was a female bear at the desk. She looked up when Mae entered and asked what she could do for her.
"I'm here to apply for a job." Mae said, her voice low. The woman nodded, picked up a packet of papers and motioned for Mae to follow her. She led Mae into a conference room and set the packet on the table with a pen.
"Fill this out and Brandon will be here in a moment." The woman said before leaving the room. Mae started working on the packet of papers, which was an application. She didn't know how long she was there but she had finished the application before anyone had shown up. Finally, a man who looked a lot like her dad if he was say 20 years younger came in and sat down opposite of her.
"Hello, I'm Brandon." He introduced himself and she introduced herself. From there, it was a blur. A lot of words were thrown around that she couldn't quite catch but she did catch a few things. They were going to have her take a drug test and return the results within the next three days. The job was early morning. And lastly, she wouldn't have any set hours. Mae shook his hand and left with some paperwork and a head full of info. She returned to the car in which her roommate and friend was waiting. Getting in she looked at Bea before buckling up.
"So how'd it go?" Bea inquired as she pulled out of her parking space. Mae told her all she could recall and Bea nodded at the appropriate times. This process was familiar to her after all. "So tomorrow we'll go down to the place they want you to go and have you tested. I'm proud of you Mae, you're taking your first steps in the right direction." Bea's words bounced off Mae as she came to and realized that she just had her first job interview since she started the job hunting process. All the way home Mae thought to herself that she might finally be sobering up from her childish ways. And this made her feel good.