Ice and Fire novel Chapter 860

Aria waited patiently and practiced some basic interview questions in her head. She was called in an after a few minutes. She met with a lady who asked for a copy of her resume. The lady scanned it and asked her a few questions. Aria was nervous but she was able to confidently answered everything - she thought. The interview only took 30 minutes and she was asked to wait outside again just like the other candidates. Aria left the room praying that she would get the job. Seeing that there were so many other candidates that day, she almost lost hope. She was thinking of leaving until a lady in a business suit came out with a paper. A list perhaps, Aria was thinking. 'Well, this must be it. This must be the end for me.'

After checking her list, the lady lifted her head and said, "After our deliberation, we concluded that all of you passed the interview and would move on to the job offer. You are all expected to attend a training at 8:00 in the morning the day after tomorrow. It will be for a whole day and you will be paid. In total, you will be paid the rate of equivalent to four days - one day for training and three days on the actual exhibition. Hope all is clear. Anyway, further details will be discussed on your formal job offer." The lady glanced over all the candidates, waiting for some questions. When none was raised, she glanced over Aria and directly told her, "You can go home now. Don't be late be for the training schedule."

Aria smiled and nodded at the lady. She watched the lady as she walked back to the room. Aria headed to the job offer, signed a contract, and left the building. As she was coming out of the building, she saw that it was still early. She could still head to the market to pick something for her mother's meal the next day.

Aria walked her way to the bus stop. She was so happy on how the interview turned out and couldn't wait to tell her mother about the job. She would also tell the old lady that she might not be able to visit her for 4 days. 'I'm sure mother will be all right about it, ' she thought. Aria reached the nearby bus stop. Her feet was actually aching from the heels she was wearing so she took a seat and massaged her foot. She could see the bus from afar so she put her shoes back and stood in the line.

As the bus approached, she felt her phone vibrated. She thought that was a message and ignored it. 'I'll read it later, ' Aria thought. But the vibration continued so she checked it. She opened her bag and looked at the phone. The screen showed an incoming phone call.

Aria took the phone out. It was a different number from the one who called her earlier. She hesitated at first, but then decided to answer the call from an unknown number.

Aria answered the call in a cheerful tone, "Hello?" Her happiness was overflowing and it was radiating from the tone of her voice.

She immediately recognized the voice. It was the nurse from the hospital where her mother was staying. She felt a little nervous about it. "Are you Kate Bai's daughter? This is the nurse from XS Hospital. We need you to come here as soon as you can. Your mother was taken to the operating room," the nurse from the other line said.