Last night I got home very late though its a norm for me to get home after everyone I know has had dinner but yesterday it was a very different story because there was this multiple accident that occurred on one of the major roads leading to my house and the stories I heard (I did not see it) were not so pleasant because all everyone could say was how fatal it was, this accident caused unusual traffic and this got me home 2hrs later than my usual time thereby making my journey 4hrs instead of my normal 2hrs which is also against other people’s 30mins.
Yes you got it right I was so exhausted (I wasn’t driving) I did not even have strength to eat so I just went straight to bed.
Ok, the essence of telling you about last night was just so you understand what I went through today.
This morning my alarm went off at 4.30am but I was too tired to get myself off the bed so I snoozed it because I also forgot I had this interview in one of the big banks on the island after I had imagined myself several times in my short skirt and some crazy heels walking around the office like you see most young babes doing.
So my interview was for 8am and I woke up 5.30 and I also live on the mainland (if I’m permitted to say lowland), I had a quick bath, rushed to put on the dress I did not even have time to pick out and wore my make-up, grabbed my sandals and dashed out. There was no time to get a cab so I decided to take a straight bike (okada) to the island( I had never done this before so I did not know what I was up for), after negotiating we agreed on a good price and off we went.
I did not have time to pack my hair so it was just flying all over the place, I kept going not minding the speed and the discomfort, all I wanted was to get to my interview before 8 as we were to get there 1hr earlier. I brought out my blackberry to ping one of my friends that had the same interview to find out where she was and see if she could put in a good word for me before I arrived, I was just about to complete the process when my pilot(okada rider) got into this ditch and my BB just flew out of my hand, I swear I don’t know how that happened it was as if I was seeing a movie, we stopped, searched and searched around but we could not find it as no one knew the direction it flew. I was so sad but I would have felt worse if I missed my interview so we continued on our journey and at this time my lips were all sandy as the sand on the road was gumming itself to my lips and I had ‘sand gloss’ all over but I could not be bothered as I had a target to meet.
It was exactly 8.15am when I got to the gate of the bank and I tried to hurry into the bank when I realized that the sandal I was wearing was the one I wanted to send for repair because the sole had been separated from the main sandal which did not enable me walk well(I still don’t know how I did not notice that before I left home) so I dragged my feet till I got to the office and that time I was already looking so rough and d light blue dress I wore had some stains I got while looking for my blackberry.
I tried to be optimistic and found my way into the bank with my hair all over the place, sand all over my lips and in my mouth, sandals with a wide open mouth and no mobile phone to call mine. I got inside and stated what I was there for, I had my credentials in an envelope which I was now holding and then I got the most shocking news of my life.
I doubt if you can guess what the guy I approached told me….
He told me the interview held but it took place on this same day last month.
Trust me you don’t know how terrible I felt….I had lost and wasted so much and I did not gain anything…this is definitely going down as the worst day ever.
If you think you have experienced a day worse than this or you know anyone who has, you can post your comments down here.
NB: When going on a jolly ‘okada’ ride, ladies please leave your lip glosses out of the trip.
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