C1 HEARTBREAK

"Oh shit!" Melissa exclaimed as she tried to snooze her alarm for the umpteenth time that morning. It was already 8:30 am and she had an interview at BOLD by 9:00 am. She still had a hangover from intentionally letting herself get drunk the previous night after she had caught her boyfriend, Damon kissing another girl at the pub. She had broken up with him there and couldn't stop hurting since then. This was her fifth heartbreak and she still didn't know how to handle it well.

However, she still had an interview to meet up with. She jumped out of her bed and walked toward her bathroom. She realized she had a headache as she entered the brightly colored bathroom. She was tempted to have a bubble bath but she was running late. She prayed to God that the heating system has already been repaired by the apartment's maintenance team since she had complained to them before heading out to the party.

"Arghh!" Melissa screamed as she withdrew her hands from the cold running water. "Great! Now I won't have a proper shower for an interview." With that, she picked up a towel and dipped it in water. She squeezed out the water and began to dab her body with the towel. That was one of the strangest things she had to do. When she was done, she picked up her toothbrush and hurriedly brushed her teeth as she ran a comb through her hair. It was already 8:45 am when she was fully ready and it would take her about twenty minutes to get there.

She hoped greatly that she won't miss out on this opportunity. This was another way to let go of her past, especially memories of Damon. She remembered that the restaurant where she worked as a waitress for the first time since she moved to Las Vegas was where she had met Damon. He had organized a proposal for his girlfriend with the help of the restaurant's management. The girl had bluntly refused and left Damon on his knees telling him she wasn't ready to spend the future with him. It was indeed a public disgrace but Melissa and her partner assigned to Damon's tables that night quickly let him to the pantry so he can get back himself.

After the proposal, Damon kept coming to the restaurant consistently for two weeks and all the while, he was watching and paying attention to all of Melissa's moves. He kept up with that until a particular day he waited until her shift was over then he followed her out. He had told her how he'd want to spend time with her and get to know more about her. Melissa had felt strange about his moves based on the fact that he just got dumped and would need time to heal.

However, Damon had told her not to think about that moment or remind him of it. He also assured her that he had gotten over his ex. Melissa liked Damon but she still insisted they remain friends before going out on an official date. He accepted knowing fully well that she couldn't resist his charm since his presence always made her weak and alive at the same time.

Looking back now, she has decided to forgive herself for falling for him knowing fully well that he needed a rebound and she became his rebound.

Melissa got out of her apartment and into the streets of Vegas. She had always dreamt of becoming one of the top-class ladies in Vegas which was why she had moved into the city.

Getting an interview at BOLD meant a whole lot to her since it was one of the top acting firms in Vegas. She needed this badly since she had stayed with her roommate, Kara who had singlehandedly shouldered most of their bills when Melissa moved in. It was time to get a proper job and relieve Kara of the burden.

"Taxi!" Melissa screamed as she hailed a taxi and told the driver her address. She didn't want to miss this opportunity. A few minutes passed and she caught the driver staring at her through the rare view mirror. She wondered why he was staring at her as he immediately focused on the road once again.

Melissa loved to take in the beauty of Vegas whenever she was in a taxi, she loved to look at the skyscrapers and billboards. She had always imagined her pictures on one of them as an actress or an ambassador of a product. Vegas was especially beautiful at night as all the exotic lights were turned on then and all the top-class men came out to play casino. She couldn't absorb the beauty at the moment because all that mattered was making it to BOLD right on time.

The Taxi stopped right in front of BOLD and she paid the taxi driver off with a tip. She hurriedly ran to the elevator as she was supposed to have her interview on the 2nd floor.BOLD was a skyscraper with a beautiful view from the outside. It has various departments and each department contained a whole floor. It was a large organization and very reputable. They only hired qualified candidates with high recommendations.

Melissa wondered how she even made it to the interview stage. This was the main reason why she shouldn't throw away this opportunity to the air no matter what. She got into the elevator and pressed the button to the 2nd floor. As the doors were shutting, they opened up again.

"Morning!" Melissa heard a smiling lady in her mid-twenties, probably Melissa's age said to her with a bubbly behavior while entering the elevator.

"Good morning," Melissa said giving her a wry smile.

"Oh! I see you're going to the 2nd floor. That's where I'm headed to" The lady said sheepishly.

After a long pause, the lady said "My name is Eva and I'm going for an interview. What about you?"

"Melissa" Melissa replied not wanting to get involved in any small talks with the lady.

The elevator door opened and Melissa let a sigh of relief as she stepped out of the elevator. Eva followed her behind as they got to the entrance of the conference room where the interview was to take place. Right there was seated a receptionist who immediately asked for their serial numbers. They submitted and she entered something into the computer before her.

"Sit down there," She said with a somewhat harmonious voice as she showed them the sitting area.

Melissa sat down gingerly on the waiting chair as Eva joined her.

"I'm so nervous. Are you?" Eva asked as she began biting her already short nails. Melissa wondered how bad the nails must have endured Eva's torture. She decided to brush the thought aside as she had too many things to think of herself.

"I don't know" Melissa replied honestly. She felt numb that morning. She would normally feel anxious or have cold feet during interviews but she cared less about how she felt that morning. She just wanted to get inside for the interview already.

"Melissa Anderson" the receptionist called out making Melissa jolt to her feet.

"You May go in for your interview".The receptionist said. It was at that time Melissa's heels decided to make a squeaky noise as she walked toward the conference room.