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Maybe I can help her with that. “You’re hiring?”
She gets to her feet and comes around the desk, giving me a more thorough inspection. “An assistant coordinator, yes.”
“I’d love to apply for the job,” I say, feeling for the first time like this is a job I’d actually like.
“Okay. How about I interview you right now?” She glances at her watch, obviously not thinking too hard, either, and I’ll take it. “I’ve got a few minutes if you do.”
“I’ve got all day.”
She gestures toward a red velvet couch and we sit. “Tell me about yourself,” she says.
So I do. Mostly. It turns out she graduated from Columbia, so we immediately have four years in New York in common, as well as favorite restaurants. She’s easy to talk to and, while my work experience is limited to my internship, I did volunteer as a camp counselor during my first two summers at NYU. I enjoy working with young people, I have strong organizational skills, and I can empathize with those emotionally struggling for one reason or another. I don’t go into any detail, but I do share that I’m still dealing with a traumatic event from my past. The biggest detriment to my qualifications is my temporary status in L.A.
“Given that my last assistant called me from the airport to tell me she was running off to Europe with her boyfriend, you’re providing me a lavish amount of advanced notice,” Candace says. “And in all honesty, I’m a little desperate with the exhibit a week away, so how about we give it a try?”
I don’t even attempt to keep my smile from being too big. “I’d love that.” Oh my God, I have a job. And it has nothing to do with law!
Candace has me fill out some paperwork, we agree I’ll start tomorrow morning, and then she’s rushing out the door to an appointment and I’m hurrying to buy myself some celebratory breakfast. I’ve got a ton of questions for her, realizing belatedly that she didn’t tell me much of anything about the job. That’s okay, though. When I get home I’ll do some online research so I’ll have an even better understanding of AIP.
Something she said while giving me the tour comes back to me. “We use art to help improve and enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being.”
My heart gives a little sway.
Sounds perfect.
