door flooded with rejection letters, each one screa
she sighed, "The bad new
job search nightmare.Her parents' struggling situation
r laptop screen as her phone buzzed with a text from
with desperation:
: "Oh come on Aurora, give it ONE more d
t me... I'll just keep failing over and over again... but my paren
thoughts, girl! I'm sure you'll nail an interview where they
ically: "Fine, I'll
g girl pants,"patched up her makeup, and pulled her long,
oor, already dreading a
ne, leaving goosebumps in its wake.That unsettling feeling – some
aranoia, but Aurora couldn't shake the fee
view was
u..." the interviewer s
ed smile, and escaped the office b
nearby haven – a cozy coff
brewed coffee.But Aurora didn't notice – she was too busy colla
o one would ever hire som
out the devas
unting on me, and
class has careers by now.
r surroundings, until a gentle voice broke through
fully into his piercing blue eyes – eyes that seem
his white shirt accentuating his
e said sarcastically, frustration and anger
interviews and just got rejec
ashed a coquetti
arly brilliant-yet
need a new hi
cape from her tears."Thank you for the sweet words,"sh
ou're being modest. Nonsense isn't an argument – you're absolutely gorge
y I ask, what's a stunning woman like you doing in
in, feeling her gu
erious case of failure," she
doesn't s
woman who gets
pped a rhythm at h
felt an intense connection – like
iseled features, piercing blue eyes, and
w did she even manag
hievously, "You're adorable when yo
ly above a whisper,
ked at her.He leaned in closer, his low, smooth voice sendin
held his gaze for a fraction
the moment, asking "Wo
he empty cup from her, his fingers brushing lightly again
o the barista and t
beauti
d as he walked away, disappea
and bewildered, her heart sti
to him, asking his name, but
with a smile, "even if he was still in
nature and began walking home, her fe
the mysterious stranger – his piercing blue eyes, chis
n me?"As she turned off her night lamp, Aurora felt a lingering sense of
smile on her face, the stranger's fli
. I'm just s