Dream Job

A Job That Never Was.

“Are you ready?” Jenny asked his son.

‘Yes, mom. Please bless me. “I need this one,’ said Ben.

‘You are going to make it. Just don’t forget to smile.’

‘Like they will offer me the job based on my smile.’

‘Yes. And, remember to drop this sarcasm while giving answers,’ said Jenny.

Life was not so comfortable after the demise of Jenny’s husband. She raised Ben on her own. She put him through college, and now Ben was ready to enter the corporate world.

‘Mom, where is my watch?’

Jenny smiled & pointed her finger toward the balcony.

‘Tell them that you discovered a comet and NASA named it after you,’ said Jenny.

‘I am not applying for the position of astronaut. The job is for the maintenance engineer of a commercial building.’

‘You might be the first guy who studied something, loved something, and worked on something other than those two.’

‘What to do? They take on people from the Ivy League. We didn’t have the financial means to attend those colleges.I will do what is needed. Money helps us survive. It all boils down to it.’

‘My boy, you have to look beyond this world to explore space, but you also need to look deep into this world to discover its reality.’

‘What?’

‘Nothing. Best of luck with the interview.’

‘Bye, mom.’

The hope of Jenny leaving the house to start a corporate world.
That hope returned in just five hours with a smile on her lips and an offer…