Author’s POV
Naomi sighed, she was still thinking about what just happened. She tried not to think about it, but she couldn't. She didn't concentrate on the character designs that she should send to the client tomorrow afternoon. She leaned back and sighed again, she lifted her head, staring at the ceiling of his house with tired eyes,
Her eyes were baggy because these few days she couldn't sleep. She was doing her freelance work all night long. Not to mention she had to think of the fastest way to pay off her father's debts. Being an only child was tiring and boring because she had to bear everything alone.
Many things happened in her life that had to move a lot because she and her father were trying to stay away from the debts that chased them. This time she was already working, even though she was only a freelancer, she was able to pay off his father's debt little by little.
She had to kneel a few times to the moneylender who lent his father money over and over again and ask for their understanding and mercy. Naomi didn't mind doing it because she couldn't bear to let her father become the target of the moneylender. However, sometimes they can't deny that the collectors can charge them money faster than what was promised.
She groaned tiredly. Where can he get money quickly and instantly? Should she sell herself?
The thought flashed through her mind for a moment and Naomi shook her head quickly. What an insane idea. She chuckled wryly, she didn't want to make the same mistake as she did before. She used to be very innocent and believed in the word of love.
But she wasn't longer a labile teenager, now she is an adult at the age of 28 years. She has felt her bitter life experience and it makes her feel she doesn't have any time to feel love anymore.
Naomi decided to tidy up her equipment and chose to slam herself on her mattress which was no longer soft. She was very tired, maybe she should sleep early tonight and wake up early the next day to continue her work.
Naomi has done her best in her life, but her problems were not over. It was her fate to live like this and he was too tired to complain. Complaining will only cloud her mood and thoughts about her life situation.
Her cell phone vibrated. She groaned lazily before she got up and took her cell phone to her desk. She threw herself back into his bed and started to put her phone to her right ear.
“Hey… What’s up?”
Naomi frowned and looked at her phone screen. He thought it was the moneylenders who were calling her who would collect his father's debt. If that was true, she would have to put on her sad expression, begging the moneylender to give her time and understand her situation. However, she rolled her eyes as soon as she heard who was calling her. Quickly, she put the phone back to his right ear,
"Gosh! I thought you were someone else," said Naomi while patting her forehead,
"Hahaha, who do you think? Debt collectors?"
Naomi laughed, "I do think like that," she stated with her dry chuckle,
"Oh yeah, what's wrong? What makes you call me at this time?" she asked her big cousin.
"Naomi, there is a vacancy, do you want to try it or not?" that woman asked her in such a seductive tone.
She smiled happily, "Wow, what is it?" she asked enthusiastically,
“In my office, a senior 3D artist is needed. Are you interested?" said the woman, making Naomi immediately get up and sit on her bed. Incidentally, she needed a job with a definite salary for her. She was enthusiastic, but it was only for a while. Her face went flat and sad after that,
"But it is for senior... I don't have any experience working in that field," said Naomi with a frown and pessimism. Seira understand her situation and she tried to cheer her up. "It's okay, you just have to try. You're used to freelance, you can enter it as your experience. The important thing is that your CV is good. If your CV is good, you have a chance to be accepted..." Seira said while looking at the nails she had just colored. Naomi sounded very enthusiastic. With a meaningful smile, she quickly agreed to Seira's offer.
Seira is a cousin of Naomi. The two of them were very close as if they were siblings. Seira also helped Naomi's family a lot once they went bankrupt. Both Seira and her husband were very kind and nice to Naomi's family and their relationship was still strong to this day, even though many other siblings have chosen to leave Naomi and her father since they went bankrupt.
"How's the procedure? Is there any interview?” asked Naomi who started to get up from her bed and immediately opened her laptop again,
"Of course. You just have to send your CV to the email which I will send to you later. We will look at your CV later, if it is interesting, you will be called for an interview. Oh yes, the deadline for collection is this Friday," Naomi was surprised, why does it look so rushed? Naomi almost screamed, “Friday?! Gosh, why are you in such a hurry?"
“Because we need it fast, our CEO also wants it fast. After we end our conversation, you have to work on your CV, make it interesting, okay..."
"Okay, I get it," said Naomi, nodding.
"But the assessment is based on CV and interview, don't expect me to accept you because you are my cousin. It's our decision, okay?" she reminded Naomi again.
"Okay, I understand!" said Naomi, before Seira closed their conversation. When their conversation ended, Naomi immediately worked on the CV that she had to send. Her smile was still etched clearly, even she couldn't stop herself from smiling. Finally, after looking for an opportunity to work for a long time, she got this news.
Previously, she had worked in a shipping company as an admin. Unfortunately, after she worked for 4 years, the company went bankrupt and she did not get any severance pay. Later then, she looked for several companies, but again she was laid off by another company. Until finally she decided to become a freelancer. She did a lot of work such as doing 3D Layout, 3D Modeling and sometimes she designs 2D animated characters.
Naomi decided to do some finishing on some of the characters that she had created before to be later on she included in her CV.
It was already 1 p.m. Her initial intention to go to bed early failed because she had to update her old CV with some experiences she worked on when she was freelance and also she improved her products.
In between the work, she stretched her body for a moment before she continued the CV that was waiting for her to finish.
In her heart, she hopes that all her efforts and experiences can make her accepted in this company, especially since this was a hobby that she had buried when she worked in another company. Naomi didn't want to waste this opportunity, she didn't even give her body time to rest for a moment.
As soon as possible, she must finish this CV.
Author’s POV Naomi wiped her sweat, today she has to prepare food for her father's sale. Benny sells mie ayam and bakso, and every day Naomi helps him prepare his ingredients. Seeing Naomi who seemed exhausted, he asked her to take a break and leave the rest to himself. "Dad, it's okay... Well, it's almost done," she said while making meatballs. Benny smiled calmly, he was lucky to have a daughter who understood his condition. He felt very guilty for what had happened to his family. Starting from a decline in their family's economy, until he put a burden on his only daughter who should be having fun at her age. He never heard her daughter complain about their life, never. "Yosh! Finally done," said Naomi with a proud smile. It was still 6 in the morning, and Naomi only got 3 hours of sleep because this dawn she was working on a CV to send to Louis Studios. Naomi looked at her dad and called him while he was makin
Author’s POV Naomi stepped out of her house and met her father who was getting ready to go to sell mie ayam and bakso. "Well, today Naomi will join you, won't me, Dad?" Naomi asked very strongly, it could be seen from her holding Benny's hand as a form of her request. She wanted to join her father sell their wares together. "What about your work, is everything done?" asked Benny to which Naomi nodded, "It's okay, I am free today," she said, and she immediately ran towards the cart that his father was supposed to bring. This time she took the initiative to push the cart, replacing her father who always did it. Benny could only nod slowly as he followed his daughter who had already started to push the cart. The two of them walked hand in hand with Naomi pushing the cart. Arriving at her father's usual place of selling, she wiped her sweat, waiting if there were buyers who would buy her father's wares. This wa
Author’s POV Naomi straightened her gaze again, pushing her cart to get to their house. Along the way, there was no meaningful conversation between Naomi and her father. When they got home, that tiny black-haired girl cleaned herself up before she went back to her work. After a few hours of working on the design, she stretched her body for a moment to relieve the tiredness and fatigue she felt. Often she also yawns because she takes her bedtime back to do her work. "Keep on going!" she said as she pulled her fists, After fewhours, she took a break by opening her phone and social media. Naomi just got an email from a client who wanted her to revise the character she has drawn. She immediately worked on the design according to the client's request. Shortly after she submitted the design, she moved on to another job waiting for her to be done. She couldn't deny that she often complained about his life. But she really likes producti
Author’s POV What an unexpected encounter. He was even stunned because he was too shocked by what he saw. He wasn't wrong, was he? He checked again the works and CV she had been sent. He did know that she had always loved to draw, but to apply to his company as a senior 3D artist was an unexpected thing for him. Even Alex had to enlarge the CV poster to see the photo on the poster, to make sure that it was Naomi he had known all along. And all he coulddo was speechless by what he had seen. A feeling of surprise and joy was mixed within him. He looked back at the CV poster and he entered Naomi's number into his phone. With a crooked smile, he clicked OK to save Naomi's number for himself. But his smile immediately faded because he remembered that this girl was only a candidate from the 10 chosen people. If he looked back at the works of the other nine people, the others were no less good than her. Huh... he wanted
Naomi smiled, she was lucky to have a big sister like Seira who helped her and her family a lot. With everything Seira did to her, she would not waste her opportunity to enter a giant company like Louis Studios. There was a thought that made her a little curious, she wanted to ask Seira but she was a little confused about how to start. She struggled with her mind, she took her phone and she looked for Seira's contact. She made a call for her and when Seira picked up the call, Naomi started to ask, "Um... Seira..." as she called her big sister, "Yes, what is it?" "Are Louis Studios have a good salary?" she asked carefully, hoping Seira would not be offended "They are, especially if you're already a senior. If you are the one who is elected, I will be the manager. And this company is environmentally friendly.” "Wow, you're the manager? Seriously?!" said Naomi in surprise. She didn't expect itbefore, "That's right, coincidentall
Naomi started to enter a very spacious room and in that room, there were Adrian and Seira who were waiting for her to enter. As soon as she entered, her first gaze fell on Seira who looked at her as if both didn't know each other. She was invited by Adrian to sit in the chair provided.Politely, she nodded and started to sit her butt on the chair. She sat up straight, to give the impression of being dominant and assertive."Hmm... Naomi..." Adrian said while looking at the sheet of paper he was holding. He glanced at the photo on the sheet for a moment before turning his gaze to Naomi."Tell me about yourself," said Seira who nodded understandingly byher,“I am Naomi Tjahara, previously I was an alumnus of computer science from Unijaya University, Jakarta. I've been working as a freelancer for the past few years," she said in a friendly manner. As much as possible for her to be calm in explaining and answering all the questions which be asked
Naomi held her chest, which was still beating hard. She was grateful that she did not show her nervousness when she was interviewed earlier. But she also didn't think that she could be so confident when she answered some of the questions that were asked forher. At this time she began to enter the empty elevator that had just opened in front of her. This building has 20 floors high and she was currently on the 14th floor. Naomi entered the empty elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor. Naomi sighed heavily. She wanted this nervous sensation to end quickly. She caught her breath and began to close his eyes, "The important thing is that I gave my best," she thought, adding a smile that soothed her soul. Ting! The elevator opened and several people got into it. She started to shift herself as soon as a group of people entered. And not long after when the lift opened again, everyone came out on the ground floor, so did her.
Initially, Naomi intended to stop working as a freelancer while waiting for the announcement that she would get from Louis Studio. But she can't wait in uncertainty, because she also needs money to survive, So she keeps doing some work while waiting for the announcement. On the sidelines of her busy life, someone called her. When she saw that the number was not in her contacts, she started to take out her phone and slowly she put it to her right ear, "Who's calling at this time of night?" she asked with a curious mind, Naomi wrinkled her forehead because no one was still on the phone. After a split second of thinking, she finally decided to open her mouth, "Hello?" she said doubtfully, The wrinkles on her forehead did not go away when she also did not hear anyone's voice there. She tried to raise his voice, but no one was heard on the call, Naomi removed the phone from her right ear and stared at the screen with a frown that ha