This is the 75th in a series of 365 Flash Fiction stories I’m writing. You can find out more about the challenge here.
The Interview, by Jonathan L. Lawrence, 14th February 2013
Word count: 845
The story:
Sometimes my imagination runs wild, and reality fails to live up to what I intended. It happened a lot, but the time I remember most was a few years ago, there I was minding my own business when a colleague comes over:
“You’ll do it, won’t you?”
“Do what?” asks I, not having the faintest clue what he’s on about.
“We’ve got some people coming in to do video interviews, just three or so questions, for a board meeting.”
“I’m not sure.”
“It’s a great opportunity to get your face out there,” he says, showing his hand. It trumps mine, filled with reservations as it is.
“Okay, I’ll do it.”
I get told the questions standard stuff, best and worst things about working for the company, what I’d like to improve, etc…
So fairly straightforward really. Yet my mind starts directing a very polished seeming professional pitch, the kind no one would forget.
Here’s how my fantasy went:
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