Never Give Up: A Fiction Short Story

Three months and 122 calls and it has finally happened – I have an interview. I know things are tough out there and there are many qualified young women for the position but at least give me a chance to show my skills.

I just hope to be allowed enough time to demonstrate how I can add value to the company. I have the skills, the appearance, the knowledge, and the ambition to succeed.

I know that there will be a lot of traveling for this position but that’s fine with me. I am a single young woman and it will give me the opportunity to see the world. It might even give me a chance to meet some man and that I could end up with a boyfriend or even a husband. I had better stop dreaming and get dressed.

Now having showered, I feel fresh and clean. I’m sure glad that this small apartment has a large walk-in closet, for I do own quite a few nice outfits that I can wear to this interview.

I am stumped. Business suit with a white blouse, or a pair of white slacks with a nice silk blouse and a jacket. No, maybe it’s better if I wear a dress. A dress will show off my legs and also will display my nice body curves.

How do I know I have nice body curves? All the guys I have dated have always commented to me that they think I look like a beauty queen. But they probably say those things because they are angling for something from me, if you know what I mean.

I have spent a great deal of time and money obtaining these curves, what with three visits a week to the gym, a low-calorie diet, no smoking, and just a little alcohol a week (one glass only) .This is how I can keep my 5ft. 8in. body weighing in at 118 pounds of low body fat in great shape.

Yes, that’s what I will wear, the short flaming red skirt and that white low-cut silk blouse. I know it’s not in the best of taste but it will surely get me noticed. But do I want to get noticed in that manner? It’s my skills I want to exhibit for the interview, not my body.

Oh, I am so mixed up in trying to figure out what to wear. That’s because it has been so long since I had an interview. My mind is a little confused as to the proper demeanor when talking to the interviewer.

I’ve got it. I will wear those white slacks. They show off my long legs without the interviewer seeing any skin. Then I’ll wear one-inch heels with the pink blouse, and I’ll wrap a white sweater around my shoulders so that I look hip. Yes, now I am almost ready to go out into the world for my interview.

Purse, yes; money, yes; keys, yes. It’s takeoff time.

I wish myself luck and now I head to the office of the man who will interview me. He is the dance director hiring chorus girls for the road company of “Chorus Line.”

Albert Zimbler is the 93-year-old author of six humor short story books on Amazon of which MORE DATING AND MATING SECRETS OF SENIORS AND OTHER HUMOR SHORT STORIES is the latest. He also teaches senior improv.

Click here for a video of the presentation by Al Zimbler on the inspiration for his humorous stories given to the MEL (Men Enjoying Leisure) group in Chicago to which he belongs.

Click here for an interview of Al Zimbler on “The Daily Author.”