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whether or not I got the job with Carter and Hughes.” I had worked as an intern for the firm for the previous two years and when a paid position finally opened up, I jumped at the chance for an interview.
     
    “What if they call and want me to come in tomorrow? Or take a drug test or something? I can't go in there all hung-over.”
     
    “Oh my God, Katie. You're still such a goody two shoes,” Brooke said. “You never want to do anything fun.”
     
    “I do, it's just, this job is really, really important. I don't want to do anything that could mess it up.”
     
    “You're not gonna mess it up, Katie. It's not like we are asking you to go rob a bank or something. Just come out with us. We'll find you a hot guy...after a while you won't even be thinking about the job, I promise.”
     
    Admittedly, the idea of meeting a new guy made me think twice. “I really would, you guys, but, I've been working so hard to get a job there. What if they try to call and I don't hear it because it's too loud, or I'm too drunk, or something?” I said.
     
    “Katie, it's eight o'clock on a Friday night. Nobody is going to call you.” Jenn said. “Do you really think someone is still sitting up in that building, going over your paperwork, and trying to decide whether or not to hire you? Of course not, because everyone else that works there is probably out getting all fucked up and having fun.”
     
    It was true, I guess. If they were going to call me today, they would have done it by now. “I guess you're right. I don't know-”
     
    “You don't know what?” You already did the hard part. The interview is over; you've already done everything you can. Now you should be going out to unwind, like a normal person.”
     
    I was torn inside. Part of me really wanted to go, but something felt different tonight. They were right, since college the three of us hadn't had any real fun. Occasionally, there was a shopping trip, or a drunken movie night, but nothing with any real excitement. In my heart, I knew I was hiding behind the job as an excuse not to go. I didn't want to disappoint them again, but I just had a bad feeling about going out.
     
    “I know,” I said. “We could go to Johnny's Place to have dinner. See where the night takes us?” Johnny's always had a laid back crowd; we'd been going there for years.
     
    “We're not going to that fucking steakhouse again, Katie,” said Jenn. “I'm more likely to run into my grandma down there than any fuckable guys.”
     
    “Yeah, don't you ever want to do anything different?” said Brooke.
     
    Normally, Brooke would side with me, but I could tell she was getting annoyed.
     
    Jenn jumped from the bed and picked her jacket up off the floor. “Sorry, Katie, but life is too short. I don't wanna waste another night wondering what could have been. Good luck with the job, and let me know how it turns out tomorrow.” She looked across the room at Brooke.
     
    “Katie, I don't wanna leave you behind. We'll be fine, I promise. Nothing is going to stop you from hearing from the firm. Just go with us...please?”
     
    I almost said yes, but the look of pity in Brooke's eyes made me too self-conscious. I forced my best smile and said, “No, I'll be fine, guys. Go have fun and be safe. I'm tired, anyway.”
     
    “Are you sure? We always do things together.”
     
    “I'm totally fine,” I said. “Just stay out of trouble and call me tomorrow.”
     
    “Okay, bye!” said Jenn. She was out the door and down the hallway in a heartbeat.
     
    Brooke lingered for a second as she pulled on her sweater. “Well...we'll talk tomorrow, I guess. I know you'll get the job.” She offered a weak smile as she closed the apartment door behind her.
     
    ***
     
    The second hand on the walk clock crashed into each new slot. Why did it seem so loud sometimes, but so quiet others? I regretted my decision to stay home more and more with each passing minute. The girls were probably out having a