Short Story "Interview or Date" (Part 1)
It was a long corridor. I could see through the glass door. There were about twenty chairs placed against the left wall, probably one for each candidate. The right wall was adorned with colourful boards with quotes from famous people written on each. Below each board was placed carnations planted in pots painted in red. There were two rooms each on either side just before and after the area where the chairs were placed. “May I have your attention please? “, the young voice caught everyone’s attention and suddenly there was pin drop silence in the parlour where a group of final year to-be engineering graduates were gathered for the final round of the placement in a renowned Indian IT MNC. “All those whose names I am going to call, are requested to make a queue and occupy seats inside the corridor. Rest, kindly wait here till any further call”, said the placement coordinator; Manish Rai, his badge read. He read out a list of twenty names and instructed them to...