[ WP ] A clairvoyant at a job interview

`` Alright, Ms Annabelle.... Jacobson, thanks for coming in but I have to tell you, this interview is just a courtesy. You have no official schooling or valid prior experience listed on your extremely empty resume so we will most likely not be hiring you, but we have a policy that consists of giving every applicant a chance. Why do n't you start by telling me why you want to be our school's guidance counselor.'' 
 
 Annabelle shifted in her seat and took a deep breath, `` Well, I have a way of reading people. I have a sort of... intuition for where people are headed in life and I figured that would be most useful with kids. If they're on the right path, I can help keep them on the right path. If they're going down a bad road leading to poor or questionable outcomes, I can try to steer them in a better direction.'' 
 
 `` I see. The thing is, counseling teenagers takes training and experience. Not gut instincts or intuition. You have no formal education and I see you're 29 years old. Do you have kids?'' 
 
 `` No.'' She quickly decided to be frighteningly honest, `` But I have experience helping teenagers. My older sister has both a son and daughter. Her son is 14 and her daughter will be 19 soon. When my nephew was 11 he had no friends and felt alienated. I looked into his eyes and got this... feeling. I told my sister to have him try out for the baseball team. Now he's the best youth pitcher in the state, his teammates are at times closer than family, and he's extremely popular.'' 
 
 `` Uh huh... Most people know that the camaraderie shared with teammates goes a long way for social development and popularity. A sport was a good guess. Anything with your niece?'' 
 
 Annabelle began to stammer and stopped to take a deep breath before continuing, `` Well, when she was 16 she faced a lot of bullying and became incredibly depressed. One night I was out with my sister, we were making an evening of going to see a movie. But I looked into her eyes. Again I got a certain feeling. I told her to get home right away. Saved her daughter's life.'' 
 
 `` How? Did your niece have epilepsy or asthma or something?'' 
 
 `` She was fine when my sister got to her house. She was in her room listening to music. But about half an hour after our movie date would have commenced, my sister heard the same song skipping in her daughter's room for about 5 minutes. She checked on my niece again because usually people do n't just let a song repeat the same word for 5 minutes... She had slit her wrists on her bed and was in the process of bleeding out. My sister called an ambulance and my niece was saved in time. She spent a while in counseling and made use of her school's peer support and now she's recently been accepted to med school.'' 
 
 The interviewer had a confused look sketched across his face, `` I mean, I suppose if it was known that she got bullied and she was depressed, it's understandable that you could assume she would hurt herself... But the timing. How did you know? Can you describe the'feeling' you get?'' 
 
 Annabelle gently shook her head, `` I'd rather not. Just believe me when I say I can help these ki...'' 
 
 A young girl burst through the interviewer's door holding a sloppy stack of papers and envelopes with tears in her eyes and ignored Annabelle completely, `` Mr. Sampson! I applied everywhere you told me to apply and got rejected by EVERYONE! What the hell am I supposed to do!?'' 
 
 Mr. Sampson held up a hand to prevent the young girl's rant from continuing, `` Alyssa, if you make an appointment we can go over some new options in a scheduled meeting. I know you're upset, but as you can see I'm obviously busy.'' He gestured to Annabelle. 
 
 As Alyssa turned to leave, Annabelle reached out and grabbed her hand. Alyssa locked eyes with her and she very plainly stated, `` Cornell. I know it's far, but they want you and it's worth it.'' 
 
 Alyssa sighed and walked out. Mr. Sampson immediately addressed Annabelle once the door closed, `` Look, for one, do n't act like you're already hired. My students are not your business. Two, I'm sorry. While the stories you shared are interesting they do not meet the educational requirements for this position, nor do they constitute as what we consider'the proper experience' needed for this job. I think we're done here, I appreciate your interest in the job, but guesses and hunches are n't enough to get you hired.'' 
 
 Annabelle stood up slowly and offered a friendly handshake, `` Thank you for at least seeing me. I appreciate the opportunity.'' 
 
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 **One Month Later** 
 
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 Annabelle had just settled down with her tea and her trashy romance novel. As she leaned back in her chair and opened the cover, her cell phone started to buzz violently. She answered with a sweet voice, `` This is Anna and yes. I know she got accepted to Cornell. No, I ca n't tell you how I knew. If you ever have another opening, you have my number.'' As she pulled the phone from her ear and went to press [ End Call ] a man's voice babbled frantically on the other end. Annabelle hung up, put her phone back on the table, smiled, and started reading her book. 
 
 *Edit: Mistakes* 
 

