## The Interview That Changed Everything
The interview room was large, bright and so cold that my palms were sweating.
I was sitting upright, answering the questions of the board one by one. Everything was going well… until the back door opens.
A man walked in.
Everyone in the room stood up.
“General manager.”
My heart felt like it was about to jump.
It was longer than I remembered. He was wearing a perfect suit. His gaze was determined, but not cold. His face… it was strangely familiar.
He looked at the board for a short moment, then his eyes fell on me.
For a long time.
It’s so long that I’m starting to feel uncomfortable.
Then he suddenly smiled.
That smile squeezed my heart.
And said in a slightly sarcastic but deep tone:
“The general manager… Did you apply to be his wife?”
The air in the room suddenly froze.
I felt like the world had stopped.
I looked at him carefully. There was no longer any doubt. That smile, the way he tilted his head slightly to the side… It was him.
“Emre…” I whispered without realizing it.
The selection committee gave puzzled looks.
Emre raised his hand slightly.
“Can you give us a few minutes, please?”
Committee members left the room one by one. The door closed softly. The silence became even heavier.
I was still sitting upright. I didn’t know whether I should laugh, cry or run away.
He was the first to speak.
“You’ve grown up a lot, Lucía.”
Hearing my name from his lips made something tremble in me.
“You too…” I was able to say, my voice was weaker than I expected.
He took a step towards the table.
“I recognized you as soon as you walked in. I tried to keep my seriousness… But I guess I didn’t have much success.”
I smiled.
“You were not good at hiding your feelings.”
He laughed lightly.
“You too, especially when you were seven years old… You were quite truthful.”
My cheeks turned red.
“You still can’t remember this…”
“Of course I remember. The whole neighborhood remembers. A girl with braided hair is crying and pointing at me, as if signing a contract.”
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