Leila doesn’t speak any English. English was her least favorite language at school. Leila doesn’t really care if she gets the job but she also knows that she will do anything to get the job in that moment. As a determined person, she believes that if you do something, you must do it right or simply not at all.
With very limited time, she goes back to her seat, gets her phone out of her pocket, and starts Googling English interview keywords. She tries to memorize them for the interview. Two minutes later, a woman in a fancy suit opens a door at the top of the room and calls her name.
Terrified, she responds with a smile and walks towards her. The woman closes the door behind her. An older man is in the room, also wearing a fancy suit. The interviewers start the interview in French and then switch to English. Leila tries to remember the keywords she just memorized as well as the words her old high school English teacher spoke and does her best. However, the two interviewers start smiling and mocking her tentative English. The interviewer concludes the interview, thanking Leila. Ignoring the mockery, Leila walks out confidently.
Back in the interview room: The two interviewers have a discussion about Leila’s interview. The Au Pair job is in high demand, so they decide to ignore her lack of English thinking that she doesn’t need to speak English to watch a baby.
Two weeks later, Leila is back in her car singing a popular French rap song. When she’s just about to sing her favorite part of the song, the song is interrupted by a phone call. She answers, annoyed. It’s the woman from the interview. Leila has almost forgotten about that interview but remembers as the woman explains the job description. The woman announces that Leila got the job and can start to talk online with the family today, and that she will leave the country next month. Confused and excited, she shares her excitement with the woman. She hangs up happy and when the music turns back on, she goes back to singing, even more excited.
