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The next morning, you opened up the envelope to read a letter about the position at Jurassic World. You would be in charge of assessing animal nutrition and behavior for all carnivores in the park. The job sounded very tempting and it didn't help that the salary was far more than what you were getting now. In the letter Masrani appealed to your research and he was right. This kind of research could change the course of animal science. You looked at your phone and realized that you had about 9 hours left to let Masrani know your decision. You needed to talk this out so you decided to go visit your mom at work. Getting dressed, you threw on a black cropped t-shirt, a pair of skinny jeans, and adidas. You grabbed your ray-bans and drove out to your mom's PR firm. You walked into the main lobby with two iced coffees and breakfast.
"Hi Julissa! Your mom's on a call right now, I can let her know you are here!" The receptionist said.
"No worries, she won't mind" You said as you walked past her into your mom's office. Your mom looked up and surprised, but then relieved when she realized it was you.
She quickly ended her phone conversation.
"You didn't have to stop your call" You said as you gave her coffee and breakfast.
"Oh don't worry, it was actually about you" She said with a smile as she came around her desk to give you a hug.
You froze.
"Me?" You asked as you pulled away.
She laughed and took a sip of coffee.
"Mr. Simon Masrani called me" She said digging around the bag of breakfast food.
You stood there with your mouth slightly open. YOu didn't know if you should feel mad, surprised, or confused.
"This guy just won't quit" You muttered.
"He told me about his job offer and how rude you were last night" She said with an amused smile.
"First of all, I was not rude. Second of all, I'm still jet lagged" You defended.
"I'm kidding, relax. Sit down" She said pointing to the chair.
"So what exactly did he tell you?" You asked before stuffing your mouth with an egg and bacon sandwhich.
"That there's a great job opportunity for you at the park in Costa Rica. Jake is going, so why not go to?" She questioned.
"Because it's basically a prison for animals that should not exist in this time period" You huffed with your mouth full of food.
Your mom rolled her eyes.
"Since you were a little girl you were obsessed with dinosaurs. This is your chance to actually see them live, touch them, study them! This is your dream!" She said
"My dream when I was what 5? I've grown to be a lot smarter since then" You scoffed.
"What harm will it do you? You can get some good research in and who knows have an award winning journal published!" She suggested.
You shook your head and sunk into the chair.
"I don't know" You muttered.
"Honey, you'll regret it later on. If you don't like it just come home" She said as a knock came at her door.
Her receptionist poked her head in.
"You're 9:30 is here" She said softly.
"Thank you Cora, I'll be out in a few minutes" Your mom said professionally.
"Jake and I would be leaving next weekend" You said
"Which is fine. Your sister and I can come visit you once you both are settled in. And who knows, maybe you'll meet a man there too" Your mom said wiht a wink.
"Oh my god, i'm leaving" You said taking your coffee and getting up. She laughed.
"You can't just sleep around for the rest of your life!" She said
"Oh, I totally can" You said rolling your eyes as you opened up her office door to leave. You heard your mom laugh and shake her head.
"Love you and I'll call you to let you know what I've decided" You said before leaving.
Around 3pm, you made your choice.
You were sitting on your deck, overlooking the hollywood hills.
I can always come home if it doesn't work out. You reassured yourself.
You pulled out your cell phone and dialed Masrani's number.
One week later
The hot costa rican air flew across your hair, making you tuck loose strands from your bun behind your ear. You took of your sunglasses as you stepped off the plan to take in Isla Nublar in all her glory.
"I'm so stoked" Jakob said, stepping next to you.
"I have a bad feeling" You mumbled, putting your sunglasses back on.
"Don't be a debbie downer, come on!" He said walking ahead to the tram.
You groaned followed after him. You jumped in the tram which was jam packed with tourists.
"Jules, look" Jakob said, pointing out the window.
You couldn't believe your eyes. In the distance were two brachiosauruses eating off of trees. Goosebumps went down your body as your brother pressed his face up to the glass.
"Is this real?" You whispered.
"Aren't you glad you did this!" He said as the doors for the park came into view.
Jurassic World
"No turning back now" You exhaled as passengers cheered once the tram flew through the park entrance.
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