83. Ambitions

A male student from Party Politics and a female student from Social Media Usage are talking in the corridor. It is past 8:30 pm and all classes have got over. The corridor is empty except for a few departing students.

Party Politics boy: First paper got over already. Three more months to go.

Social Media girl: Time flies, doesn’t it?

Boy: Yes, especially when you don’t want it to fly. What are you planning to do after the course?

Girl: I will look for an apprentice job with some PR company. I want to be a Profile Designer for celebrities.

Boy (smiling): Yes, that kind of a job suits you. What are the others doing in your batch? Is everybody working?

Girl: Different things. There is another girl like me who wants to be a LinkedIn consultant. Then there is an uncle who wants to open a coaching center for online chatting. There is guy studying Mass Communication at a university. He says it will help him in his research work.

Boy: We also have a university student in our Party Politics batch. He is from political science. I don’t know why he is doing the course though.

Girl: Why are you doing it? Do you really want to be a politician?

Boy (big grin): Yes, the Supreme Leader.

Girl: I know you are lying. But it is alright if you do not want to tell me.

Boy: I want to be a political analyst. I have been doing some editing assignments for a current affairs website since April but I will have a promotion after doing this course.

Girl: Aren’t there any politicians in your batch?

Boy: There is a guy who is probably doing a proxy for some political leader. In fact I am quite sure he is attending on behalf of a certain leader. We also have a guy who is an election campaigner. He is doing this course so he can look more professional and ask for more money.

Girl: We also have an actress who is out of job and trying to improve her image. She hopes her social media presence will land her plum roles. Also, there is a photographer – fortyish – who wants to do DP and profile photography.