1Clara had been looking forward to her interview in the capital.
2She arrived at the station twenty minutes before departure.
3In her hurry, she boarded a train on the wrong platform.
4She only realized her mistake when the conductor checked her ticket.
5The train was heading north, away from the city entirely.
6The conductor advised her to get off at the next station.
7That station turned out to be a tiny village surrounded by fields.
8The next train back would not arrive for three hours.
9Clara called the company to explain what had happened to her.
10To her surprise, they offered to hold the interview online instead.
11She found a small café with a reliable internet connection.
12The owner let her use a quiet room at the back.
13She answered every question with more confidence than she expected.
14The interviewers later said they admired how she handled the situation.
15A week after that strange day, she received the job offer.
16Her new office was in the city, close to the main station.
17Now she double-checks every platform before boarding any train.
18She even keeps a photograph of that little village café.
19Sometimes the wrong road leads to exactly the right destination.
20Clara tells this story whenever her friends complain about bad luck.