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The Poker Game (1)
Mary Dallas woke up earlier than usual. For the past three years, she had been working as a personal assistant to one of the richest men in Chicago, and she had never thought money would be an issue to her.
She got paid much more than other secretaries, and she was okay. She could afford all the designer clothes, shoes, and handbags.
She could change her hairstyles as she pleased because she didn’t have much to worry about saving for her impulsive needs.
A month ago, she had gotten to the office to find a notice letter on her desk.
“What the fuck is this?” she asked herself aloud as she looked at it with a glare and confusion.
She hadn’t intended to raise her voice, but she couldn’t stop herself. She opened the letter and read through it hazily before storming into the human resource’s office.
“I’m sorry for storming in like this, but I don’t understand why this is on my desk,” she
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“Babe. I won’t forgive myself if something bad happens to Jimmy’s son Fred. He is such a sweet boy. We can help him. He’s missed so much of school because of staying in the hospital. Please help me help him,” Arlan said, and Mary felt her heart weep.At that moment, Mary felt like she had chosen the right person. Arlan was so kind, and she started to feel that if something happened to their family, he would do all he could to be able to help, too, just like what he was doing at that moment.“How soon can he get back the money?” she asked. Mary became concerned as well. She only has much, and I hope it was already enough to help.“There is a client whom we will be signing a deal with anytime soon. Once the deal is closed, you will have your money back,” Arlan said while looking at her intently and apologetically.She nodded. “Okay, I hope it goes well,” Mary said before she reached out
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Jimmy shook his head, then he insisted, “I don’t know what you were talking about. I never borrowed many from him.”“No! He borrowed money, and he told me it was for Fred’s medication!” Mary was already in tears at that moment.“I know it’s a lot to take in, but what I am telling you is the truth. The earlier you believe it, the better,” Jimmy said softly but seriously while looking at her directly.If Jimmy was honest, she was in trouble.She had borrowed the cash she had sent Arlan promising to refund the amount in two weeks, a deadline that had lapsed. He had to be right. Why would he lie against Arlan?He didn’t stand to gain anything, and he didn’t seem to be joking. He would have told Mary he had just been pulling her leg.Suddenly, Mary started screaming. It wasn’t happening to her. She was feeling angry and betrayed, all because of love.“How did I g
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Time in her life ended up having sex with a stranger. She didn’t regret it. Why she? Mary needed to vent some stress, and sex was the best for that. She only consoled herself that she had to live for the moment. She should have known that her entry into this world will bring her both satisfaction and pain. Only time would tell if it was worth it. Everything had happened so fast. One minute Mary was getting introduced to the other poker players, and the next, she was against a wall being fucked by a girl she barely knew. She didn’t regret the sex; it had been long since she had felt that good. She loved her moments with Arlan but what she had just experienced was way beyond what she bargained for. “Oh my,” she told herself on her way home. Jerry was 20 years old. He had been active out of class from a young age, always wanting to get into some mischief. His parents Tim and Frank, had been supportive. Tim and Frank were gay. When they first came
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Christabel was glad he was making an effort. Any woman would feel the same way. But there was a part of her that got jealous.Because she knew that at one point, Arlan was also showing effort towards other women, especially Mary.Stop thinking silly stuff. Christabel chastised herself. There was no point thinking about the past. At that moment, they were together, and Arlan loved her more than anyone else.With that in mind, it did not take long for the negative thoughts to be pushed back inside her head. She focused her attention now on Arlan.“How do you feel, baby? Are you enjoying yourself?” Christabel asked sweetly with a bright smile on her face as she handed over a glass of wine towards Arlan.They were on one of the beaches in South Africa, and they were so happy and so much in love. It was like they were on their honeymoon. It was the best place for that.He was grinning when he accepted the wine glass. Arlan made a toas
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That he was flesh and blood like the rest of them.With George’s death, Mary’s relationship with the mom only deteriorated further. Nothing was ever right enough for her mum. Regardless of what accomplishment she had made, it was never enough.Because of that, Mary had always assumed Carole didn’t love her and seeing how distant they had further become only reaffirmed her doubts. In truth, Mary was not surprised by it, but it was still something that was hard for her to accept. It still hurts big-time when your family could not accept you, especially when you just lost someone important.Just like that, after their exchange where Carole verbally blamed Mary for George’s death, Mary was done with. Her world collapsed.At that time, she wept like a child, but Carole didn’t bother.Feeling exhausted and giving up on her mother, who did not treat her as her daughter, Mary left home while in college.So many ye
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Walter pitted him against a player by the name of Hillary. It was interesting for Mary to see another poker player who was a female and has a very good reputation in the tournament.Hillary had become the runner’s up in the last tournament, so this game was loaded with many tensions. The two guys were good players, but there could only be one winner for the tournament.For some reason, Mary got nervous for Jerry. Well, she knew that he was really good at what he was doing, but a part of her still worried about it.And that moment, Mary realized that she had already treated Jerry as more than just a friend. Well, they did fuck, so he was already more than a friend probably from that point.Sadly her plan to make it just a one-night stand did not turn out as planned. Jerry had already crept into her broken and exhausted heart before she even realized it.Now, she was already aware of it but not sure what to do next. After all, Jerry was still a
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Mary didn’t want to be connected with another friend of a friend. Such connections are what got her into trouble in the first place: she was trying to help the friend of her ex-boyfriend.So she needed to learn this time. Even when Jimmy was really in trouble or anyone else was in trouble, she needed to take care of herself first.Mary knew that she needed to harden her heart so that she wouldn’t be in a very compromising position.Never again, she vowed to herself silently. Well, at least, she wouldn’t do it in a drastic way like what happened to her recently.She was sure that she was making the right choice to go to her house and deal with her demons.With that in mind, she drove herself home, and as she had expected, she found yet another note warning her of playing games.I won’t be this kind with you anymore, the note read, and Mary threw it in the trash. Even if she was
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“That guy kept talking about you. He’s so hooked,” Vera, Rose’s roommate, said after the bash. If one looked closer, one would notice a glint of jealousy in her eyes as well. If Rose realized this, she would be very surprised. However, Rose was never the type to bother with such things. But Vera’s statement was still baffling. “How do you know that? He didn’t tell you, did he?” Rose asked eventually with unmasked confusion. Vera laughed before she snorted as if the question was a joke to her. “He didn’t have to tell me. He kept asking Greg about you,” Vera said while looking at Rose with a mysterious smile. Greg was Vera’s boyfriend. “Okay,” Rose said nonchalantly. It was her way to tell the other woman that she was not willing to talk about the topic any further. However, Vera was always the nosy type. It was like she gets happy to know a lot of news about someone. The next time Vera talked about Walter was when she wa
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