All Chapters of I'll Quit Before They Tell Me To: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Ginny's POVI finished dinner and set my fork down. Before I could even get up, my older brother, Gavin Abbott, slid four plates toward me."Ginny, could you do the dishes? Bryan, Ethan, and I have been busy making dinner all night. You haven't done a single thing. It's your turn." Gavin made it sound like it was the most obvious thing in the world. It was true. I hadn't done anything at all. I had worked overtime until 9:00 pm and had only just gotten home. I didn't buy anything for dinner, and neither my boyfriend, Bryan Hadley, Gavin, nor my childhood friend, Ethan King, had bothered to prepare anything for me. They only added a seat for me at the table at the very last minute.I hummed in response, got up, and started clearing the dishes. Martha Baker also got up and slowly rolled up her sleeves. "Gavin, let me do it. I ate quite a bit earlier."But Gavin stopped Martha and smiled at her fondly. "You should rest. You need those hands for your design work."What if you hurt

Ginny's POVOn Wednesday, after I had finished handing off the last of my assignments, I started packing my personal belongings. The director suddenly summoned me into the meeting room. The shortlist for the market's latest designs was already up on the large screen. "Ginny, did you submit these designs yourself?"The director tossed a file over to me. I flipped it open and was greeted by a cover I knew all too well. I had spent countless late nights working on that same set of designs last month. The key visual, color palette, and layout were exactly the same. However, the credit for those designs went to Ivy Studio, which was where Martha worked. "No."The director frowned. "We were going to submit these designs next month. Now that there's an overlap in the designs, our legal department is already looking into the timelines. Did you ever show your designs to anyone else?"I stood in the meeting room. Even though it was the height of summer, I suddenly felt cold all ove

Third-Person POVBryan, Ethan, Gavin, and Martha were all home by 6:00 pm. The table was piled high with all sorts of ingredients. It looked more elaborate than a Christmas dinner. Martha took out some cheese tacos from a bag. "Ginny loves these, so I picked them up for her on the way here."As Ethan reached for the chicken wings on the table, Bryan quickly reminded him. "Her stomach's pretty sensitive. Don't make them spicy."So they decided to make garlic parmesan chicken wings instead. Gavin took out Ginny's favorite bottle of yogurt from the fridge and set it right in the middle of the table. The four of them had spent the last two days planning this dinner, hoping to make it up to her. "What time does Ginny usually get home?"Bryan glanced at his phone. "About 7:00 pm. It's 6:40 pm now. She should be home soon."By 7:00 pm, Ginny still wasn't home.Gavin sent a message in the group chat. "@Ginny Are you off work yet? We're waiting to have dinner with you."But there w

Third-Person POVOn Sunday morning, Kimberly arrived at the shared apartment Ginny used to share with Bryan, Gavin, Ethan, and Martha. It was Martha who opened the door for her. The moment Kimberly entered the apartment, she saw everyone doing their own thing around the apartment. Gavin was smoking on the balcony, Ethan was playing video games, and Bryan was sitting at the dining table, looking miserable. Ginny's chat was still open on Bryan's phone. He tried calling her several times yesterday, but she hadn't answered them at all. "Good morning. I'm Ginny's colleague. I'm here to pick up her things." Kimberly stood in the entryway, holding a stack of cardboard boxes. Gavin froze. "You're here to pick up her things? What do you mean?""As I said, I'm here to pick up Ginny's things. Didn't she tell you?" Kimberly asked as she walked farther into the apartment, making a beeline for Ginny's room door. "She asked me to ship her things to Lokville."Ethan, Bryan, Gavin, and M

Ginny's POVLater, I heard that Ethan, Bryan, Gavin, and Martha gradually moved out of that shared apartment, one by one. From time to time, I would receive their texts. During the holidays, Gavin would text me. "Happy holidays! Do take care of yourself."Martha would send a picture of her latest designs. "Ginny, I hope I can be as good as you one day."Bryan never asked to get back together. From time to time, he would ask, "How have you been doing lately?"Sometimes, I would reply to them, but when I got busy, it would slip my mind. One day, Ethan came to Lokville on a business trip, and he asked me out to dinner. I met with him. Ethan looked tanner than the last time I had seen him, and he remembered to order my favorite cheese tacos for dinner. Our meal lasted for a very long time. Neither of us was in a hurry to leave. Halfway through our meal, he set his spoon down. "Ginny, I've always wanted to apologize to you.""What made you bring that up all of a sudden?"E