Jay Glazer Novels & Stories

It was Jesse Doyle, a junior from my department, the same guy I'd asked for help before. Jesse was one of the other students guaranteed admission to Arkenville University, just like I was. He wanted to apply for Professor Briggs's graduate program as well, which was how we'd gotten close. But since he was still a junior, he hadn't signed up for the competition this year. When I first decided to quit, Jesse was the only one I thought to call. My teammates had worked so hard, I couldn't just walk away and ruin everything. Asking Jesse to step in was the only way to keep them from losing all their effort.

' In full view of everyone, the car door opened. A pair of black leather shoes stepped down, and the person got out of the car. The man was slender and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Helma pursed his lips and watched Jordan get out of the car. "Hello, everyone. I am Jordan Ellis, the representative of the Guller Group and Mr. Guller's special assistant..." Several disappointed groans were heard behind Helma. "I knew it. Why would the president of the Guller Group come here for such a competition?"