I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 35

Things got awkward around the table. Silence fell,

with nothing but sounds of Gordon and Seth

throwing cards in the air, interspersed with Dariel

and Simon saying they would pass.

Gordon only had a few cards left in his hand, and

Isabella got nervous. She looks at Seth’s hand.

Seth’s cards weren’t optimal, but he was smart.

Even with a player like Gordon playing him, he

managed to shed most of his cards. There were

only one ten, a Q, and a pair of fives left.

Gordon must have some trump card. If it was a

bigger one, Seth wouldn’t be able to shed all his

cards. Isabella looked at Gordon. He picked up the

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he thought he would win.

“Are you going to take my pants off yourself if we

lose?” whispered Seth.

Isabella was panicking. She felt his breath against

her ear, tickling her like a brush. She turned away,

her ears burning up. She thought this was

embarrassing.

Someone broke the silence. “Play this.” Before

Gordon could do anything, Selena played a card

from his hand. It was a K.

Gordon’s face fell, and he glared at Selena.

Selena was shocked, and she fumbled a little.

“What’s wrong?”

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15. Heart

didnt even want to look at her. The look

his face was icy.

clicked his tongue again, and he

smile lines on the corner of his

to Seth. “Are you taking this,

at his cards.

If I’m right, Gordon must

He was going to use those

out last. This is going to

about Seth too

Gordon played a nine. Seth

earlier, but the man

He gave the cards back

want

a ten.

played the rest of the

card, Mr.

asked.

of

card onto the table.

have a traitor beside you.” Bethany

tongue and looked at

that K, Gordon

even play any

take

suit icily, revealing

He plopped down onto the

Then he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

him to be this

Selena and heaved a sigh

hung in the air.

her

a sharp stare

she stood up anyway. She felt

her harder, refusing

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up. The light that shone on

air around him felt cold. He scanned the place, and everything around him felt heavier and

looked at Gordon. “She’s

in one of the

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of bunny girls in

Gordon to get a

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thought that was mortifying, and

that

He looked at Isabella

crossed his arms and looked at

you ask what she

broke down a little, and she