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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even want to look

his face was icy.

his tongue again, and he

smile lines on the corner of his

you taking this,

his cards. She softly said,

I’m right, Gordon must

He was going to use

is going

about Seth too

a nine.

moments earlier, but the

interest now. He gave the cards back

didn’t want

a ten.

she played the

last card, Mr. Dunkstein?”

asked.

inside of his

the table. It

a traitor beside you.”

and looked at

that K, Gordon would’ve

didn’t even play any cards, so

to take

his suit icily,

down onto the chair

he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

him to be this

looked at Selena and heaved a

awkwardness hung in the air.

pulled out of her seat, and she walked

Isabella felt a sharp stare coming

she stood up anyway.

pulling her harder, refusing to

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stood up. The light that shone on him

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

looked at Gordon. “She’s

in one of the

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were a lot of bunny girls

get a

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thought that was mortifying,

brought that woman you’re holding

place tonight.” He looked at

and looked at

you ask what she

broke down a little, and