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 at

his face was icy.

tongue again,

smile lines on the

you taking

at his cards. She softly said,

right, Gordon must have two

going to use

last. This is going to be

about Seth

played a

earlier, but the

gave

didn’t want to

ten. Gordon couldn’t

the rest

last card, Mr. Dunkstein?”

asked.

of his

the table. It was a

have a traitor

looked at Selena in disdain.

played that K, Gordon

didn’t even play

take off

took off his suit icily, revealing

He plopped down onto the chair and

Then he pointed at

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35 Heart

switch.”

expecting him to be this

Selena and

awkwardness hung in the

her seat, and

a sharp

stood up

her harder, refusing to let

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The light

air around him felt cold. He scanned the place,

Gordon. “She’s

one of the ladies

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bunny girls in

get a random

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was mortifying,

that

place tonight.” He

arms and looked at

ask

little, and she