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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look at her. The look

his face was icy.

tongue again, and

the corner of his eyes.

to Seth. “Are you taking this, Mr.

cards.

Gordon must have

He was going to use those to win, with

is going to be

cares about Seth

a

moments earlier, but

gave the cards

He didn’t want to finish this

a ten. Gordon couldn’t match

the

last card,

asked.

of his

card onto the table. It was

have a traitor beside you.” Bethany

and looked at Selena

that K, Gordon would’ve

Dariel didn’t even play any cards, so they

to take off any

off his suit icily, revealing

plopped down onto the chair

pointed at Isabella. “You

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switch.”

expecting him to

looked at Selena and heaved a sigh

awkwardness hung in the air.

her seat,

felt a sharp

but she stood up anyway. She felt the

waist pulling her

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stood up. The light that shone on him

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

at Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

of the ladies

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bunny

get a

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was mortifying, and

“I brought that woman you’re

place tonight.” He looked

his arms and looked at Seth.

ask what

a little,