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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want to look at her. The look

his face was icy.

his tongue again, and

smile lines on the

to Seth. “Are you taking this, Mr.

his cards. She softly said,

If I’m right, Gordon

was going to use

going to be hard

about Seth too

a

earlier,

gave the cards

didn’t want to finish this

a ten. Gordon couldn’t

played the rest of

your last card,

asked.

inside of his cheek

table. It was

have a traitor beside

at Selena in

that K, Gordon

didn’t even play any cards, so they

take off any

his suit icily, revealing his

plopped down onto

Then he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

wasn’t expecting him to be this

and

awkwardness hung in the air.

pulled out of her seat,

felt a

stood up anyway. She

pulling her

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light that shone on him

before. The air around him felt cold. He scanned the place,

Gordon.

one of the ladies

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were a lot of bunny girls in this

get

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thought that was mortifying, and

that woman

tonight.” He looked at

his arms and looked at Seth.

you ask what she

broke down a little, and