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?”

12:26 Thu, 21 Dec G

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didnt even want to look at her. The

his face was icy.

tongue again, and he

lines on the corner

“Are you

at his cards. She softly

If I’m right, Gordon

was going to use those to win, with

last. This is going to be

cares about Seth too

a nine. Seth

earlier, but the man

interest now. He gave the cards back

want

played a ten. Gordon

the

your last card, Mr.

asked.

inside of

the table. It

a traitor beside you.” Bethany

tongue and looked at Selena in disdain.

that K, Gordon

even play any cards, so

take off

suit icily,

down onto the

he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

him to

at Selena and heaved a

awkwardness hung in

pulled out of her seat, and she

Isabella felt a sharp

she stood up anyway. She

her waist pulling her harder, refusing

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light that shone on him

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

Gordon. “She’s

one of

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bunny girls in

Gordon to get a random

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that was mortifying,

“I brought that woman you’re holding

He

and looked at

ask what

down a little, and she