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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Heart in

to look at her.

his face was icy.

clicked his tongue again,

the corner of his

Seth. “Are you taking this,

his cards.

Gordon

going to use

is going to be hard

cares about

played a

him moments earlier,

now. He gave the

He didn’t want

played a ten.

she played the rest

card,

asked.

of his

table. It

traitor beside

looked at Selena

K,

didn’t even play any cards,

take off

suit icily,

plopped down onto the

pointed at

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switch.”

him to be this

and heaved

hung in

of her seat, and she

felt a sharp

stood up anyway. She felt the

waist pulling her harder, refusing

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light that shone on him

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

at Gordon. “She’s a

of

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of bunny girls in this

Gordon to get a random

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was mortifying, and

that woman you’re holding

tonight.” He looked at

arms and looked at Seth.

ask what she

down a little,