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.

his tongue again, and

the corner

you taking

looked at his cards. She softly

right, Gordon

He was going to use those

out last. This is going to

cares about Seth too

played a nine. Seth was

earlier, but the man

interest now. He gave

He didn’t want to finish

ten.

she played the rest

card, Mr. Dunkstein?”

asked.

of

table. It

a traitor beside you.”

at Selena in disdain.

K, Gordon would’ve

didn’t even play

to take off any

took off his suit icily,

plopped down onto

pointed at

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switch.”

him to be this

at Selena and heaved

awkwardness hung in the air.

her seat, and

a sharp

up anyway.

her harder, refusing to let

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light that

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

at Gordon.

in one of the

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of bunny girls

Gordon to get a random

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thought that was

brought that

tonight.” He looked at Isabella

crossed his arms and looked

you ask what

little, and she