Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

Mr. Jurado let out a sigh of relief when they didn't draw Imperial College.

"Alright team, just give it your all. We've got this!"

"Yes!"

Ivan and the others nodded, brimming with confidence. As long as they didn't face Imperial College, they felt pretty good about their chances.

But in a buzzer quiz like this, having solid knowledge wasn't enough; you needed lightning-fast reflexes too.

If you were too slow on the buzzer, knowing the answer was pointless.

Maddox had the quickest reflexes on the team, so he was in charge of buzzing in, while Ivan, Brianna, and the others would handle answering the questions.

Brianna tilted her chin at Flora. "Hey, if you're not sure about an answer, don't just blurt it out, okay? We don't want any slip-ups."

"Flora, if you're not completely certain, better keep quiet. Once you speak up, it counts as our team's answer," Ivan added, carefully choosing his words to avoid hurting Flora's feelings. During the last written test, everyone saw Flora's scores were... well, pretty average.

So average that even Mr. Jurado didn't announce them.

black mask at

few minutes left before the competition started, everyone was trying

pocket. It

look up, three o'clock, section B, first

with Cecelia beside them. Cecelia waved

here to cheer

feeling a mix of happiness and disappointment. Her dad and brother

Why hadn't he come?

wasn't particularly invested in the competition and didn't need her family to cheer her on, seeing Raul and Henrik there without Connor left her feeling a bit miffed. "Oh, right, phones off, folks. Hand them over," Mr. Jurado suddenly remembered,

off their phones

later, the

entered the

the group, clad in a sharp

at him,

Mr. Jurado drew a later number, giving Flora and her team some extra time to

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