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.

lazily, adjusting her black mask at

a few minutes left before the competition started,

phone buzzed in her pocket. It

up, three o'clock, section B, first

Raul and Henrik in the audience, with Cecelia beside them. Cecelia waved her arms excitedly, as if to say, "Look

Flora, I'm here

mix of happiness and disappointment. Her dad and brother were there, but where was

Why hadn't he come?

Raul and Henrik there without Connor left her feeling

turned off their phones and

the competition officially

entered

on the man leading the group, clad in a sharp

him, her

started drawing numbers. Mr. Jurado drew a later number, giving

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