Mr. Jurado had that "seen-it-all" look: "Alright, alright, you kids go have fun. Drinking's fine, but don't go overboard. Make sure to look after the ladies." With that, Mr. Jurado strode off.

Ivan picked out a nice restaurant with a cozy private room, not too far from the University of Maple Grove-just a half-hour cab ride away.

...

Inside the private room.

Ivan stood up, raising his glass to Flora: "To Flora, cheers!"

Maddox followed suit, standing up: "To Flora, cheers to you too! Without you, there's no way we'd have beaten those guys from Imperial Tech!"

Almost everyone raised a toast to Flora.

Ivan had chosen drinks with a low alcohol content, just enough to enjoy without causing any issues.

Brianna, holding her glass, looked conflicted.

After everyone had offered their toasts, she finally mustered the courage to approach Flora.

leaning back in her chair, lifted her

bury the hatchet over a drink?" Brianna tentatively raised her glass to Flora, now thoroughly convinced of Flora's superiority.

hadn't been for the issue with her uncle's family, they could've been

slightly, the fluorescent light casting a beautiful

the glass stiffened; she had gathered a lot of courage to come over and

about to set

Flora stopped her. She stood up, took the bottle from the table, filled her own glass to the brim, and then did the same for Brianna.

her

smile crept onto Brianna's lips, and she

"Whoa, that's badass!"

and the others

placed her glass down, grabbed her backpack from the chair, unzipped it, and then pulled out

a

the edges of the pages were beginning to

with suspicion, wondering why she was

met her eyes were two words, elegant yet

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