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.

in her chair, lifted her eyes

over a drink?" Brianna tentatively raised her glass to

for the issue with her uncle's

fluorescent light casting a beautiful yet cold glow

she had gathered a lot of courage

was about to set down

her. She stood up, took the bottle from the table, filled her own glass to the brim,

this, Flora tilted her head back

lips, and

"Whoa, that's badass!"

others cheered from

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

a programming

worn; the edges of the pages

Flora with suspicion, wondering why she was suddenly given a book. Tentatively,

eyes were

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