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.

lifted her eyes to

bury the hatchet over a drink?" Brianna tentatively raised her glass to Flora, now thoroughly

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

eyebrows arched slightly, the fluorescent light casting

Brianna's hand holding the glass stiffened; she had gathered a

was about to set

the table, filled her own glass to the brim, and then did the same for

this, Flora tilted her head back and downed the

crept onto Brianna's lips, and

"Whoa, that's badass!"

and the others cheered from the

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

was a programming

was somewhat worn; the edges of

she was suddenly given

eyes were two words,

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