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.

back in her chair, lifted her eyes

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

been for the issue with her uncle's

the fluorescent light casting a beautiful yet

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

to set down her glass and

own glass to

Flora tilted her head back

lips, and she followed suit,

"Whoa, that's badass!"

and the others cheered from the

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

was a programming

edges

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

her eyes were two

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