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.

chair, lifted her eyes to look

Brianna tentatively raised her glass to Flora, now thoroughly convinced of Flora's superiority. Flora's

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

Flora's eyebrows arched slightly, the fluorescent light casting

holding the glass stiffened; she had gathered

set down her glass and

own glass to the brim, and

this, Flora tilted her head back and downed the

and

"Whoa, that's badass!"

and the others cheered from the

chair, unzipped it, and

a

worn; the edges of

with suspicion, wondering why she was suddenly given a

were two words, elegant yet

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