Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

In the teaching building of the Medical Department at the University of Maple Grove.

"Where's Flora?" Eilies asked Cynthia, her voice tinged with worry.

Class was about to start in ten minutes, and Flora was nowhere to be seen.

Cynthia, pinching the bridge of her nose, showed Eilies the picture Flora had sent her.

Eilies glanced at it and let out a sigh. "Unbelievable."

Jules, a visiting professor at the University of Maple Grove's School of Medicine, rarely taught classes. Today was a special occasion with one of his rare public lectures, and almost every medical student had shown up.

Although the class wasn't set to begin until 8:30 am, by 8:10, the large classroom was already packed to the brim, even the aisles were crammed with students.

At exactly 8:30, Jules walked into the classroom.

Cynthia and Eilies held their breath, silently praying that Jules wouldn't take attendance, and if he did, that he wouldn't call out Flora's name.

Fortunately, Jules seemed uninterested in roll call and dove straight into his lecture. His teaching was clear, concise, and highly practical-nothing like the dry textbook material.

No one dared to lose focus, fearful of missing something important.

About thirty minutes into the lecture, a cool female voice came from the doorway, "Excuse me."

instinctively turned

There stood Flora.

to a mix

late to Dr. Jules's lecture

in

Eilies mentally lit

and turned to look at Flora. Just when everyone expected him to explode in anger, he

dare," Flora replied with a

The crowd was stunned.

What was happening?

half an hour late, yet Dr. Jules wasn't angry.

this what being a top

seat,"

important to discuss with Flora, but the lecture took precedence

supposed to sit? Every spot was taken,

simply handed his chair

it without hesitation and settled in a

again, the crowd was amazed. Being

else, Dr. Jules would have thrown them out for being this late. They might have even

were reluctant to leave. Time had flown by, and

and Eilies