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

The results were out; what more could anyone say?

Even thinking about blaming Flora seemed pointless now.

Because honestly, what good would it do?

It was just heartbreaking.

A few girls, led by Debra, couldn't hold back their tears.

Months of hard work, just down the drain, completely wasted!

Joy felt a bit bummed out too, though she never expected Flora to score zero.

But Flora's score didn't really affect her much.

Ms. Abbey had assured her she'd find a way to get her into the medical program anyway.

"Flora, what happened?" Selene asked, her voice full of worry.

Scoring zero was just too bizarre.

There had to be some sort of mistake.

Flora's eyes were icy as she stood up, pulling her hand out of her jacket pocket.

jaw was set tight, and she

onto the scrolling results on the big screen, and suddenly, she let out

they could play

you score zero?" Selene's voice

Flora's zero score and her elimination from the prelims would wreck her reputation once it

whole country, young and old,

to Austenberg would be like

"The results are wrong."

Selene's eyes, Flora pressed her

wrong?!" Mr. Tanner jumped out of his chair

her face a mix of emotions. "The medical competition has been around for years, it's super credible. There's no way the results are wrong. Plus, you

answers, maybe she was just

unhelpful. He stared hard at Flora, asking urgently, "Flora, I'm asking you again, are you sure there's

hard for him to believe Flora could score

when the national medical department set the exam, Flora aced it, and she always got perfect

volumes about her solid

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though she hadn't attended the pre-competition medical training and had

mentioned it, he

kept his eyes on Flora, and after seeing her

a

was over fifty, they could still make it to the