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.

tight, and she

locked onto the scrolling results on the big screen, and

really thought they could play her like

us what happened. How could you score zero?" Selene's

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

old, would be on

to Austenberg would be like walking into a

"The results are wrong."

Flora pressed her lips together and

are wrong?!" Mr. Tanner jumped out of his chair when he heard

face a mix of emotions. "The medical competition has been around for years, it's super credible.

the answers, maybe she was just that unlucky, not

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

hard for him to believe

and she always got perfect

volumes about her

swnov

training and had guessed on the questions, scoring zero

mentioned it, he sensed something

Tanner kept his eyes on Flora, and after seeing her

a review

score was