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

Louise slowly straightened up, a hint of a smile tugging at her lips, though her tone was all mock concern, "What's got everyone so worked up?"

"Louise, there's been a fight in Class 9! A real showdown!"

"Was it that new transfer student who got roughed up?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No way! It was Nash! Nash got beat up!"

Louise's smile froze in place.

The girl was still reeling, stumbling over her words.

"That transfer student just arrived in Class 9 and went toe-to-toe with Nash, knocking him out cold with one punch! He couldn't even get back up!" the girl exclaimed. "It was absolutely epic! What kind of legend has Westbrook High School landed this time?" Nash was the school's top dog, always the one dishing out the punches, never taking them. Even the students from Class 2 were floored; this transfer student was something else!

Louise's hand tightened around her book, her knuckles turning white.

That girl hadn't been kicked out of Class 9 and she had taken down Nash!

Unbelievable!

She took a few deep breaths before standing up. The girl next to her asked without thinking, "Louise, where are you headed?"

"Off to Mr. Garcia's office."novelbin

Her voice was cool, but a flicker of something fierce and dangerous flashed in her eyes.

With such a big fight breaking out at school, someone had to inform a teacher, right?

...

Class 9.

Today, it was unusually calm.

The teacher was taken aback when he walked in.

Normally, Class 9 was a riot, but today they were all surprisingly well-behaved.

And Nash, that rascal, had skipped class again.

The teacher also noticed Fiona, sitting primly in the middle, looking so quiet and delicate.

He sighed softly, recognizing her as the new transfer student in Class 9.

Such a sweet, fragile girl in Class 9-what if Nash picked on her?

After a sigh, the teacher set his textbook down and started the lesson, but not long after, Keaton walked in.

"Ms. Johnson, sorry for the interruption."

Keaton stood at the door, looking grim.

"Fiona, could you step out for a minute?"

"Okay."

The girl closed her book and walked out.

"Why did they take Flora away?"

The students in Class 9 watched her leave with Keaton, and with his

somber expression, theirityot

piqued. The once quiet Class 9. erupted into chatter, and the

teacher's attempts to hush them fell on deaf ears.

"Quiet! Everyone, settle down!"

No one paid her any mind.

Frustrated the teacher tossed her

chalk into the box, thinking how these kids had just been so

manageable and now were acting like a bunch of wild monkeys.

"I know why Flora was taken away!"

GUMS

A boy jumped up, slamming his hand on the desk. "Damn, who ratted about Flora beating Nash to Mr. Trevor?"

That old baldy would definitely call her parents if he found out about Flora fighting!

"I'm calling Nash right now!" another boy said, pulling out his phone to call Nash.

Nash was outside, buying a drink, too embarrassed to return to Class 9 today. Annoyed, he snapped, "What do you want?"

"Nash, bad news, man. Flora got taken away by Mr. Johnson! Someone snitched about her beating you, and the school's definitely going to punish her!"

Hearing once more about being

beaten by a girl, Nash felt like he was having a heart attack, but the last part made his expression turn icy, his grip tightening so much he

almost crushed the bottle in his hand.