Mr. Atticus was fuming, face all twisted up with anger. He'd never been so embarrassed. Not winning the
championship was one thing, but coming in third? That was a whole new level of humiliation! Just the thought of
it was enough to make folks laugh out loud. He regretted letting Felene go. If she had represented the medical
organization, her scores could have easily landed them in second place! The U.S. team, though, was on cloud
nine. They were usually the eternal second-place team, but this taround, things were different. They had
outperformed the medical organization! How's that for showing off? Try keeping that up now, will ya? Oh wait,
you can't!
"Next up, we'd like the Austenberg medical team, the team from the United States, and the medical organization
to cup and receive their awards!" the host announced, and the crowd erupted into thunderous applause.
Mr. Tanner pulled a flag from his backpack, one he'd brought just for this moment, and draped it over Flora.
"Flora, get up there and accept the award for us!" he urged.
"Yes, Flora, you go!" the rest of the team chimed in, nodding in agreement. Only Flora had earned the right to be
up there!
Without Flora, they wouldn't have snagged first place at all!
"But both the medical organization and the U.S. team are sending up their coaches. Isn't it weird for a contestant
to go up?" Joy grumbled, green with envy. She wished she'd ruined Flora's hand completely!
"If Flora isn't right for it, do you think you are?" Mr. Tanner snapped, having had enough of Joy's antics. This trip
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtto Lone Island had shown him her true colors, and he planned to boot her from the national medical department
once they got back! "Flora, just go! The host is calling for you! Hurry up!" Mr. Tanner and Felene got her to her
feet and practically pushed her onto the stage.
As Flora made her way to the podium, the cheers and applause grew louder, nearly shaking the place!
Kruiz and the judging panel personally handed out the awards.
"Congratulations, Flora," Kruiz said warmly, standing in front of her with a proud smile.
Medicine needs leaders to push boundaries and make progress, and Flora was just that leader. With her at the
helm, the future looked bright for the field of medicine. Passing the torch, generation after generation.
"Thank you," Flora replied with a nod.
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His mic made sure everyone heard him loud and clear, and the audience couldn't help but chuckle at his humble
tone.
"Who'd dare snub them?" they thought.
Flora wasn't too keen on sharing her contact info, but the rest of them sure were!
Yet, he wasn't offering it to them!
Even Flora couldn't help but blink at Kruiz's playful demeanor. How could someone his age still act so cute?
"Flora, do leave your contact. It'll be fun, won't it? When you've got sfree time, reach out. You could even
visit the medical base to teach. It'd be a blast," Kruiz continued, almost pleading.
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business.
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Over a hundred teams filed out in an orderly fashion.
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