“If we're not the best, then we're losers.”

“Exactly, third place, fourth, or even second place isn't good enough. It's first loser, those positions are for the lazy folk, let them accept it. ” I tell her, “As for us, we go hard or die.”

“You mean go home, right?”

I look away from the laptop, fixing my gaze on her once again. “No, I mean die, as in d.i.e.” I tell her, spelling it out with my finger in plain air. Mirabelle nods, most color leaving her face.

I shake my head, my attention going back to my laptop, I've got seven more pages to go and if those...