It's Tuesday.

Mymy was eating breakfast while checking the news on her phone. Apparently, last Saturday, an airplane crashed in a street market in Wuhan, killing hundreds of people, and all of that because the original pilot had to be replaced at last second so he could take care of his daughter, who suffered injuries from a glass bottle that broke on her head a couple of days prior. Serious stuff...

Out of nowhere, however, Vera sent a text to Mymy.

"Meet me in the parking lot at lunchtime, and bring Cleo with you."

Mymy sent a thumbs up, finished eating, and went to school with her sisters.

Arriving there, before even sitting down, she went to the back of the classroom, where Cleo was, and tapped her shoulder.

"Pssst, Cleo!", She whispered.

"Hey, Mymy, what is it?", Cleo whispered back.

"I need you to follow me at lunchtime. Teacher Vera wants to see you."

"Gotcha."

Mymy then sat down and listened to the lessons as usual. Then, at lunchtime, she gestured Cleo to come with her and guided her to the parking lot, where Vera was.

"Hello, teacher!", Mymy said.

"Hello, Mymy.", Vera replied. "And, hello, Cleo."

"Hey, teacher!", Cleo replied.

"The three of us need to have a little talk.", Vera said. "First of all, Cleo, what are your motives?"

"As I explained to Mymy before, I saw what was going on between you two and Maya.", Cleo explained. "Not to harm you, no, I'm not a snitch, but actually to help you guys with this bootlegging thing."

"Uh-huh.", Vera said as she lighted a cigarette. "But why?"

"Well, for one, my family needs money.", Cleo said. "We've been running low on it and might get evicted if we can't pay next month's bills."

"Wow, that's terrible.", Vera said. "Go on."

"And, also, my parents used to be alcohol smugglers. When we still lived in Curaçao, they used to smuggle bottles of Venezuelan rum, both for themselves and to sell it to acquaintances. They would definitely be on board with your operation."

"Are they still in contact with said acquaintances? Also, are some of those acquaintances smugglers too?"

"Yes to both. There are three of their buddies that are still in the business, one in Curaçao and the other two live somewhere in Groningen now."

"Excellent! Looks like our range of business is going to be very wide." Vera then put her cigarette out and shook Cleo's hand. "Welcome to the team, Cleo, you'll be a very valuable asset."

"Thanks a lot, teacher!", Cleo replied.

"Now, Mymy, make another batch of moonshine for Cleo to sell. You can make your stroopwafel ones, but still add some variety. Also, make a lot of it."

"No problem, teacher!", Mymy replied.

"Don't forget to tell Cleo when your batch is done, and tell her my phone number so we can discuss things like prices and operations."

"Gotcha!", Mymy replied. "Pleasure doing business!"

"Pleasure doing business, Mymy.", Vera replied.

Mymy and Cleo then went back to school and ordered their lunch.

Meanwhile, Maya ordered her food and was about to go to the roof to talk to her new friends, when, as she was about to go there, Coco tapped her shoulder.

"Hoi, Maya!", She said.

"Oh, hey, Coco!", Maya replied.

"Are you going upstairs again?"

"I am, why do you ask?"

"Can I go with you? I'm really curious about what you do there."

Maya was originally going to say "no", but then she remembered yesterday's dream. Even though it was just a dream, maybe it could be fulfilled if she let Coco go with her...

"Sure!", Maya replied. "Follow me!"

Then the two started going upstairs. However, Maya remembered that she forgot to have her extra drink.

"Uh, Coco...", Maya began. "Can I go to the bathroom real quick?"

"Sure, I'll take care of your food!", Coco replied.

So Maya handed her food to Coco and ran to the bathroom, where she had her extra drink, waited a couple of seconds, and then went back. It was difficult holding her tray while this intoxicated, but she managed to do it. Then, she found Koert and Anke and approached them.

"Hey, Koert, hey, Anke!", Maya said.

"Hey, Maya!", The two replied.

"I brought my sister Coco here with me!", Maya said.

"Oh, hey, Coco!", Koert said. "Nice to meet you!"

"Hey, there!", She replied. "Nice to meet you too, Koert!"

Coco then sat in front of the three.

"So...", She began. "What do you three do up here?"

"We mostly just talk about random stuff.", Anke replied.

"Oh, cool!", Coco replied. "What do you guys think about Maya? Is she cool?"

Koert appeared to be nervous.

"She's a very nice friend, yeah.", Anke replied. "Ain't that right, Koert?"

She then tapped Koert's shoulder, pretty much knowing what the answer really is.

"Uh... Yeah, she is!", He replied. "A very nice person indeed..."

Maya then giggled and said:

"Thanks! You're very nice too!"

They then looked at each other in the eyes, both of them smiling.

"Am I?", Koert asked.

"Yeah...", Maya replied in a seductive tone. "Very nice..."

They then approached each other.

"And what do you mean by that, Maya?", Koert asked.

"I mean that, uh...", Maya began.

Then, in the blink of an eye, Maya grabbed Koert's head and gave him a very passionate kiss. Koert could definitely notice a weird taste in Maya's mouth. He couldn't figure out what it was, but it was chemical. Still, he could only reply by kissing her back. Anke and Coco just stared, with their jaws on the floor. Maya then pulled off and said:

"By that, I meant: you're the greatest thing that I have ever come across in my life..."

They then kissed each other again. Coco and Anke could only stare at each other in disbelief. Maya was actually kissing Koert! Maya, of all people!

Koert then pulled off and said:

"That's all that needs to be said, Maya... I love you..."

"I love you too, Koert..."

They then looked at both Anke and Coco, who were still in utter disbelief. They also noticed that two other people were staring: Cleo and Cato. The dream... was fulfilled!

"Holy shit...", Cato began. "Congratulations, Maya!"

"Oh, hey, Cato, thanks!", Maya replied.

"Maya, you lucky fucking bastard...", Cleo said. "Congratulations!"

"Thanks, Cleo!"

Suddenly, Mymy appeared behind Cleo.

"What is going on up here?", She asked.

Maya just froze, yet Coco took the words out her mouth, and said:

"Maya just kissed Koert!"

"Oh...?", Mymy said in disbelief. "So... Maya, of all people, got herself a boyfriend...?"

Coco just gave her a death stare.

"Haha, yeah!", Koert replied. "She did now!"

"Jealous, Mymy?", Maya said, teasingly, before laughing out loud.

Mymy just walked out of there as everyone else laughed. Then, the school alarm rang.

"Oh, it's time for us to go!", Maya said. "We can talk more through the phone!"

"Sure!", Koert replied. "Again, I love you, Maya!"

"I love you too, Koert!"

Then, the two went to their respective classrooms and continued their day as usual.

Then, at home, Koert and Maya continued exchanging text messages. Everything felt great for the both of them. They finally managed to find some love. It's... almost too good to be true.

Mymy, meanwhile, could not sleep. The sheer notion that Maya Schoppenboer, the former family recluse, is now getting a boyfriend, was just baffling, and it was all thanks to a beverage. She was jealous as fuck, yet could not admit it, even to herself. But there was one thing she knew for certain:

"I gotta get this Koert dude in on this!", She thought to herself, imagining the massive amounts of booze he and Maya would consume together.