cora was hanging out with her friends, amy, laura, and naomi at starcourt mall. they were drinking smoothies by the water fountain in the center of the mall since everywhere else was very crowded. she was chatting with her friends, being the "leader" of the group and all. they were talking about some basketball game from a week ago and how cute all the boys pn the team were yeah, derek is super cute. she and her friends laughed