Summer Surveillance
Maya's been working on her spy game all summer. Not like, actual spy stuff — she's not Natasha Romanoff — but the art of going unnoticed at parties. Which is basically a superpower...
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Maya's been working on her spy game all summer. Not like, actual spy stuff — she's not Natasha Romanoff — but the art of going unnoticed at parties. Which is basically a superpower...
Marcus's palms were sweating so badly he could barely grip the bat. The orange sunset painted the sky behind him like something out of a movie, but this wasn't a movie — this was v...
Marcus stood against the wall, nursing his flat Coke like it was the most interesting thing in the world. First real party. First time seeing everyone from school outside their nat...
Maya had spent three years growing her hair out—past her shoulders, almost to her waist. It was her thing. Her identity. The curls framed her face in just the right way, or so she ...
Maya's room was her sanctuary. The flickering glow of her TV, her parents' premium cable package, and the existential dread of sophomore year had formed a perfect, comfortable coco...
The pool shimmered like liquid diamonds under the July sun, but Maya's stomach knotted tighter than her earbuds. She'd managed to avoid swimming lessons for fifteen years, but her ...
Marco stared at the lunch table pyramid—no, not the ancient wonder kind, but the terrifying social hierarchy of sophomore year. At the apex: Tyler's crew, radiating privilege like ...
Maya's palms were literally sweating through her towel. The Taylor's annual pool party. Every Insta story would be about it tomorrow, and here she was, clutching her phone like a l...
Maya's fedora hat sat pulled low over her eyes, her personal force field against the judgment of Northwood High's winter formal. She'd spent three hours perfecting her eyeliner, on...
I watched Lena from across the cafeteria, trying to figure out when my best friend had become a stranger. She'd been dodging my texts for days, always "busy" with something she wou...
I stared at the weird orange fruit on Liam's kitchen counter like it was about to explode. My best friend Sarah stood beside me, practically vibrating with nervous energy. "You ha...
Leo's life was a social pyramid he couldn't climb, no matter how hard he tried. At 16, he sat firmly at the bottom—gaming tournaments in his mom's basement while the popular kids p...