Chlorine & Courage
The gummy vitamins sat on my nightstand like a promise I couldn't keep to myself. "Social Vitamin C: Confidence in Every Chew," the label read, though the C stood for something fak...
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The gummy vitamins sat on my nightstand like a promise I couldn't keep to myself. "Social Vitamin C: Confidence in Every Chew," the label read, though the C stood for something fak...
Maya leaned against the chain-link fence, dying inside. This was her third time "accidentally" walking past the baseball field during practice, and if anyone called her out on it, ...
The social pyramid at Northwood High had layers clearer than my mom's Tupperware drawer. At the top? The varsity athletes. At the bottom? People like me — invisible, technically ca...
Maya's palms were sweating so bad she could practically water the plants with them. She stood at the edge of the pool party, clutching her mom's Tupperware like it was a grenade. I...
Marcus adjusted his vintage dad hat, checking his reflection in the bathroom mirror for the third time. First week at Northwood High, and he'd already learned Rule One: never let t...
Marcus stood at the edge of the pool, clutching his childhood bear like a total loser. He was fifteen, way too old for this stuff, but Jordan had dared him during spin the bottle a...
Maya walked into third period chemistry feeling like a straight-up zombie. Junior year was absolutely braining her—AP classes, college prep talks, her mom's new wellness obsession....
Maya's hair was doing that thing again—standing straight up like she'd stuck her finger in an electrical outlet. She groaned at her bathroom mirror, attempting to smooth down the f...
The first time I saw the Fox, I was absolutely embarrassing myself at the padel court. New school, new rules, and apparently you had to be good at sports to have a social life. Wh...
Maya's calves burned as she rounded the track, her sneakers slapping the rubber in a rhythmic *thud-thud-thud*. She'd been running for forty-five minutes straight—practically fleei...
My fedora — yes, I wore a fedora, I was fourteen and clueless — sat low over my eyes as I sat on the bench, watching them play. I'd become a spy of my own social life, observing th...
Maya stared at the mushy green pile on her tray. Spinach. Again. The cafeteria lady claimed it was "fresh from the garden," but Maya was pretty sure gardens didn't grow radioactive...