The Orange Bull Incident
The social pyramid at Westwood High was brutal—freshers at the bottom, seniors at the top, and somewhere in the middle of it all was me, Kai, trying to survive sophomore year witho...
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The social pyramid at Westwood High was brutal—freshers at the bottom, seniors at the top, and somewhere in the middle of it all was me, Kai, trying to survive sophomore year witho...
The first day of sophomore year, I made two mistakes: I wore my dad's vintage fedora, and I thought nobody would notice. "Nice hat, Harrison Ford," Marcus called from across the h...
The chlorine smell hit me before I even saw the pool — that chemical blue promise of Saturday status. Maya's house. The kind of party that could make or break your entire sophomore...
Maya's orange hair wasn't a choice—it was a statement. Or at least that's what she told herself when she showed up to school with freshly dyed locks that screamed "I'm different, d...
Maya's snapback sat pulled low, hiding eyes that still felt puffy from crying in the bathroom stall earlier. The hat was her armor—how she'd survived the cafeteria incident yesterd...
Maya stood at the edge of the community **pool**, her whistle hanging heavy around her neck. It was her first summer job, and she'd spent the morning mentally rehearsing her author...
The text bubble on my screen kept glowing brighter: 'Pool party @ Maya's — bring a swimsuit and a plus one!' I'd been waiting for this invitation since seventh grade, and now it wa...
Maya's thumb hovered over the follow button for the third time today. Her iPhone screen glowed in her dark room, 11:47 PM burning bright in the corner. She'd been basically cyber...
I stared at the orange hair dye dripping onto the bathroom sink, my hands shaking. Mom would kill me if she saw this mess, but that was kind of the point, wasn't it? Sixteen years ...
I never meant to be a spy. But when you're fifteen and sitting alone on the bleachers while your crush destroys everyone at padel, you kind of become one by default. Jake's serve ...
Sixteen-year-old Maya Chen stood in front of the mirror, smoothing her oversized hoodie for the third time. The invite had come via group text at 11:47 PM—casual, spontaneous, and ...
My goldfish was the only one who understood me. His name was Ziggy, and he'd survived three weeks in my care despite my mom's prediction that he'd last three days. We were both jus...