Goldfish at the Deep End
The pool shimmered like liquid diamonds in July heat, but Maya stood at the edge wearing her oldest, most mismatched two-piece because her best friend since third grade had ghosted...
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The pool shimmered like liquid diamonds in July heat, but Maya stood at the edge wearing her oldest, most mismatched two-piece because her best friend since third grade had ghosted...
Maya dragged herself through the gate of the Watermark community pool, feeling like a total zombie. Three nights of 3 AM TikTok holes will do that to a person. Her brain was runnin...
Maya stared at her reflection, the blue box dye staining everything except her actual hair. Again. Her mom kept pushing hair vitamins like they were magical growth potions, but May...
Maya adjusted the strap of her backpack, wincing as the twenty-pound emotional support bear squished against her spine. Not that anyone at Northwood High knew Bear was in there. Th...
Maya pulled the beanie down tighter, covering the disaster that was supposed to be beach waves but looked more like a frizz explosion. Her mom meant well with the expensive curling...
Maya's locker was strategically positioned—close enough to the popular table to hear their plans, far enough to avoid direct eye contact. The cafeteria's social pyramid was crystal...
The goldfish was supposed to be my zen moment. My therapist said get a pet, learn responsibility, whatever. But three days in, Bubbles was doing backstrokes at the top of his bowl,...
I fumbled with the padel racket, feeling completely out of my depth. My friend Jules had practically dragged me onto the court, convinced I needed to "expand my social circle"—whic...
I felt like a total zombie after staying up until 3 AM scrolling through Leo's Instagram. Now here I was at Jessica's massive pool party, wearing my mom's old floral bikini because...
Maya's palms were sweating so much she could practically water-ski on them. She stood against the wall at Jake's party, watching the social pyramid unfold before her like some terr...
Maya adjusted the brim of her dad's old trucker hat, trying to look chill even though her palms were sweating through her pockets. This was it—Spring Fling, and she was finally goi...
The heat wave had everyone at Marcus's pool party acting extra chaotic, but I was just trying to survive without having a full-blown anxiety spiral. My iPhone clutched in my left h...