Goldfish in the Deep End
The pool party glowed with those fake underwater lights that made everyone look like they were drowning in blue. Maya stood by the snack table, nursing a Solo cup of spinach dip be...
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The pool party glowed with those fake underwater lights that made everyone look like they were drowning in blue. Maya stood by the snack table, nursing a Solo cup of spinach dip be...
Maya pressed herself against the locker, heart hammering like a trapped bird. She'd become a master of the hallway spy game, invisible in plain sight, collecting intelligence like ...
Maya's palms were sweating—like, actually dripping. First date jitters were real, but this wasn't even a date. Just taco Tuesday with the baseball team after their victory against ...
Maya's iPhone screen lay shattered on her grandmother's tile floor, social life officially over before junior year even began. Three weeks visiting family in Mexico when all her fr...
I never thought I'd be wearing a giant bear costume while eating papaya on a Friday night, but here we are. The papaya was my mom's idea—something about expanding my culinary horiz...
Maya's hair was supposed to be caramel highlights. Instead, it emerged from the salon looking like a rejected highlighter pen had exploded on her head. Neon orange streaks. Absolut...
Maya took a breath. Why did she agree to this? She could be home, doomscrolling in air-conditioning. Instead, here she stood in a bikini she'd bought three sizes too small, clutchi...
Riley's third day at Northwood High and they already felt like they'd been there forever. Not in a good way. In that way where every hallway feels like a minefield and every conver...
Jordan adjusted their visor, sweat dripping down their neck like they were standing under a leaking faucet instead of on the padel court. "You got this, Jordan!" Alex's voice cut...
My palms were sweating through my flannel again. Same thing that happened every time Tyler walked past my locker. I'd spent twenty minutes perfecting my hair that morning—this inte...
Maya stood at the edge of Chloe's pool, clutching her **vitamin** water like it was some kind of emotional support animal. Her mom had shoved the bottle into her hand that morning ...
The social pyramid at Northwood High had stood since forever, and Maya had been stuck at its base since seventh grade. That was before the padel tournament changed everything. "Yo...