Zombie State of Mind
I was a literal zombie. Like, actually undead. Three days of finals, zero sleep, and way too much coffee had turned me into something that should be shuffling toward brains, not dr...
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I was a literal zombie. Like, actually undead. Three days of finals, zero sleep, and way too much coffee had turned me into something that should be shuffling toward brains, not dr...
The thing nobody tells you about being sixteen is that it's basically 40% existing, 20% overthinking, and 40% feeling like the absolute worst version of yourself while everyone els...
Maya's vintage bucket hat felt like a crown — or maybe a target. She'd spent twenty minutes positioning it just right, hoping it screamed 'effortless cool' instead of 'I'm trying w...
Lena's phone buzzed. Padel practice at 4. Don't be late. Again. She stared at her goldfish, Comet, who'd been swimming in the same desperate circles for three years. Sometimes Len...
The pool party at Tyler's house was supposed to be the highlight of summer before freshman year, but Maya's stomach was doing backflips. She stood by the snack table, clutching a v...
My orange backpack thumped against the fence as I adjusted my grip on the padel racket. First day of summer camp, and I was already sweating through my favorite tank top. Again. "...
Maya's first week at Northwood High felt like navigating a minefield. The cafeteria alone was a battlefield — popular kids by the windows, everyone else scrambling for leftovers. ...
Maya's palms were sweating. Like, actually dripping. She wiped them on her denim shorts for the third time, staring across the pool at Tyler in his swim trunks, laughing with the v...
I never thought I'd be caught dead at the community pool with Liam from my AP Bio class, yet here we were. Both of us failing miserably at the prerequisite swimming test for junior...
Maya's palms were sweating. Like, actually dripping onto her controller, which was gross but also kind of perfect given that her character in *Apex Undead* was currently cornered b...
Maya's iPhone buzzed for the third time in two minutes. Another group chat blowing up about something she'd missed at Jake's party on Friday. She stuffed the phone deeper into her...
I stood by the **water** fountain, nursing my third cup of lukewarm punch while everyone else was living their best lives at Maya's sweet sixteen. The social **pyramid** was painfu...