Poolside Confidence
Maya's mom shoved the bottle at her before school. 'You need this vitamin D supplement. You're inside too much, always scrolling.' Maya rolled her eyes but pocketed the orange pill...
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Maya's mom shoved the bottle at her before school. 'You need this vitamin D supplement. You're inside too much, always scrolling.' Maya rolled her eyes but pocketed the orange pill...
Maya's mom had started pushing vitamin supplements on her the moment summer break began, as if a daily multivitamin could somehow fix social anxiety. "It's for your immune system,"...
My phone buzzed with the third text from Maya in five minutes. "Where r u???" it read, and I groaned into my pillow. The party of the year was happening three blocks away, and I wa...
Maya pulled the bright orange beanie down over her ears, studying herself in the bathroom mirror. It was ridiculous. It was perfect. "New Maya," she whispered. "Fresh start. No mo...
Maya's hair had been acting like it had a personal vendetta against humidity all morning, frizzing into what she mentally dubbed "The Explosion." She adjusted her beanie for the th...
Maya slammed her locker shut, the bang echoing through the empty hallway like a gunshot. Three days since Jason dumped her over text, and she'd been moving through life like a zomb...
The thunder cracked like God's Snapchat account got hacked. I was hiding in Ms. Rivera's bathroom during the homecoming game, hyperventilating into my UF hoodie. Outside, the foot...
Marcus adjusted his snapback for the tenth time, the brim curved just like his teammates' hats. Same style. Same everything. That was the point of being on the team — total uniform...
Maya's first mistake was wearing her bright orange converse on the first day of sophomore year. In a sea of pristine white Vans and careful aesthetics, she stuck out like a highlig...
Maya's first week at Briarwood Academy felt like being dropped into an escape room without instructions. Everyone already had their friend groups, their inside jokes, their assigne...
Maya's hair was a disaster after the pool party, so she yanked her dad's old bucket **hat** down low. Like, covering-her-entire-forehead low. Because naturally, the one time Jake a...
Marcus's lucky hat was crumpled in his fist as he stared at the pool party. All the cool kids were there, including Jasmine, who'd actually smiled at him in chemistry on Friday. H...