The Pyramid Scheme Pool Party
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her Solo cup like it was a lifeline. The — wait, let me think more carefully about the word count and flow. Let me count the words ...
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Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her Solo cup like it was a lifeline. The — wait, let me think more carefully about the word count and flow. Let me count the words ...
My palms were sweating through my math test notes, and not just because I'd forgotten to study. In ten minutes, I had to present my senior capstone project to the entire honors cla...
The padel court smelled like expensive disappointment and coconut sunscreen. I adjusted my grip on the racket, palms sweating through my wristbands as Brianna filmed the entire thi...
The orange wasn't supposed to be that orange. That was the first problem. The second problem? I was literally swimming in cable wires, trying to look like I knew what I was doing ...
Maya adjusted her sunglasses for the third time, attempting to look casual while definitely not staring at Jordan across the pool. This was her specialty: operating as a social spy...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, chlorine stinging her nose. The swim team's social pyramid was crystal clear from here: seniors at the top, juniors in the middle, freshmen like...
The cafeteria at Northwood High operated like a pyramid scheme of social currency. At the top sat the varsity jacket crowd, then descended through club presidents, band kids, until...
Maya's phone buzzed with the fifth notification from the group chat. Jordan's pool party was tonight, and everyone was going to be there. Including Jason. Maya had been crushing on...
The summer before sophomore year, I decided to reinvent myself. My plan had three parts. First: the hair. I'd spent middle school hiding behind bangs that covered half my face, pe...
Maya's phone glowed in the dark bedroom, illuminating her face as she scrolled through Jordan's Instagram for the third time tonight. Being a digital spy wasn't her proudest hobby,...
Maya adjusted her swimsuit straps, feeling like a total zombie after finals week drained every drop of her life force. The Andersons' pool party glimmered before her—a literal shar...
Maya's palms were literally sweating through her denim shorts. Tyler's pool party. The social event of the summer. And she'd spent forty-five minutes just deciding whether to wear ...