Dead Inside at Sunset Beach
Maya's iphone buzzed for the third time in two minutes. Insta. TikTok. Snap. Her thumb moved on autopilot, brain barely processing the endless scroll of perfect lives and impossibl...
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Maya's iphone buzzed for the third time in two minutes. Insta. TikTok. Snap. Her thumb moved on autopilot, brain barely processing the endless scroll of perfect lives and impossibl...
The sky outside Malik's window turned that weird purple-green color that only happens before everything goes wrong. His phone was dead—at 2% when the lightning struck somewhere clo...
Maya pulled her baseball hat down lower, hoping nobody would notice the inches of roots she'd been meaning to dye for weeks. Summer meant pool parties at Jake's house, and pool par...
I felt like a total zombie walking into homeroom. Three hours of sleep does that to you, especially when your **dog** decided 2 AM was the perfect time to bark at absolutely nothin...
The uniform hat was ridiculous. Bright orange with the words VITA-WIZARD stretched across the front in Comic Sans. Kai adjusted it for the fiftieth time, feeling the fake cheer rad...
The social pyramid at Crestwood High was as rigid as geometry class, and Maya had spent two years hovering somewhere near the middle — visible enough to be noticed, invisible enoug...
Maya's hair was supposed to be the perfect shade of sunset copper—at least, that's what the box promised. Instead, she was currently sporting what could best be described as "emerg...
At 7:43 AM, the suburban quiet felt like a held breath. The only sound was my ragged gasping and the rhythmic slap of my running shoes against the pavement. Coach said I needed to ...
Max's baseball cap was pulled so low his forehead disappeared, a strategic choice when you're trying to become invisible in the middle of a crowded stands. His mom had cut his **ha...
The fedora had seemed like such a good idea at the thrift store. Jordan had watched one too many TikToks of guys pulling off the vintage aesthetic, making it look effortless and co...
Maya's thumb hovered over her iPhone screen, the blue light washing over her face in the dim bathroom. Three new notifications. All from him. Outside, the graduation party raged. ...
Maya's summer was supposed to be about finally learning to play padel without embarrassing herself, but life had other plans. The country club's courts were where the popular kids ...