Poolside Protocol
The humidity hung heavy like a secret no one wanted to keep. I stood at the edge of the **pool**, chlorine stinging my nose, watching Tyler make his way through the crowd like he o...
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The humidity hung heavy like a secret no one wanted to keep. I stood at the edge of the **pool**, chlorine stinging my nose, watching Tyler make his way through the crowd like he o...
Maya's mom had packed her bag like she was heading to war, stuffing it with emergency supplies and probably an embarrassing amount of sunscreen. "Take your vitamin every morning," ...
Maya's hair was supposed to be caramel highlights. Instead, it looked like a bad science experiment gone wrong — splotchy orange patches amidst her natural dark brown. "It'll grow...
Alex had been 'the swimmer' since seventh grade. Two hours a day in the chlorinated quiet, cutting through water like it was the only thing she knew. But freshman year brought new ...
Maya's vintage dad hat wouldn't stop sliding over her eyes as she crept through the darkened hallway, phone flashlight cutting through shadows. Behind her, Sasha whispered they wer...
The pool party at Jessica's house was supposed to be legendary, but I was too busy overthinking every move to actually enjoy it. I mean, when you're fifteen and trying to figure ou...
Maya's palms were sweating. Again. "You're literally shaking," said JJ, scrolling through his phone with the casual confidence only popular kids possessed. "Chill. It's just a poo...
Maya's iPhone buzzed in her pocket as she stood at the edge of Sarah's backyard, the Instagram story from last night's party already circulating. #awkward trending among her grade'...
Marcus felt like a zombie most mornings before first period, shambling through the hallways with his hood up until his daily vitamin C kick and the panic of being late woke him up....
Marcus stood by the basement wall, solo cup sweating in his hand like his palms. This was it—his first real high school party. Kids from Mr. Henderson's English class were scattere...
Maya stared at her iphone screen, thumb hovering over Charlie's latest story. He was at Tyler's party without her—again. She felt like a zombie going through the motions of freshma...
The chlorine hit my nose before I even stepped through the gate. Taylor's end-of-summer pool party. Everyone who was anyone would be there, including Kai, who'd smiled at me in mat...