Papaya at the Pool Party
The pool water sparkled like someone had dumped a million glitter packets in it, which honestly wouldn't surprise me at this point. This was Taylor's house, after all. Taylor, whos...
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The pool water sparkled like someone had dumped a million glitter packets in it, which honestly wouldn't surprise me at this point. This was Taylor's house, after all. Taylor, whos...
Maya's palms were sweating so bad she could practically see her reflection in them. She stared at the bathroom mirror, phone gripped tight in one hand, box of 'Sunset Orange' hair ...
Maya's cat, Pumpkin, decided that 7:23 AM on the most important day of her freshman year was the perfect time to stage a prison break. She chased him halfway down the street in her...
Maya's fingers trembled as she stared at her reflection in the school bathroom mirror. A bright green wedge of **spinach** was wedged between her front teeth—like a neon sign annou...
Maya clutched her **iphone** so hard her knuckles turned white, doom-scrolling through Instagram while pretending to be deeply fascinated by something beyond the chain-link fence. ...
Chloe's new foster cat, a twitchy calico named Pickles, was currently scaling the expensive drapes in their rental cabin. Great start to summer camp. "Your roommate seems... nice,...
The sweat on my palms had nothing to do with the heat and everything to do with Maya standing three feet away, laughing at something Tyler said. I'd been a spy for two weeks now—w...
Maya's palms were sweating — like, actually dripping — as she stood outside the fortune teller's tent at the spring carnival. Behind her, she could hear the fishbowl toss game oper...
The orange bathing suit had seemed like a good idea at Target. Bright, bold, maybe-gonna-impress-Jordan energy. Now, standing at the edge of Sarah's pool party, I felt like a human...
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The social pyramid at Northwood High had definite structure. At the top? The varsity athletes. Somewhere near the bottom? Me, Jordan Chen, freshman ribbon-wearer in debate club. ...
Maya stood at the edge of the padel court, racket dangling from her sweaty grip like it weighed a thousand pounds. The new girl, Skylar, was absolutely crushing it against the seni...