The Sphinx, The Fox, and Papaya Hair
Mia's bedroom smelled like a tropical fruit stand explosion, which was exactly what happened when you let your best friend talk you into papaya-scented hair bleach at 2 AM. The box...
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Mia's bedroom smelled like a tropical fruit stand explosion, which was exactly what happened when you let your best friend talk you into papaya-scented hair bleach at 2 AM. The box...
The pool party was already in full swing when Maya arrived late, her best friend Lily nowhere to be found. Again. "She's probably with her new friends," Chloe said, appearing beh...
Maya's sweaty **palm** pressed against the cold glass of the juice bar window, leaving a foggy handprint she quickly wiped away. Two months into sophomore year and she was still th...
The humidity was thick enough to chew on, and Maya's phone screen glowed with the latest post from Alex's Instagram. She'd been basically cyber-stalking him since freshman year—oka...
The papaya sat on the counter like a grenade waiting to explode. I was three days into my summer job at the Meadow Hills Pool snack bar, already sweating through my poly-blend unif...
I first noticed something was up with Jaylen when he started wearing that hideous bucket hat everywhere. In July. In Arizona. I'm talking ninety-degree heat, and this dude's rockin...
The Pacific Ocean crashed against the shore as I adjusted my dad's old fedora, the brim already warped from salt **water** and too many clumsy attempts at looking mysterious. Ryder...
I wasn't supposed to be watching the Miller's cable. Technically, I was supposed to be cleaning their pool, but when the thunderstorm rolled in, I ducked into their screened porch ...
Maya's seventh-grade summer had two speeds: hiding in her room and trying too hard. Today, unfortunately, was option B. The pool party. The social event of the season, according t...
The pool behind Jordan's house glowed that weird backyard-green from the underwater lights. Maya stood at the edge, clutching her towel like maybe it could save her from herself. F...
The pool party at Tyler's house was basically social suicide waiting to happen. I stood there in my Target two-piece while everyone else looked like they'd walked straight out of a...
Maya's hair had been through more transformations this semester than her math grade. First the pink disaster (her mom cried), then the accidental blue (her friends posted it everyw...