The Sphinx of Summertime
The pool party at Tyler's house was supposed to be epic, but Maya stood frozen at the edge of the concrete, clutching her papaya-flavored soda like a lifeline. Everyone else was al...
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The pool party at Tyler's house was supposed to be epic, but Maya stood frozen at the edge of the concrete, clutching her papaya-flavored soda like a lifeline. Everyone else was al...
Maya smoothed the brim of her dad's vintage fedora, checking her reflection in the hallway mirror. The hat was stupid—really stupid—but Jeremy liked vintage stuff, and Maya liked J...
I felt like a zombie waking up at 4:45 AM for swim practice. Again. My eyes burned, muscles screamed from yesterday's intervals, but I dragged myself out of bed anyway. That's what...
Maya's palm was sweating against the plastic cup of lukewarm soda. This was exactly why she didn't do parties. Especially not Jordan's parties, where everyone seemed to know exactl...
Marcus was running late again—third time this week. His backpack slapped against his spine as he sprinted toward the school entrance, already imagining Mr. Harrison's deadpan "Mr. ...
Maya felt like a zombie. Three days of finals, two hours of sleep, and now she was supposed to be having the time of her life at Jordan's party. The bass thumped through her chest,...
I felt like a straight-up zombie dragging myself through Jessica's backyard gate. Three hours of sleep will do that to you. The sun glared off the pool like it was personally attac...
Maya's fingers trembled around her iPhone as the notification count climbed past 300. That's what happened when you went viral for faceplanting in the cafeteria — thanks, Tyler. Th...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool party, clutching her dad's oversized bucket hat like a lifeline. The way it swallowed her face was embarrassing, sure, but less embarrassing than...
Maya stared at her reflection and wanted to scream. Her hair, which she'd attempted to dye a subtle auburn before Homecoming, had turned a patchy, ridiculous orange that made her l...
Maya's hair had always been her security blanket. Long, dark, and obedient — unlike everything else in her freshman year at Northwood High. Until the day she decided to listen to J...
Marcus stood at the plate, the baseball bat feeling like a lead pipe in his sweaty hands. Tryouts for the varsity team were tomorrow, and his swing was still mid. Like, actually tr...