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I'd been running my whole life—literally. Cross country, track, whatever kept me moving. But this summer, everything changed. "Dude, you gotta try this padel thing," Marcus said, ...
The pool water shimmered like liquid Saturday night, reflecting the string lights strung between the trees. Maya stood at the edge, clutching her towel like armor. Her hair was fri...
The summer before freshman year, I scored my first gig: pet-sitting for Mrs. Henderson's menagerie while she cruised through Alaska. Sweet setup, right? Three weeks of Xbox and AC,...
Marcus adjusted his dad's old fedora, fingers tracing the frayed brim. It was stupid, really—wearing a vintage hat to the county fair like he was some kind of character from a movi...
Maya stared at her reflection in horror. The haircut was supposed to be subtle layers—something that said "effortless cool" for sophomore year. Instead, she looked like a hedgehog ...
Maya dyed her hair fox-orange the week before sophomore year, a rebellion against the good-girl image she'd been trapped in since kindergarten. Her mom called it 'that fox color' w...
The bell above Mami's juice bar jingled. I adjusted my apron, hiding my cracked **iPhone** in the back pocket—third time this week I'd almost dropped it into the blender. "You're ...
My hair looked like a lawnmower accident. Fresh from Supercuts where the stylist was clearly having a Monday, I stood before the bathroom mirror, running my hand over the butchered...
Maya's frizzy hair had already formed a halo of static around her head by the time she slipped into the backyard, escaping the thumping bass and the fake laughter that always made ...
Maya's palms were practically dripping as she stood in the corner of Jake's basement party. This was it—the moment she'd been overthinking for weeks. Jake, the cute soccer player w...
Maya's legs burned as she rounded the track for the third time, her breathing ragged in the humidity. Running was supposed to be her escape from the suffocating expectations of sop...
My palms were sweating so much I could probably water a plant. First real party, and I was already calculating exit strategies. The backyard was packed—like, shoulder-to-shoulder c...