Lightning in My Palm
I'd been operating on zombie mode for three days straight, thanks to that Fortnite marathon with Jayden and Marcus. My parents were clueless—just thought I was 'sleeping in' like a...
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I'd been operating on zombie mode for three days straight, thanks to that Fortnite marathon with Jayden and Marcus. My parents were clueless—just thought I was 'sleeping in' like a...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool party, clutching her phone like a lifeline. The popular kids splashed in the water, their laughter bouncing off the backyard fence. She'd only be...
Marcus stood in front of his mirror, practicing his deep voice. "You got this." But he didn't got this. Not really. Tonight was Emma's house party—the first party of junior year—...
Maya's iPhone 7s notifications were blowing up like crazy. Kai had posted their booth photos from last night's spring formal, and she wasn't in any of them. Again. "You good?" ask...
My iPhone buzzed in my pocket like a needy ex, but I ignored it. Again. "You're not even going to check it?" Liam asked, raising an eyebrow as he floated in the pool. "Nah. Let t...
Maya's hands wouldn't stop shaking as she adjusted the brim of her dad's oversized fedora hat, her shield against the world. Freshman year at Northwood High felt like walking throu...
My social life at Ridge Creek High was basically a pyramid, and I was somewhere near the bottom—probably the sediment underneath. I existed. That was it. Then came the baseball tr...
Maya's hair refused to cooperate, frizzing at the edges like she didn't already feel like enough of a mess. Central High's social pyramid loomed over her—or at least, that's how it...
I'd mastered the art of being invisible, which basically made me a professional spy in the hallways of Northwood High. Watch. Listen. Never get caught staring at Tyler's perfect ha...
Maya's heart hammered like bass drops at a rave. This was it—her first house party, and honestly? She was lowkey freaking out. Standing on Tyler's porch, she clutched her phone lik...
Maya's palms were sweating so much her iPhone almost slipped from her grip. Three missed texts from Kai. Three ignored calls. She'd spent forty-five minutes on her hair—curling it ...
Maya stood in front of the bathroom mirror for the twentieth time, her curly **hair** frizzing in every direction despite three different products and serious prayer. It was junior...