When the Bull Charged
Maya's hair transformation was supposed to be her summer glow-up moment. Instead, the box dye turned her brunette locks an alarming shade of neon orange, earning her the nickname "...
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Maya's hair transformation was supposed to be her summer glow-up moment. Instead, the box dye turned her brunette locks an alarming shade of neon orange, earning her the nickname "...
Maya's gray beanie was basically fused to her skull at this point. Freshman year, she'd worn it so low teachers literally couldn't see her eyes. Now a junior, she still defaulted t...
The orange sunset bled into the pool water, turning everything the color of a melting creamsicle. Maya clutched the plastic bag with her carnival goldfish — which she'd dramaticall...
The last thing Maya expected to see floating in the Johnsons' pool was a baseball glove. And definitely not a stuffed bear wearing it. "Dare you to grab it," Liam said, grinning l...
Jordan's cat hoodie was supposed to be ironic. That's what she told herself when she bought it from the thrift store downtown. But standing in Kayla's crowded basement, surrounded ...
Maya's iPhone died at 2% right as she stepped onto the baseball field. The universal teen tragedy. "Dude, you good?" asked Sam, waving from near the dugout. Sam. The friend who'd ...
Maya stared at the frayed ethernet cable dangling from her laptop, her reflection grimacing back at the screen. Three months ago, she and Kai were basically the same person—joined ...
I was basically a zombie by third period, having stayed up until 3 AM doomscrolling through Maya's Instagram stories. My hair was doing this weird static-frizz thing that made me l...
Maya's first week at Northwood High felt like walking through a minefield. The social hierarchy was clearer than the cafeteria menu: if you weren't at padel practice after school, ...
The baseball cap pulled low over my eyes was basically a security blanket. Like, if I couldn't see everyone judging me, maybe they weren't. Total logic, right? "You're literally d...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool deck, clutching her papaya like it was a grenade. Her mom had packed it in her swim bag with a note that said 'Try new things!' — which was rich,...
Marcus stared at the blender like it was a bomb. His mom's new health kick meant spinach smoothies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Literally. "It's fine, bro," his best friend J...