The Pool Party Pyramid
My palms were sweating so bad I had to wipe them on my swimsuit—again, which was ridiculous because I was literally standing five feet from a pool. Maya gripped my arm like she was...
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My palms were sweating so bad I had to wipe them on my swimsuit—again, which was ridiculous because I was literally standing five feet from a pool. Maya gripped my arm like she was...
The social pyramid at Lincoln High had been crystal clear since seventh grade: varsity athletes at the apex, theater kids somewhere in the middle, and everyone else fighting for th...
My iPhone buzzed in my pocket like a trapped bee, but I ignored it. The screen was probably lighting up with texts from the group chat I'd left on read three hours ago. They were p...
Maya dragged herself into third period feeling like a straight-up zombie, courtesy of four straight nights of Apocalypse Trials. Her best friend Jenna shot her that look—the one th...
The goldfish bowl sat on my nightstand, its lone inhabitant — a comet I'd named Captain Fin — swimming in endless circles. My mom called him my 'therapy fish,' which was basically ...
Maya looked like a zombie. Three hours of sleep, two AP classes, and one disastrous morning will do that to you. Her hair fought a losing battle against gravity, and her eyes had t...
I'd been conducting spy operations on Maya Rivera since third period English, which sounds way more creepy than it actually is. Basically, I just happened to notice everything abou...
The invitation came via Instagram DM, which already felt like a trap. Jordan Carter, whose backyard **pool** had hosted every legendary party since seventh grade, was having people...
The cafeteria line moved at a glacial pace, giving me way too much time to overthink everything. Classic Tuesday energy – everyone pretending not to notice each other while definit...
Maya's stomach did backflips as she stood in front of Jordan's house, clutching a bag of **orange** sodas like they were her lifeline. Her first real party. No parents. No curfew. ...
Jordan was running late—again. Track practice had gone overtime, and now she had exactly seven minutes to get across campus, grab something edible from the cafeteria, and make it t...
My protein smoothie was green. Like, aggressively green. Mom said I needed more vitamins if I was going to try out for the baseball team, so she'd packed it full of spinach, kale, ...