The Art of Not Drowning
Maya's fingertips turned prune-wrinkled after three hours of swimming practice, but she kept pushing through the water like her life depended on it. Coach Reynolds kept screaming a...
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Maya's fingertips turned prune-wrinkled after three hours of swimming practice, but she kept pushing through the water like her life depended on it. Coach Reynolds kept screaming a...
Maya sat in the back corner of the bleachers, her phone camera zoomed in on the popular table. Her rescue dog, Buster, a terrier mix with one floppy ear, curled beside her like a f...
Maya stared at her reflection, willing her hair to magically un-frizz itself. No such luck. The box dye had promised "sun-kissed caramel," but her hair now looked more like she'd s...
Maya gripped her iPhone so hard the case creaked. Three notifications lit up her screen, all from the same group chat she'd left two hours ago. They were planning this pool party w...
Maya's nickname came from being slippery—always dodging social situations, disappearing before anyone could pin her down. Fox, her friends called her. Like it was a compliment. But...
The invitation came via Instagram DM: pool party at Jessica's house. I stared at my phone like it held the secrets to the universe. Freshman year, and I was finally invited to THE ...
Maya's fingers flew across her iPhone screen at midnight, heart racing with every notification. The group chat was exploding, and someone had posted screenshots of her locker note ...
I felt like a zombie—half-aliving through finals week, surviving on three hours of sleep and caffeine that definitely wasn't working anymore. But here I was, at Jenna's pool party,...
Mateo's hands shook as he gripped the rope. The 4-H fair crowd stared, phones raised like interrogation lights. Behind him, Sarah—that supposed best friend who'd sworn she'd help w...
Maya's mom had finally let her dye her hair. She'd spent three hours applying what was supposed to be "sunset copper" but ended up looking more like a traffic cone. The first perso...
Marcus stared at the orange bottle on his kitchen counter. "Mega-Energy Vitamin Complex," the label promised. His mom had bought them because, in her words, "you look exhausted, mi...
Maya's first day as a sophomore wasn't supposed to include staring down at a scoop of pathetic, steamed spinach like it held the answers to her entire existence. But here she was, ...