Curveball Summer
The humidity hit Marcus like a physical weight as he stood at the edge of the **pool**, clutching his phone like a lifeline. His older sister's graduation party raged behind him — ...
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The humidity hit Marcus like a physical weight as he stood at the edge of the **pool**, clutching his phone like a lifeline. His older sister's graduation party raged behind him — ...
Maya stood at the edge of the Johnsons' pool, clutching her vitamin D bottle like it was some kind of lifeline. Which, technically, it was — her mom had been on her case all summer...
The cable kept fizzing in and out, like it couldn't decide whether to exist or not. I watched Jax sprawl across my beanbag chair, one leg hooked over the arm, clicking through chan...
Maya stood at the edge of Blackwood Lake, phone clutched in her hand like a lifeline. Three new notifications. Three people asking if she was coming to Jason's party. Three opportu...
I'd been **spying** on Leo for three weeks before he caught me. Not like creepy spying—just from the far side of the neighborhood **pool**, where I'd pretend to focus on my basebal...
Maya's orange Docs stood out like a radioactive traffic cone against the pristine blue tile of Jenna's backyard. The invitation had said pool party, which apparently meant swimsuit...
Maya's straightener glowed red in the bathroom mirror, her curly hair already half-transformed into something smoother, something more like the girls at Northwood High. Tonight was...
Maya stared at the ceiling, the glow from her iPhone illuminating her disappointment. Another unanswered text. Sophie used to reply in seconds, GIFs and heart-eyed emojis flooding ...
My iphone vibrated against my thigh, the screen lighting up with Leo's text: "u coming?" I stood outside the community center, heart doing gymnastics. This was it — my chance to ...
Maya's heart did that stupid flutter thing whenever she saw Liam across the pool. Friday night at Jessica's house, and somehow she'd positioned herself on the inflatable unicorn di...
My iPhone buzzed for the third time in two minutes, but I didn't care. Lila Chen, junior queen of Northwood High, was crouched behind the gym, orange hair dye dripping down her n...
Maya's phone buzzed. Party at Jake's. Parents gone. She'd been crushing on Jake since seventh period algebra, when he'd let her copy homework without asking questions. Now sophomo...