The Fox in Left Field
Maya's iPhone buzzed against her thigh, another Instagram story from Jamie. She'd been basically low-key spying on him since freshman year, watching every story, liking every post,...
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Maya's iPhone buzzed against her thigh, another Instagram story from Jamie. She'd been basically low-key spying on him since freshman year, watching every story, liking every post,...
The invitation came like it was for everyone else, but I knew better. Marcus's pool party was the social event of the summer, and I was definitely not on the VIP list. Still, when ...
The backyard pool glowed with underwater LED lights, bodies bobbing everywhere as Tyler's annual rager kicked into high gear. I stood near the snack table nursing a warm soda, watc...
Maya's sphinx cat, Cleo, looked like an alien. A wrinkly, naked alien that needed sweaters in winter. But right now, Cleo was her accomplice. "Operation Crimson Crush is a go," Ma...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, her hands slick against her thighs. Why did her palms always decide to reenact a monsoon right when she needed them not to? "You're seriously n...
Leo pulled the fox hat down over his ears, trying to disappear into the fabric. It was his third day at Camp Nokomii, and exactly zero people had spoken to him. The hat was suppose...
Maya stood at the edge of Chloe's pool, clutching her phone like a lifeline. The junior class kickback raged around her - Spotify blasting, seniors grinding on each other in the sh...
Maya's bedroom was basically a crime scene of craft supplies—hot glue gun casualties, fabric scraps, and the remnants of twelve failed attempts at sphinx wings scattered everywhere...
Maya's first day at Northwood High felt like walking into a movie where everyone else had the script but her. She clutched her tray like a lifeline, scanning the cafeteria for some...
Maya's life was officially a mess. First period PE, and Coach Martinez had already designated her as the new "freshman sacrifice" for the cross country team. "You've got potential,...
Marcus stood at the edge of the community pool, clutching his phone like it was a life raft. The group of popular kids laughed near the diving board, their tanned bodies glistening...
Maya's fingers pruned as she gripped the pool's edge, surveying the chaos of Jake's end-of-summer blowout. The cool water offered refuge from the humidity—and from Brian, whose bas...