The Dog Who Knew
Maya's hair had been straightened, curled, braided, and now it was frizzy from the humidity. Again. She stared at her reflection, finger-combing the curls that refused to cooperate...
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Maya's hair had been straightened, curled, braided, and now it was frizzy from the humidity. Again. She stared at her reflection, finger-combing the curls that refused to cooperate...
I moved through sophomore year like a zombie, autopilot engaged. Wake up, school, homework, scroll TikTok until 3 AM, repeat. My therapist called it "depressive symptoms." I called...
Some friendships survive bad decisions. Mine survived the Great Barn Catastrophe of junior year. "You're literally going to get us expelled," I whispered, following Maya through t...
The goldfish stared at me through the glass, probably judging my outfit. Again. "You're not helping, Bruce," I muttered, grabbing my racquet bag. Bruce did that slow, blinkless fi...
Maya's first week at Northwood High felt like walking through a fog where everyone else knew the secret password. Her vintage dad hat—shoved low over her curls—was basically a shie...
I didn't want to be at Jessica's party. But my best friend Mia dragged me, claiming this was my chance to finally stop being invisible. So there I was, sixteen years old, clutching...
Maya's palms were sweating as she gripped her iPhone, thumbs hovering over the group chat. Kayla's pool party was in two hours and everyone was going—even Harper, who'd been ghosti...
Maya dragged herself through the school hallway, feeling like absolute **zombie** material after three hours of sleep and a week of finals. Her favorite hoodie—the one with the fak...
Maya's palms were literally sweating through her grip on the padel racket. The country club was supposed to be her mom's brilliant idea for "summer enrichment," but so far it was j...
Marcus stood at the edge of the padél court, his worn sneakers gripping the artificial turf like a lifeline. Three weeks at Oak Creek Academy, and he was still the cable kid – the ...
Maya's palms were sweating so badly she could practically fill a water bottle. Which was ridiculous, because she was just sitting at lunch with the popular crowd—the Pyramid, as ev...
The humidity hit me like a wall as I stepped through Tyler's sliding door. This was it—my first real high school party. The kind people talked about on Monday. My palm was already ...