Lightning at the Sphinx Pool
The summer air felt thick enough to chew as I stood at the edge of the pool, clutching my towel like a lifeline. This was it—my first real party since moving to town, and I was alr...
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The summer air felt thick enough to chew as I stood at the edge of the pool, clutching my towel like a lifeline. This was it—my first real party since moving to town, and I was alr...
The summer house party was exactly the kind of social disaster scene that made my palms sweat. I stood against the kitchen counter, nursing a warm soda, watching everyone else effo...
The social pyramid at Northwood High was basically a religion, and Marcus? He was somewhere in the basement, right between the AV club kids and the guys who played Magic cards in t...
The chlorine stung my nose as I stood at the edge of the pool, gripping my towel like a lifeline. Everyone was already in the water — even Jenna, who I'd been crushing on for month...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her iPhone like it was a life preserver. Coach Martinez's whistle pierced the humid afternoon air—three sharp blasts that meant "get i...
Maya's laptop screen glowed at 2 AM as she refreshed Instagram for the hundredth time. The social pyramid at Northwood High was brutal, and she'd been stuck in the middle layer sin...
Jordan's vintage fedora wasn't just a hat—it was armor against the fluorescent-lit battlefield of sophomore year. Until it wasn't. The cafeteria smelled like tater tots and desper...
Maya's palms were sweating, and she hadn't even dipped a toe in the water yet. Pool parties were supposed to be fun, but mostly they just felt like a social minefield. Everyone fr...
Maya's lungs burned as she rounded the track's final curve, her sneakers slapping against the rubber in perfect rhythm. Running was the only time her brain actually shut up — no no...
The first day of freshman year at Northwood High, and already I'm violating the unwritten rules. I'm sitting at a table in the cafeteria section known as the Pyramid—because the so...
Maya stared into the bathroom mirror, horrified. Her hair—previously waist-length and perfect—now looked like something a zombie would wear during an apocalypse. The DIY bob she'd ...
Marcus stood behind the left field fence, nacho cheese staining his favorite hoodie. Again. "Dude, you're gonna get caught," Maya whispered, elbowing him. She was right—sneaking on...