The Sphinx of Satellite Cove
Maya's summer had been one long awkward slog until the cable guy showed up. "Your satellite's been dead for weeks," the guy said, chewing gum like it was his job. "Gotta rewire th...
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Maya's summer had been one long awkward slog until the cable guy showed up. "Your satellite's been dead for weeks," the guy said, chewing gum like it was his job. "Gotta rewire th...
Jake hated the cable company uniform. The polyester polo chafed, the cargo shorts made him look like a middle-aged dad, and the customers never looked him in the eye. He was just t...
Maya's phone buzzed with another text from Jordan: "Baseball tryouts TODAY. Don't wimp out." She stared at the dried creek bed behind the school. The whole town was obsessed with ...
Maya's mom pressed a neon-orange gummy into her palm before she dashed out the door. "Your brain vitamin, honey. Big history test today." Maya rolled her eyes but pocketed it. Lik...
The cable cut out right as Maya was about to confess. Five friends sat around the flickering TV in her basement, watching zombie movies for the third Friday in a row. The screen we...
The sun baked the pool deck while I felt like a total zombie—three hours of sleep will do that to you. Summer was supposed to be chill, but between my lifeguard shift and Maya's pa...
Maya's stomach did backflips as she stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. The pool party at Jake's house was tonight, and everyone who was anyone would be there. Includi...
Maya leaned against the kitchen counter, feeling like a total zombie. Three hours of standing in a corner, nodding at people she barely knew, clutching this ridiculous fedora her m...
I'd been **running** every morning since sophomore year started—four miles around the neighborhood, my Air Force Ones thudding against the pavement like a metronome counting down t...
The pool chlorine smell still clung to my hair as I rushed from swimming practice to meet Jordan. My phone buzzed — three unread messages from the group chat. "U coming or nah??"...
Maya's phone buzzed on her nightstand at 11:47 PM. 'party @ jake's. parents gone. bring something iconic.' The text was from Chloe, the girl who'd somehow transformed from invisibl...
Maya's summer camp experience was supposed to be Instagram-worthy, but instead she was stuck with bunkmates who treated her like she was invisible. The only thing worse? The Califo...