Orange Hair & Deep Water
The pool water was colder than usual, or maybe that was just my nerves talking. I'd dyed my hair bright orange two days before districts—part rebellion, part I-don't-even-know-what...
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The pool water was colder than usual, or maybe that was just my nerves talking. I'd dyed my hair bright orange two days before districts—part rebellion, part I-don't-even-know-what...
Maya's legs dangled over the edge of the diving board, chlorine stinging her nose. Below, the pool rippled with laughter and bodies—Mason's annual end-of-summer bash, the social ev...
Maya's hands shook as she applied winged eyeliner in the bathroom mirror. The biggest party of freshman year was at Jake's house, and everyone who was anyone would be there. Includ...
Maya's hair refused to cooperate, as usual. She stood before her bathroom mirror, dark curls frizzing in every direction like she'd stuck her finger in an electrical socket. Anothe...
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My hair was supposed to be copper sunset. Instead, it looked like I'd stuck my head in a bowl of tomato soup. "You look fine, Maya," Zoe lied. We were in her car, heading to the p...
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Maya adjusted the bucket hat for the seventeenth time. It was supposed to look effortless, that 'I just threw this on' aesthetic, but instead she felt like a mushroom trying to pas...
Maya's fingers trembled as she adjusted the neon swim cap, pulling it tight until her forehead stung. The latex squeezed her skull like a second skin, trapping every strand of hair...
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I felt like a zombie walking into school Monday morning—three hours of sleep and a history test I hadn't studied for would do that to you. But nobody noticed the bags under my eyes...