Riddles by the Pool
Maya stood at the edge of the concrete, toes curled around her flip-flops. The pool party raged behind her — bass thumping, kids cannonballing, someone's older brother blasting mus...
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Maya stood at the edge of the concrete, toes curled around her flip-flops. The pool party raged behind her — bass thumping, kids cannonballing, someone's older brother blasting mus...
The cafeteria at Northwood High smelled like regret and microwave lasagna, but there I was, holding a Tupperware container of **spinach** leaves like they were radioactive. "You'r...
Maya's phone buzzed with another Instagram notification—#PoolParty2024 trending. She stared at her reflection, wondering if she'd ever feel ready for sophomore year. Her mom's late...
Maya's padel racquet felt like an extension of her arm as she smashed the ball against the glass wall. The *thwack* echoed through the court, matching the rhythm of her pounding he...
Maya pulled her beanie hat lower, practically disappearing into it as she stood against the kitchen island at Tyler's party. Her iPhone buzzed in her pocket—probably her mom asking...
The padel court hummed with Friday afternoon energy — the rhythmic thwack of racquets meeting balls, laughter from the spectators' bench, the sharp squeak of sneakers on artificial...
The day started normal enough — me, sixteen and clueless, sitting behind the dugout watching Isaac pitch. The baseball field was practically glowing, palm trees swaying like they k...
The summer air was thick with humidity and the smell of chlorine when I spotted the fox at the edge of the woods. It was just a flash of rusty orange in the shadows, watching us li...
Maya stared at her reflection, fingers tracing the jagged ends of her new bob. The hair salon owner had promised "textured and edgy," but she felt more like a confused poodle. Her ...
I stood by the snack table clutching a Vitaminwater like it was a life raft, which honestly, it kind of was. The neon blue bottle matched nothing at Maya's end-of-summer pool party...
Maya yanked the orange beanie down over her curls, desperately hoping it would make her invisible. It didn't. At Tyler's pool party, everyone seemed to glow in their swimsuits whil...
I felt like a zombie. Three straight nights of AP Bio cramming will do that to you. My hair was doing that thing it does when I've forgotten to wash it for two days — sticking up i...