Bullpen Blues
Marcus stood at the edge of the diving board, toes curled around the rough surface, heart pounding like a bass drum at a homecoming dance. Below him, the pool water shimmered with ...
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Marcus stood at the edge of the diving board, toes curled around the rough surface, heart pounding like a bass drum at a homecoming dance. Below him, the pool water shimmered with ...
My legs burned as I kept running, the sunset painting the sky in impossible pinks and purples that made my phone's camera roll look basic. Cross-country practice had ended twenty m...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her iPhone like a lifeline. The screen reflected her nervous expression—group chat blowing up with people already at Jason's party, wh...
Jamie stared at the bathroom mirror, clutching the box of neon orange hair dye like it was contraband. Her mom would definitely freak, but that was kind of the point. "You're actu...
Maya pulled her beanie hat lower over her forehead, her usual armor against the world. The hallway felt like a minefield of judgment, and she was just trying to survive until the b...
Maya adjusted the stupid hat her mom made her wear to the Freshman Mixer—a vintage fedora that screamed "I'm trying too hard." She could feel the pyramid of Lincoln High's social h...
Jordan's ribs still ached from where the baseball had connected during practice, but the locker room jokes about needing "thicker skin" hurt worse than the bruise. Everyone expecte...
Jordan's palms were sweating. Like, actually dripping onto their ripped skinny jeans. Senior year. Five minutes until AP Calc, and they were hiding behind the gym's dumpster with a...
Marcus adjusted his fitted hat, brim pulled low to hide the flush creeping up his neck. The varsity baseball team's tryouts were tomorrow, and his arms felt like jelly from extra p...
The orange glow of sunset bled into the horizon as I stood outside the community center, gripping my backpack straps like they were my only lifeline. Third new school in two years....
Maya's curls had turned into a frizzy halo after her third lap of the pool. She yanked at her swim cap, but the damage was done—her natural hair was doing its own thing, as usual. ...
Maya's mom stood in the kitchen doorway, holding out the blender like a peace offering. "It's got spinach. You need iron for track season." "Hard pass," Maya said, already reachin...