The Pyramid Scheme Cafeteria
Marcus stared at the cafeteria's social pyramid—seniors at the top tables, juniors below them, sophomores scattered around the edges, and freshmen like him squeezed into whatever c...
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Marcus stared at the cafeteria's social pyramid—seniors at the top tables, juniors below them, sophomores scattered around the edges, and freshmen like him squeezed into whatever c...
My fedora — yes, a fedora, don't judge — was pulled low over my eyes as I slouched against the fence, the brim shielding me from both sun and social interaction. Being a freshman a...
I was dying. Like, actually dying of embarrassment. There I was, slouching against the family's fruit stand at the Saturday farmers market, wearing my lucky flannel (which wasn't ...
Maya's goldfish Bubbles swam in endless circles, trapped in a glass prison that felt way too familiar. Tomorrow was her first day at Northwood High, and her stomach was doing backf...
Marcus adjusted the fedora he'd bought online, hoping it made him look mysterious instead of like a LARPing pirate. His therapist called it a "security object." His friends called ...
Maya's fingers shook as she fumbled with the charging cable, her iPhone at 2% and counting down like a time bomb. "You coming or what?" Jake called from his driveway, revving his...
Maya leaned against the gymnasium wall, watching Theo—her ride—disappear into the sea of upperclassmen at Tyler's party. The bass thumped through the floorboards, vibrating in her ...
Maya stared at her reflection, horrified. The box promised "sunset copper," but her hair was definitely neon orange. Like, traffic-cone orange. Like, "I'm standing on a corner in a...
I started running at 2 AM because that's when the demons sleep, apparently. Or maybe just because my dad was definitely asleep by then and wouldn't see me sneaking out in last year...
I stood at the edge of the POOL, chlorine stinging my nose, clutching my towel like a security blanket. Summer before freshman year, and Maya's end-of-school party was basically so...
Maya stared at her reflection, fingers working through her coils until they sprang into perfect definition. Three hours of work. For Jake's party. Because apparently sixteen-year-o...
The hat was everything. A oversized dad cap pulled low, hiding both the disastrous DIY bangs I'd given myself at 2 AM and the fact that I was absolutely terrified. "You're going t...