Sweaty Palms and Strikeouts
My palms were basically waterfalls. I wiped them on my jeans for the tenth time, leaving dark streaks on the denim. "You good, bro?" Marcus asked, fist-bumping my shoulder like he...
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My palms were basically waterfalls. I wiped them on my jeans for the tenth time, leaving dark streaks on the denim. "You good, bro?" Marcus asked, fist-bumping my shoulder like he...
Maya's hair had that perfect beach-wave look she spent forty minutes perfecting, but the humidity was already winning. Standing at the edge of Jake's pool party, she clutched her i...
My hair was officially a disaster. Three weeks of daily swim practice had turned my once-glossy waves into something resembling seaweed, and the chlorine had dyed the tips a suspic...
The social pyramid at Jackson's pool party was literal and brutal. The popular kids—Jackson, Chloe, and their squad—claimed the deep end with their designer floaties and TikTok-wor...
Maya stared at the **vitamin** supplements lining the wall behind the counter at Tropical Zings, wondering why her mom insisted she take them during finals week. Working the aftern...
The social pyramid at Northwood High was brutal. Freshmans like me? We were the dirt beneath the foundation. But today, during third period English, I was finally gonna level up. ...
Kai's pet goldfish, Bartholomew, floated at the top of his bowl again. Third time this month. "Dude, you gotta stop doing this," Kai whispered, tapping the glass. Bartholomew's o...
The first day of sophomore year, I learned that our high school had a pyramid. Not the ancient stone kind in Egypt—we're talking social hierarchy, reimagined by the swim team. At ...
The Saturday baseball game stretched into its seventh inning, and I was basically a zombie at this point. Three hours of sleep thanks to that history paper'll do that to you. My be...
Marcus's palms were sweating. Again. Like, actual dripping-down-his-fingers sweating, which was exactly why he'd spent the last two weeks strategically avoiding handshakes, high-fi...
The backyard glowed with string lights and chlorine dreams. I adjusted my goggles—okay, not my goggles, my metaphorical goggles. Because I wasn't here to swim. I was here to spy. ...
The papaya sat on my plate like some alien artifact — bright orange, speckled seeds looking back at me. I'd come to summer camp to prove I wasn't some sheltered kid from the suburb...