Goldfish & Papara Nights
The cafeteria hummed with that Friday-before-break energy, but Maya barely noticed. She pushed spinach around her tray with her fork, her stomach doing somersaults. "You're actual...
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The cafeteria hummed with that Friday-before-break energy, but Maya barely noticed. She pushed spinach around her tray with her fork, her stomach doing somersaults. "You're actual...
Maya's palms were sweating. Like, actually dripping — gross, but whatever. She wiped them on her ripped jeans and took a breath. "Okay, who's next for the psychic readings?" Becca...
The pool party at Jasmine's house was supposed to be Jordan's chance to finally level up his social status. Freshman year was halfway over, and he was still stuck in NPC territory ...
Marcus dragged himself across the court, feeling like a total zombie. Three hours of padel in ninety-degree heat would do that to you. His faded blue snapback — the one he'd worn e...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her solo cup like a lifeline. The sophomore who'd invited her—Jake, with the effortless smile and hair that actually looked good wet—w...
Maya stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, running fingers through what used to be perfectly blonde highlights. Now, thanks to three weeks of varsity swim practice and t...
Maya's golden retriever, Buster, had decided that right now—during the most important party of sophomore year—was the perfect time to steal the papaya from the appetizer table. Not...
Maya's phone died at 11:47 PM—exactly forty-seven minutes after she'd spent three hours scrolling through Jordan's story highlights, feeling like a total creep. A spy in her own so...
Marcus hated **swimming** practice. Like, *hated* it with the passion of a thousand failed TikTok dances. But there he was, laps deep in the chlorinated abyss of Miller High's pool...
Maya's summer was supposed to be about becoming someone new — someone who didn't panic in social situations, someone who could actually talk to guys without turning into a human to...
Maya's mom dropped the ultimate bombshell: she'd signed Maya up for a summer job at the new cat cafe in town. As if working wasn't embarrassing enough, the uniform included a ridic...
Maya stared at the cafeteria's social hierarchy like it was an actual pyramid. At the apex sat the popular kids—perfect skin, perfect outfits, perfect lives. Then came the sports t...