The Papaya Incident
Maya's palms were sweating so bad she could practically fill a water bottle with the nervous moisture. She was fifteen, it was the first real party of freshman year, and she was cu...
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Maya's palms were sweating so bad she could practically fill a water bottle with the nervous moisture. She was fifteen, it was the first real party of freshman year, and she was cu...
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