Orange Lightning
Maya adjusted the straps of her denim jacket, heart doing that stupid flutter thing every time she looked two rows ahead at Ryan—aka Fox, thanks to his copper hair and the way he s...
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Maya adjusted the straps of her denim jacket, heart doing that stupid flutter thing every time she looked two rows ahead at Ryan—aka Fox, thanks to his copper hair and the way he s...
Maya's mom was gonna lose it when she saw the bathroom sink. The orange hair dye stains looked like a crime scene — splatters of neon orange everywhere, like a traffic exploded in ...
Maya stood by the edge of the pool clutching her phone like a lifeline. The water glittered deceptively calm, but inside, everything churned. Her mom's ridiculous oversized sun hat...
I never wanted to be on the baseball team. But Dad said 'character building' like it was a vitamin I could take in pill form, so there I was, right field, where the ball never went...
I was a zombie. That's the only way to describe junior year when you're running on three hours of sleep and an energy drink that tasted like battery acid. My best friend, Leo, had ...
My palms were sweating so bad I could practically feel the moisture seeping through my batting gloves. Tryouts for the varsity baseball team were tomorrow, and honestly? I wasn't s...
Maya stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror, her curly hair a magnificent disaster after the chlorine. This was exactly why she hadn't wanted to come to Jessica's pool par...
The chlorine hit me first—that sharp, chemical scent that screamed summer freedom. I stood at the edge of the pool, gripping my towel like it was a lifeline. Swimming wasn't my thi...
Maya's thumb hovered over the send button, her iPhone screen illuminating her face in the darkness of her room. The group chat was blowing up—everyone making plans for Jake's party...
The cat—Mittens, because twelve-year-old me had zero creativity—sat on my windowsill, judging my life choices through yellow slitted eyes. She'd been watching me pack for three hou...
Marcus had never been more embarrassed in his life. Here he was, fifteen years old, standing at the edge of the community pool while six-year-olds did cannonballs around him. His ...
Maya's mom had gone full wellness influencer, which explained the spinach sitting in Maya's lunchbox like a depressing green salad without the fun parts. "It's brain fuel, Maya! Yo...