The Art of Drowning
Chloe's iphone buzzed in her pocket like an angry hornet, but she ignored it. Behind the concession stand at the regional fair, she was technically supposed to be working, but inst...
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Chloe's iphone buzzed in her pocket like an angry hornet, but she ignored it. Behind the concession stand at the regional fair, she was technically supposed to be working, but inst...
Maya stared at the mirror, her normally brown hair now a shockingly bright orange. First day of sophomore year, first impressions, first mistake. The box promised "sunset copper," ...
Maya adjusted her bucket hat for the fiftieth time, pulling the brim lower. It was her armor—overworn, totally lame according to TikTok, but safe. Around her, bodies splashed in th...
I hadn't taken off my hat in public since seventh grade. Not at school. Not at parties. Not even when it was ninety degrees and everyone else was sweating through their shirts. The...
The orange neon sign buzzed above the dive bar's entrance, casting everything in this sickly artificial glow. Maya pressed her back against the brick wall outside, clutching her pl...
Maya stood at the edge of the pool, clutching her iPhone 13 like a lifeline. Jackson Carter's end-of-summer party was already in full swing—music thumping, seniors doing cannonball...
The **lightning** flashed across the sky, illuminating everything in this stark, weird way, like someone had turned on the fluorescents in a classroom during a blackout. I was supp...
I've been lowkey spying on Maya since the first week of sophomore year. She's an enigma - always sketching in her notebook during lunch, never hanging with the popular crowd. My be...
Marcus stood at the edge of the pool, chlorine stinging his nose. The summer party was in full swing—kids from school everywhere, some doing cannonballs off the diving board, other...
The summer heat pressed against my skin as I sat on the wooden dock, peeling an orange. My phone buzzed beside me—another notification that made me feel like everyone was watching,...
The first day of sophomore year, Maya's phone buzzed with a group chat invite: "Padel Club @ Lunch." Her stomach did that thing where it felt like she'd swallowed a handful of ligh...
The chlorine smell hit Marcus before he even pushed through the gym doors. Thursday. 3:45 PM. Swim practice. The absolute worst time of his life. He adjusted his swim cap, trying ...