The Pyramid Scheme
Maya's phone died at 2% while waiting for the bus. She scrambled for her charging cable, jamming it into the campus outlet like her life depended on it. Because honestly, it did. ...
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Maya's phone died at 2% while waiting for the bus. She scrambled for her charging cable, jamming it into the campus outlet like her life depended on it. Because honestly, it did. ...
My palms were legit dripping sweat onto the padel racket—gross, but also, lowkey terrifying. Summer camp's first tournament, and somehow I'd accidentally signed up for singles. Me....
The storm front moved in faster than my batting average could crash — which, trust me, was pretty fast. One minute I'm on deck, circle-dripping in the on-deck circle, nerves doing ...
The locker room smelled like old sweat and desperation — exactly where I didn't want to be sophomore year. My hair was still damp from the showers, sticking up in weird directions ...
The summer before sophomore year, I learned that embarrassing yourself in front of your crush is basically a rite of passage. Like, you can't enter tenth grade without at least one...
Maya had been running on fumes for three weeks. Junior year was killing her—APUSH exams, debate team, and now her mom insisting she "put herself out there" by joining the rec baseb...
The pool house at Jake's place literally looked like a pyramid. Like, some extra-level architecture his dad probably paid too much for. I stood there gripping my towel, watching ev...
The goldfish glubbed at me through the glass, judgment in his bulging eyes. Great. Even my pet thought I was pathetic for hiding in the bathroom at Jordan's party. Outside, muffle...
Maya's palms were literally sweating through her jeans as she sat across from Kai in the cafeteria. Again. Her iPhone buzzed in her pocket — probably another stupid notification, b...
Maya's summer sucked. Instead of beach days with her bestie Kiara, she was stuck at her uncle's rundown carnival, wearing a stained polyester uniform that smelled like funnel cakes...
The summer before sophomore year, I landed my first legit gig: running cables for this obnoxious wedding venue. The money was gas-station freedom money, you know? But the real job ...
The social hierarchy at Northwood High worked like a pyramid scheme — you either bought into the popularity game or got buried at the bottom. I'd spent freshman year comfortably in...