The beach trip was supposed to be a private escape. It lasted about a day.

On their second afternoon, as Brie was wading back to their towels, a girl in her late teens approached, phone in hand,...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The next few days settled into a strange, new rhythm. The office was still the office, but it felt like a stage now. Every interaction was layered. Every glance carried weight.

Victoria couldn&a...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The last weeks of the semester were a blur of textbooks and goodbyes.

Cory's final exams loomed like a wall he couldn't see over, and Josh's soccer schedule had intensified-playof...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The next few days settled into a strange, new rhythm. The office was still the office, but it felt like a stage now. Every interaction was layered. Every glance carried weight.

Victoria couldn&a...

The car ride home was a blur. Mia sat in the passenger seat, her body aching from the constriction of her clothes. The jeans had dug into her waist for hours, leaving angry red marks that she could...

The next few days settled into a strange, new rhythm. The office was still the office, but it felt like a stage now. Every interaction was layered. Every glance carried weight.

Victoria couldn&a...