teen years
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Chapter 1: La Tortura
Izzie flipped through the pages of her planner, scanning the notes she’d scribbled between lesson plans and faculty meetings. The day had been manageable. Surprisingly, this year’s 8th-grade class reminded her of her own from sixteen years ago–smart, but incredibly rowdy. She had braced for at least three disciplinary incidents, yet the silence lingering in… Continue reading
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Prologue
There it goes—the blaring alarm. Isabella groaned, fumbling to silence it. Another morning, another battle with the snooze button. Some days, adulthood felt surreal, like she’d blinked and woken up 15 years older, burdened with a thousand responsibilities. She exhaled, shaking off the sleep as a soft mew cut through the quiet. Estelle–Stelly, as she… Continue reading
Me, You, & The Party Rock Crew 