Summer Coming-of-Age Short Stories - Page 2

Jada scrubbed the dark stain from the jacket, wondering if love was supposed to taste like battery acid.

Annie watched the ice melt in Steven's cup. It took exactly three seconds to ruin everything.

A summer afternoon turns chaotic as four teens struggle to turn a trash-filled lot into a community garden.

A summer night at the quarry turns into a nightmare when an accident leaves three friends with a secret.

She carried the unbruised tomatoes into the sterile kitchen, the silence of the house pressing against her ribs.

The river swallowed the street, turning the summer pavement into a hungry, dark monster that ate everything.

Paul waits for the 18 bus while the Winnipeg humidity turns the city into a literal pressure cooker tonight.

Leo watches the sky fracture over a summer city while the first real screams replace the digital silence.

A high-speed collision leaves Tyler grounded on blistering asphalt as he chooses logic over the rising tide of panic.