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“Can you stop calling me kid?" I snapped. "It may have escaped your attention, but I am not actually a child." The left corner…

— Elizabeth Morgan

“At one point I thought I broke his face, but he turned out to just be laughing really hard.”

— Vali Chandrasekaran

“I'm okay", he promised, tamping down on the small voice inside him that wanted to cry out, help me, help me, help me.”

— A.J. Barlowe

“But he’s grinning at her. She grins back. “You’ve made quite the new best friend,” I say. His expression turns to regret. “Children do…

— Stephanie Perkins

“I chuckle to myself as the thought that maybe he gets it from me enters my mind. I shake it off quickly though. This…

— Genevieve Woods

“It would take a long time until I laughed again, really laughed, or felt genuinely happy, but this was a start. I was taking…

— L.J. Shen

“My mom always wanted a bunch of kids, but they stopped after me. I never understood why." His voice was wistful. Haven closed the…

— j.m. darhower

“Thank you," he whispered against my hair. "How did that taste in your mouth?" He laughed. "Awful.”

— Kasie West

“What will happen to you if I win?” I whispered. A smile crossed his lips, but the corners were downturned, more sad than satisfied.…

— S. Jae-Jones

“covering myself in my blankie. Oh no, I dropped Mama Bear! My door creaked open, and light came through the seams of my blankie.…

— Alicia Kobishop

“Throughout the blurry eyes, I stared at my trembling hands. A clear droplet splashed on my wrist, but I hadn't heard myself crying with…

— Lyn Miller-lachmann

“Kale, jackass. His name is Kale," I snapped. Someone had joined the line behind Dad. The woman made an irritated noise of disapproval at…

— Jus Accardo