Written by Sara Feng from Bethpage High School, New York, USA Lina had always believed the sky was honest. Planes, clouds, sunlight – those were predictable things. Solid things. Things that stayed in their place. That was why, when the impossible appeared outside her airplane window, her reality didn’t just bend. It shattered. Lina’s forehead rested lightly against the window, the faint hum of the plane vibrating through her bones. The sky outside stretched wide and bright,
Written by Katherine Wu Seven Lakes High School, Texas, USA The late afternoon sun slipped through the windows, casting shadows across the living room. I stood on the threshold of my childhood home, caught in a silence thickened by memories. The walls, once vibrant with the colors of life, were now muted, their paint peeling as if the house had grown tired of holding memories. Just weeks had passed since my mother’s funeral, and now it was my turn to sort through the pieces s
