Refusal

Lila, an 18-year-old college freshman with a sharp wit and unapologetic confidence, lounged in her cramped dorm room after a long day of classes. Her roommate…

Lila lounged in her cramped college dorm room, the afternoon sun filtering through half-drawn blinds. At eighteen and a sharp-witted sophomore, she exuded…

The apartment felt smaller every day since their parents remarried, throwing Alex and his stepsister Lena into the same space. At twenty-four and twenty-three,…