Mascara.
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Last published Tue, Jun 3, 2025
Take it out of the tube, and things get messy.
It started with detention. Just a few bored teenagers, a harmless game, a dare taken too far.
But mascara smudges-just like secrets, just like feelings no one's ready to name. And once things get messy, it's hard to clean up.
Who knew detention could bring people so close? Closer than they should be. Close enough to hurt. Because behind every friendship is a truth waiting to spill-and this group is already drowning in them.
Eris, the mean girl with a sharp tongue, is quietly holding her family together.
Nova, the popular one, but never quite popular enough-not with everyone.
Cassie, the kind animal lover, is being eaten alive by a secret no one suspects.
Imani, the outcast-except maybe she's the one doing the avoiding.
Jesse, always joking, always grinning, but barely holding it together.
Theo, the rebel with a reputation, is hiding something darker than anyone knows.
Nate, golden boy of the hockey team, is guarding a secret he's desperate to forget-but some locks can't be broken, and some keys won't turn.
Friendship is like mascara-beautiful when it's held together, messy when it runs, and gone once it's wiped away.
In the halls of their high school, behind the side-eyes and silences, something is building. Romance. Guilt. Betrayal. And when secrets come out, someone always gets hurt.
Some stains don't wash off. And some friendships won't survive the truth.
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