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“Are you ready for your mug shot, Tori?” A tanned arm shoves a camera phone in my face, capturing a close-up as I traipse my way up the marble steps to the grand foyer of the Paradise Crown—Orange County’s hottest new hotel. I recognize the arm and the haughty voice that accompanies it all too well. It belongs to none other than Rose Vilan, the overachieving, snake-eyed sophomore who I believe relocated from New York to California with the sole purpose of making my li...

“Are you ready for your mug shot, Tori England?” A tanned arm shoved a camera phone in my face, capturing my bewildered expression as I made my way up the marble steps to the grand foyer of the Paradise Crown—Orange County’s hippest and hottest new hotel. I recognized the arm and the haughty voice that accompanied it all too well. It belonged to none other than my classmate Rose Villan, the overachieving, snake-eyed sophomore, who I believe relocated from New York to C...

Anbar Province, Iraq So this is what death feels like. Ryan lay on his back and tried to blink several times. Everything around him was black. He tried to focus on his surroundings. Was that a scream? No. It was just the echo of the explosion ringing in his ears. The smell of smoke invaded his nostrils and he could feel flames begin to lick his skin. They grabbed at his legs and tried to pull him closer.  He felt hollow and alone. I can’t die like this. Not in a country that isn&rs...