Maggie is orchestrating a surprise gathering for Jason’s former college bandmates.

The start of a new academic year often heralds a familiar blend of ennui, the presence of tormentors, and the tangled affections of young hearts.

The cheerleader cultivated a friendship with Carol with a single-minded purpose: to get closer to Mike.

Ben has been making calls to a service offering explicit content.

Mike's dismissal was a secret he kept from his parents.

Carol cultivated a narrative around herself, weaving tales of a captivating man, a "hunk," that drifted through the office like perfume.

The charlatan offered Mike a stone, claiming it possessed extraordinary power.

The suggested changes to the school's dress code have created a rift between Maggie and Jason.

As the holiday season approached, Ben extended an invitation to a woman he knew from the streets, welcoming her into his home for the festivities.

Mike, a man known for his unwavering honesty, witnesses Maggie telling a falsehood to her superior.

Carol is presented with the opportunity to advance directly to the next level of schooling.

She improved Mike’s mark, then made her claim.

The winter formal presents a contrasting set of challenges for Carol and Mike.

The Seavers found themselves hosting Maggie's parents, a prospect fraught with the familiar tension of their ongoing disagreements.

At a college gathering, Mike found himself with his friends at a crossroads. The air hummed with a certain energy, a suggestion of possibilities that included a path toward altered states. A question hung unspoken between them: would they c…

Mike found himself acting as a matchmaker for Ben, who was clearly captivated by his sitter.

Carol intends to spend her prize from the radio contest on a rhinoplasty.

Ben often felt overlooked, a quiet ache settling within him as Maggie’s days remained perpetually full.

The task of tracing ancestry revealed a shadowed truth within the family history.

Passengers Jason and Mike on a flight find themselves unexpectedly tasked with delivering a baby.

Maggie urged Jason to dismiss the elderly handyman he'd employed for the furnace repair. He remained steadfast in his refusal, citing their friendship as the reason.

Jason was aware that the editor extending Maggie the offer of a dream job had a reputation for being a notorious womanizer.