[TW: VIVID IMAGERY OF ABUSE, ALCOHOL SUBSTANCES, SELF-HARM. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEVERE DEPRESSION. READ WITH CAUTION AND ONLY IF YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN HANDLE IT] Alex, a seventeen year old girl, lives in an abusive family. Her father is the main source of her abuse and her mother is an alcoholic, unable to stop anything happening around her. Alex's life is bleak and just the same until one day, on her way to school, she meets a girl the same age as her, named Aurora. Aurora and Alex soon become friends, but Alex has more to reveal about her past than Aurora would have ever thought. Would the two girls stick together or will the difficulties tear their bond apart?

(TW) Please make sure to take into consideration that there are many triggering topics in this story such as depression, suicide, self-harm, abuse, rape and general signs of mental unwellness. There are also NSFW scenes. It is my duty as the author to let you know. If you are okay with all that, please I'd love it if you gave my story a read. Thank you so much :3 . . . Elise is a seventeen year old girl. She has always been alone, but now, she feels more lonely than ever, after losing her beloved mother, the only person she had in this world. But, when in the depths of despair, there is always someone who comes and brightens your life when you least expect it. Elise meets a lovely cheerful girl at her summer school, named Ingrid, and they slowly grow closer and closer. While Elise is still struggling, will she keep going, as long as she has Ingrid by her side? Will she learn how to love herself and Ingrid as well? This is a tale of love and self-actualization and how you can always raise from your ashes, like a phoenix with flaming wings.