Scarlet Payne is everything but okay. After Liam left for X- Factor, she changed. Her parents started treating her like shit, she is getting hate, and shes drowning in depression. Scar starts cutting to deal with her self hatred, and starves because she secretly thinks that maybe if she loses enough weight she'll disappear. Finally, she has had enough. She lost hope, and attempts her suicide. After waking up in the hospital, her family has decided that drastic changes will be made. Will Liam help? Will one of his band mates help her? Will she open up to him? Scarlet needs help, but does she want it?

Harry was tired of it. He was tired of being the "lead singer" of the band. He was tired of being "the flirty, filthy manwhore". He hated the fame. He hated the attention. He hated everything. Scarlett was tired of breathing. She just got out of rehab but still struggling. Her whole life she'd been known as "the quiet girl". She was always in everyone else's shadow. She was constantly put down, overlooked, and constantly change so she'd "be good enough". "Tired" couldn't even explain her pain. The two seem to be completely different, but are they really? When they finally meet they realize one thing: They're just what they needed. // book one of the strings series //