We are disfunctional, We are reckless, We are outsiders, We are the ones the stand out, We are outspoken, We are alone, We are misfits. I'm Terry Evelynn Williams, I'm a misfit, no I'm not, I'm the misfit at my school you will hear about me first, you will be warned off me and my friends. Walking down the halls you'll see how feared we are, You will believe them. We are different, We lash out when we are anger We don't hide we do, what we want and what we need to do. We don't fit in and We don't care because we have each other. We're lucky in a way. Everyone of us is equally messed up. And we don't give a fuck what you think.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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