Being a Teenager is hard I must admit, and life for me isn't all peaches'n Cream like everyone thinks it is. Yes , I got a pretty face, slim waist, money , clothes, n everything you can ever imagine having, but shit I go through everyday struggles just like the next person. Shit, from heartbreaks, to fake ass friends, dealing with my psycho ass family, sometimes even being insecure, but all I can do is try to take it a day at a time till I'm finally able to be on my own." This is the Life of 16 year old Alex Khalil Baker , and everything she goes through. She has never had it easy and still doesn't , well at least to her she doesn't. All she wants is to be happy for a change, but what's holding her back from being happy ? Is it her own insecurities ? Or her past that's holding her back from happiness ?
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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