The melodious tones of his voice caused all the girls in the audience to scream, including his beautiful girlfriend Vanessa who stood front row with her younger sister Chloe. Chloe seemed like the calmest girl at the concert, not fussed with the sexy guitarist fad, she was more of a drummer sort of girl, hence causing her almost constant stare at the band's drummer whilst Vanessa gaped at her boyfriend Ryan as he frollicked around stage enjoying the screaming girls in the stands in front of him.
During intermission the girls walked backstage, Ryan and Vanessa sneaking off to the dressing room leaving Chloe to relax by the refreshments table with the band's drummer Rydell.
"So how do you like the concert so far?" Rydell asked as he peeled the casing off of a chocolate cupcake as he licked the icing.
"It's surprisingly good, but the songs sound boring with only Ryan's voice." Chloe stated simply as she bit into a honeycomb flavoured brownie.
"I only sing during songs that mean something to me, anyway, Ryan's too busy fondling your sister to write good songs." Rydell laughed whilst Chloe tried not to choke on the brownie.
"Why does the lead singer have to write the songs?" Chloe asked as the though engulfed her brain.
"Correction, they don't have too but it's just easier that way." Rydell smirked as he handed Chloe a napkin, pointing to the bit of brownie that had gotten stuck at the corner of her mouth.
"I'd love to hear a song that had meaning for once." Chloe scoffed.
Who knew that one song could change a million lives forever, with scandals and kisses on the front covers of tabloids world wide, the fun and drama will never end. Who knew one quick conversation would lead to so many broken hearts and boxes of hate mail, one conversation that led a 'nobody' all the way to stardom before Billy Ray could say "Sweet Nibblets!" to Miley's VMA performance.
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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