Moving sucks, and anybody who has done it before knows this as a fact. Your parents practically rip you from your friends, school, and your entire life at that. But, there can be a few positives. Only if you are lucky that is. You have to get out there and talk to people. Yay, social skills..!? Ah who am I kidding. I'm an antisocial weirdo who gets along with only my best friend Chloe. But my life is now being changed.. I don't like change. My dad decided that he needs to take the entire family including my mother, Lillian, my 8 year old brother, Tristan, my cat, Millie, and the star himself my dad, John, to Jefferson, California because of his job. Urg, this is going to be rough.
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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