I’m seventeen years old, and I’m forced to marrying my enemy for the sake of my grandmother. I didn’t like him. In fact, I hate him. I hate him so much until my head hurt. He’s the one who put my life under misery for years. Since we were kids, he pulled my hair, ruin my project until our teacher have to grounded me, he makes me look like a monster jelly when he throws a bucket of jelly to my face and get away with it, make me the one who have to clean that up. Yeah, I can tell you I know him for life, but not in good memories.
But few months before our graduation day, I agree to married with him. I thought that my life will be more miserable than it already is, but after few weeks, only few weeks, everything has changed. Maybe those people are right, the line between love and hate is not that much different. You’ll find out what will happen between me, Aria Marcel and my enemy for life, Harry Maxwell.
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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