de·pres·sion diˈpreSHən/ 1. severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy.
•a condition of mental disturbance characterized by depression to a greater degree than seems warranted by the external circumstances, typically with lack of energy and difficulty in maintaining concentration or interest in life.
"clinical depression" synonyms: unhappiness, sadness, melancholy, melancholia, misery, sorrow, woe, gloom, despondency, low spirits, a heavy heart, despair, desolation, hopelessness;
Heidi Michelle Wind isn't a normal girl. Unlike teenagers her age, she doesn't have friends. She walks around the school hallways with her head down trying to keep attention away from her. All she wants to do is get home and cry herself to sleep.
What happens when Austin Nabisco, the school's most popular rich kid, takes an interest in her? Will he be able to take away the pain? She highly doubts Austin's cheeky grin could vanish her depression.
Depression.
Is Heidi depressed? It sure as hell seems like it. What is depression really? Does Heidi get abused? No. Is she suicidal? No. Does she hate herself? Yep. Is she neglected? No. But depression isn't defined by these things. The happiest girl in the school can go home and self harm. Is this depression? Cause it definitely feels like it.
Mirror Mirror on the wall, will I survive? Or will I fall...
~•Please stick with me guys, i suck at these•~
CAUTION!!! I have a potty mouth! If you don't like curses, please don't read. This book was made when i was in a really sad mood, so i had no mercy.
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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