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Aria life has been challenge after challenge. Starting with simple things in elementary school all the way through high school. Now at the age of seventeen, now finished school, she has to encounter one more, seeing her father and living with him for the summer. It's 3 and a half years since him leaving her and her little brother, Elijah, with their mother after a life traumatizing event.
Then just to add to the already hectic summer living with two boys, one being one of her least favorite people, she had to add Ryder Jacobs to the mix.
And little does Aria know what the summer has in store, and that this summer will change her life and family forever.
With challenges, happiness, family, sadness, and romance Aria is just trying to survive the summer without heartbreak, well for Aria that isn't possible.
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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