Sixteen year old Naomi Null, was left to her own at the age of thirteen when her dad took on being a truck driver to escape the pain of his wife's death when Naomi was born. Over the years Naomi has created a close group of friends that included her childhood best friend Dustin Evans, her ex boyfriend and not really her friend but her personal punching bag Levi Stone, Dustin's brother-like outcast friend Cole Reed, the principle's daughter and head cheerleader Sawyer Lane, and their gay friend Ash, who's the son of the sheriff. In the quiet tucked away Wallowa, Oregon, Naomi struggles through the harsh years of high school. To add on to thr constant weight on her shoulders of straight A's and AP classes, her secret feelings for Dustin start to develop, she's in a endless battle of hating and caring for Levi, and there's a new student, Addisyn Flint, coming from the bright light big city of New York.
Will Naomi confess her love to Dustin and more importantly will Dustin share them?
Will her and Levi rekindle what's left of their friendship?
Will the outcast Cole Reed finally emerge from Dustin's shadow?
And will Addisyn be the one to stir up unwanted trouble in the quiet rainy town?
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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