Zoe's life consists of crappy apartment buildings and a new school every month. That is, untill her parents find stable Jobs in a small town in Texas. After joining her middle schools track team, she realizes signed up for a long rivalry against the towns only other middle school. Realizing she has a lot to learn and the coach and her teammates have a lot to teach her, she decides staying in town for awhile might not be so bad.
***TEASER***
We lined up one one side of the Football field, on the first yard line. The shrill sound of the whistle sounded and I took off to the second yard line. I waited there for a second while the last couple people reached the line, when the whistle blew and we ran back. Then from the first yard line, we ran to the third line, then back to the first
And so it went.
We lined up on the 1st line, looking miserably at the one all the way across the field, when the shrill whistle blew again, Coach Hansen looking at us expectantly, and I took off, in first place. One of the boys became head to head with me. I breathed in heavily before pushing myself even harder 3 lines away... 2, 1.
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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