-Welcome to Compton heights high school, California's hell zone if you will.
Here nobody cares about who lives and who dies really, it's every man for himself.
Now meet young Julian miller . 18 year old senior who has heart & a love for basketball.
Living life with friends; King, Chris,Quincy,looney, & Kane was typical but in reality , a bond like this was never enough.
Sometimes just being pot heads makes it all the better.
Smoking all hours of the day, the night ,through the stress, & even through the drama , this drug is now your best friend.
But what happens when it's all gone? You crave it...your lost without it therefore you go get something stronger. Something that will make you feel unbelievable... now addicted , julian becomes willing to do whatever it takes to provide him & his friends with more drugs, even if it means becoming an entirely different person & selling them.
But What happens when he fucks up? He messes with the wrong people? People who are now out to kill him , & it all started because he wanted to excape reality.
Just helpless , he's high on Ecstasy, cocaine , injections .... & sadly He's lying outside the door , nearly lifeless because he's overdosed with heroin running through his veins , fighting for his life yet death is staring him right in his face.
Someone has to pay a price ... & death is leaving with one of these teenagers TONIGHT.
This is.... High Life Until We Die.
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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