Finally showered and dressed I started on the laundry. Before I could hide my bloody clothes from today, Teddy came barging into the laundry room. He saw the creme colored blouse dress with blood speckled on the front.
I quickly threw it in a random load trying to play it off. He knows me better and retrieved the dress from the freshly started washer.
"I swear Ivory if you don't tell me where this came from I'm going to make you take them again. You never kept secrets when you were on them."
I shuttered at the truth in his words. The meds always made me moldable to peoples liking, especially the honesty part. I didn't like them, because when mom and dad fought while Teddy was gone, I wanted to hide it from him. That's when I stopped taking them. He knew but didn't ask why.
"You can't get mad,please, you have to promise me?"
He rolled his eyes. I knew he was already upset, but I hope he can at least let me explain. I mean I said I wouldn't tell anyone, because I was afraid of getting hurt again.
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Ivory Peters was a junior in high school with less than four months of school left. Good grades, good looks, good life, or so everyone thought. Teddy (her big brother) and Ivory barely made it through school, hanging out with friends, and managing a home life. With both their younger siblings to stress about, the worry of their parents long work shifts simply falls away. That is until the news that could tare Ivory apart unfolds....
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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