He slams me against one of the lockers, his cold blue eyes piercing into my green ones.
"Oh baby, you have no idea what mess you just got yourself into." He said, his breath hitting my face.
Everyone in the corridor were dead quiet, just looking at us, eyeing our every move.
"Oh yeah? Well neither do you." I say, pushing him away from me.
He just laughs whilst running his hand through his hair. As I try to walk past him, he grabs my hand, making me come to a halt.
"Well then, the game is on." he says smirking.
"Fine by me."
Oh sweet lord. I never knew that saying those three words would just literally bring a whole new twist in my life.
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Jacob is your typical bad boy, loves playing with girl's heart and breaking them. No matter what, all the girl just loved him and would die to be with him or just have like a one night stand with him. He was the captain of the football team and obviously, the most popular with the 'bad boy' reputation. He was relate-able to those everything clichéd bad boys in books and movies, always getting into trouble.
Whereas Ava on the other side, a sassy normal girl. She's the most funny yet sarcastic girl you'll ever meet. A pretty straight-forward girl, who just wanted to get over with her senior year without getting into any drama or any trouble. But the question is.. Will she?
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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