In which, sometimes, the innocent get hurt.
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The students of Hawkins High School begin to talk when a mysterious, attractive stranger appears and settles in the Byers household. With her leggy skirts, foreign past, and fiery attitude, Brooke Byers becomes the top of the food chain within one day.
She gains attention from everyone - Hawkins police chief, her principle, the group of dorks her cousin hangs out with, and an edgy boy named Steve Harrington.
As tensions rise, Brooke begins to question the unknown. Why are there cameras? Why does Will visit the doctor? Who is Eleven? What really happens at Hawkins National Laboratory?
Why does Steve insist on protecting me of it all?
Secrets are revealed, lives are threatened, and now Brooke's dark past seems no match to the challenge she faces now.
"What the hell is that?"
"That's what I've been trying to protect you from."
Mikhaela Janna Lim, daughter of a renowned business tycoon, craves a normal life away from the spotlight. She even persuades her famous friends to pretend they don't know her, all for the sake of solitude.
But when her path crosses with Maraiah Queen Arceta-a social butterfly, soft talker, and academic achiever adored by many-everything changes.
Will Mikhaela cling to her quiet sanctuary as an anonymous introvert, or transform herself to win Maraiah's heart?