"It's her isn't it? The one calling you now is her right?" I asked him as he sat in the driver's seat of his car. The phone ringed again, irritating the daylights out of me. "Just answer the damn phone Lucas or I swear I'll answer it and tell her where to get off". I threatened and turned facing the window hoping that he would not answer the call, but he did what he always does, he picks her over me. "Allison. Hey listen, now is not a good time can I call you back? What? I'm on my way". Tears left my eyes as I knew he was leaving me to go to her. "Alex-" he was stopped when I opened the car door and left him there in the driveway in his car. I ran into the house and didn't turn back.
Alexandria Rabede, 17 year old high school senior. Bubbly, sarcastic and is now known as 'the new girl'. Since her father is a cardiologist and was offered a job at one of the best cardiovascular facilities in America, she and her family had to up and leave their home in Cape Town, South Africa, to their new home in Los Angeles. Determined to make her senior stress free, Ria finds herself in the midst of sibling rivalry, making new friends, college choices and a choice between two different endings to one love story. It's a love story, but will she say yes?
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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