sebuah cerita gaje dengan sedikit bumbu asmara serta persahabatan. Ari Setya, bocah yg sebenarnya cerdas dengan iq 136, namun selalu mengambil keputusan bodoh dalam hidup.
"Huuh, hari senin. mana lupa lagi ngerjain pr. bodo amatlah, manatau bisa ngerjain disekolah"
sesampainya disekolah
"si ayam kampret, malah terlambat masuk lagi, mampus dah"
saat ia menoleh kekiri, ternyata ada sang pujaan hati, Bella Ruther. yg tak disangka terlambat bareng teman-temannya. mereka terkenal sebagai cewek-cewek populer disekolah karena kecantikannya. Bella merupakan cewek yg sempurna banget, papa nya belasteran belanda-jerman, mama nya orang sunda. sehingga parasnya tak diragukan lagi, dan yang paling Ari suka adalah mata birunya yg indah. Bella juga berprestasi dibidang akademis, piala-piala olimpiade bergulir terus kepadanya baik itu fisika, matematika, serta kimia.
"Hmm, bel.." kata Ari dengan sedikit mengumpat di hati
namun ia merasa tak pantas berada disampingnya, apalagi bermimpi bersamanya.
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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