Hailie went to the office to 'check in' and found the student body president there. Her mine was blown, he looked perfect. LITERALLY. Perfect. No perfect wasn't enough to describe him, it was so hard to describe. He was tall, with short black hair, messy, but still somehow neat. He had glasses, but was still hot, his eyes were like a pool you could drown in. He was masculine, not super masculine, but there wasn't that little either. He was basically eye candy.
"Take a picture, it lasts longer." he said, Hailie then snapped out of her thoughts. He slightly laughed and started to walk towards me.
"Uh...."She said, thinking of an excuse. " I was just looking in that general direction, so don't think too much into it." Hailie puffed her cheeks, trying her best to act as he finally stepped in front of her.
"Uh-Hu sure, I get it a lot." he said with a smile. "Whatever, " Hailie rolled her eyes as I said this. He's most likely full of himself, why not. Almost every hot guy on the planet is full of himself. She wouldn't be surprised if he was in that collection.
"Anyway, I take it your Hailie?" he questioned.
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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