Hi, my name is Sarah Gonzalez. I'm a typical senior, good grades, a perfect family, loads of money, ha, who am i trying to kid? I live in a foster home, my dad left when i was 2 and my mom died when i was 10. I have a brother but i'd rather not talk about him, nobody knows about my brother besides my best friend, kaitlyn. we've known each other since birth. I cut, yeah. I get bullied, get called things like, "whore", "weirdo", "bitch". I agree i am a bitch. maybe i am a weirdo. but how the hell am i a whore? i've slept with two people. big whoop. I have bad grades, I have that ONE friend, i go to parties every weekend, i smoke weed, cigarettes, and drink a lot, just to drown the pain.
~Sarah just wants to survive the rest of highschool, without being noticed. What'll happen when she gets the attention of a bad boy? well just find out by reading.
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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