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"You're a lost cause," he muttered, eyeing me up and down, "but I might be able to spice you up just enough for this to work"
I rolled my eyes. This plan was ridiculous.
"Gee thanks, have you ever been told that you're a real charmer, Harris?"
He cracks a smirk, "numerous times, actually"
I'm not sure if I can do this until the end of the school year.
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Hi, my name is Brooke Tyler, and I am not exactly a social butterfly. And let's just say moving across the country junior year of high school maybe isn't the easiest thing for someone like me to do. Because now I have to go to a new school with different, judgmental, people. So, yeah, kind of a big deal.
Just a thought.
Anyway, maybe it won't be that bad, because little did I know that this new school, my fifth period history class to be specific, would be the setting of one of the best events to ever happen to me...probably in my whole life.
Meeting Harris mother-hecking Woods.
Oh wait, it gets better.
And him telling me that he could find me a boyfriend before the end of the year if I could help him with one tiny little favor.
Sounds like a deal to me.
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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