Meet Valoren Zhang, or simply Val- the most ordinary, plain girl on the planet. Intelligent, witty, and lazy. Val disliked to involve herself in any kind of drama or unnecessary violence and trouble, especially when she needed to focus on her studies and the most important, final stretch of high school.
But the thing was, Val was the biggest, hopeless romantic ever. Secretly, she wanted that cliché, high school experience (high-quality, random drama, heart-wrenching, youthful romance, and exhilarating, eventful adventure)... like in every single cliché, high school setting in a book or movie.
Surprisingly, that wish seemed to be heard and granted by a mysterious entity from above.
Romance. As Val began her final year, her calm and uneventful life flipped upside down... but for the better or for the worse? One fateful day at a stereotypical high school party, Val encountered a very pretty girl named Bianca, and the two of them surprisingly bonded over their love for hot chocolate. And that new-found love progressed into something more.
Drama. Things seemed to go well between the two, however when an unexpected, arrogant appearance came into the picture, everything changed. The dynamic between friends and foes shifted. Nothing was for certain.
Adventure. The only question remained in the end: Does X truly mark the spot?
What do you do when your smart, handsome, well-liked step brother and two of his friends force you to have sex with them in your own bedroom? Do you tell? And what if no one believes you? Or worse yet, what if the adults and even the friends that you count on think that it's somehow your fault?
Sixteen-year-old Molly Kerrigan has a horrible secret, one so painful that she tries her hardest to forget it. Starting over at a new school, she does all she can to remain anonymous. But a well-meaning social worker hoping to help Molly come to terms with her troubled past, forces her to participate in an every-other-day lunch group. It is here that she meets Ali, who is figuring out her own sexuality, Trinity, so neglected at home that she seeks solace in the arms of older men, Rubi, a Mexican immigrant with her hands full, between her dying mama and younger, special needs sister, and Layla, the richest, most beautiful, and most manipulative girl in the school. Molly also draws the attention of charming soccer player, Noah Nazarian, after he sees her accidentally defending his freshman brother from bullies on the first day of school. Desperate to be left alone, Molly invents a pretend boyfriend. The only problem is that he ends up being not so pretend, and now Molly finds herself as one half of a fake relationship that is the obsession of the most popular clique at school.