It doesn't take much to fall for someone, just a look, maybe a dazzling smile..
When eighteen year old gap year student, Cara Emerson, meets a certain brown eyed, brown haired, chizzled jawbone, hunk, that happens to be rising actor Peter Cartwright, well let's just say her life changes in more way than one.
But this story will leave you in a place you least expected to end up. Go on a journey, shrug your shoulders and say "I'll Go With It."
~
The fairy tales had their happily ever afters, true love had it's first kiss, and everything you could ever imagine, is a dream come true.
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.
*****
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.
[[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]