So you gonna continue the goddamn story already
Well I'm tryin but you keep interrupting me
Maybe I should continue the story
Ok no, shush, I'm telling it, now be quite the both of you
"So we are just gonna sit together at lunch" Jess asked "I mean we've been sitting with the same people for seven years and we are just gonna change all that?"
"You scared little J?" Hunt smirked, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, making her blush profusely
"No, I'm not" Jess retaliated
"And you don't have to be" Ryker assured, with a cheerful smile
"True that if anybody tries anything I will kick their butts" Grace chimed in
Damn I love Grace, she's like a bad-ass teddybear
She really puts the fur in furious, haha, get it
Will you two shut up already, else imma never finish this story
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Ever heard of a tale as old as time
Well now get ready for
A tale being told by people as old as time
Get ready to be swept away
Into a high school drama that test the boundaries of narration and fixation
In which you will meet
Jess, the curly-haired genius
Trent, the day-dreaming artist
Ryker, the bomb-a** singer
Grace, the furious teddy-bear
Reid, the nerdy jock
and the Jefferson girl, Jade Journey Jefferson, the new girl in town who will turn it all upside down
And of course the narrator, who just wants to tell the story
the other narrator who always interrupts
and yet another one that really hates the name Thomas...
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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