“If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then get ready for an earful because I just took like, a million.” - Chia
This is Chia Mode, but most people just call her Chi. Don’t be fooled, despite her impressively intimidating five feet two inches, Chi really is quite the softy, though she’ll never admit it. Most of the time you can find her hiding behind a camera lense, taking pictures of whatever suites her fancy. In fact that’s just how Paul Shri’Lang, chief editor of Vargo Magazine, found her, and how she ended up on a plane headed for Spain, instead in fourth period, taking her Biology test. Who knew one click of the camera, could turn someone’s life so inside out?
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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