THIS IS A COMING OF AGE FICTION, FOR A YOUNGER AGE GROUP!
17-year-old Misty Lashea Collins was a junior in high-school and everything has changed since her 10th grade year. Last year she was hideous, flat chested and didn't have that many friends. She's never been a popular or well known girl.
Raised in the Brentwood streets on the south-side of Chicago, life was rough. She was grateful to have a hard working sisters' boyfriend though. She was an only child so she was lonely most of the time. With no friends and stuff, she was used to being alone. She was never quick to judge people, since she came from the struggle her self.
This year she went from a 1 to a BMS! Her body had finally developed over the summer, she had started to take care of her beautiful natural hair, and her sister made her start to take care of her pretty skin. She was finally the girl that everybody wanted to be, but seems as if she was the only one who didn't want to be that girl.
After her sister and his boyfriend gets brutally killed, she has to live his homebody since they didn't have any family. She begins to feel trapped.
21-year-old Lashea "Killa" Grier was a street nigga, he wasn't the biggest nigga in the streets but he was out there making moves. He was a fine ass nigga, used to be good at ball until he got too deep in the streets, he had bitches and money. He steps up to the plate and takes care of BJ's girls' kid, since without BJ he would be as big as he is.
Follow Misty on her path to heartbreak, betrayal, fake friends, pregnancy, and thug love. 💔
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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