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AJ Amber, Claire Rivers, Estelle Heath and Alexandrea Midnight's lives were typical of normal teenage girls; annoying younger siblings, hanging out in their small group of friends and all the other mundane aspects of life. Sure, there were times where Andrea felt like MAYBE things weren't what they seemed, but that's normal too.... right?
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And then... well, things weren't normal.
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Suddenly they are test subjects, 'Oddities', with the ability to do things they shouldn't be able to do, as can and the other 'subjects' in the 'experiment'. Things are confusing, stressful and downright strange.
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How will Andrea, AJ, Claire and Ester cope?
Can Andrea manage their 'gang' through the new battlezone of the 'AUS Zone'?
Will their friendship survive?
Will THEY survive?
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Andrea tells all, with some assistance from the other three, to C.O.R.E...
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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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