ts August 4th 2009,
And I honestly don't understand what I have been doing with the last 17 years of my life.
I'm Gladys, not GLAD-EEs, it's GLAY-DEES. Simple enough you can pronounce my name, thats not entirely enough to let you get to know me. I have caramel hair, and sky blue eyes, and like the "weird-o" I am my eyes don't change colour. Sorry.
According to society I'm skinny enough to be envied and short enough to be a leprechaun in 9 inch stiletto heels. And no before you say, "You'll grow," I have completely developed and I honestly think that if thats the case I have a serious medical problem.
Anyways. My brother has decided to move and take me to a surburban town happily called Grettersville. I don't quite understand why we moved, just that he needs a new atmosphere and a more "neighboury" place to live. Whatever that was, I'm just hoping it's interesting. But like most things, it will more than likely not even come close to meeting my expectations.
So here I am, in a Ford Fiesta, trying to find a pattern of what color are the cars we past by are. As boring as it is, I think I'll do just fine without having to hear about my brother talking about how Lady Gaga seriously just copied Madonna with her new album, also if I hear the word "unacceptable" one more time, I will take the wheel and drive us straight into a ditch.
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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