Blue Peggy Grey is my full name. Yes, I realize how weird it is to have 2 colors in your name, Or, so I've been told on numerous occasions. I'm a short 5-foot girl with light skin, and long (And I mean long) blonde hair that I can actually sit on, accompanied by Huge gray-blue eyes which, once again, I've been told is weird several times. I have short flimsy fingernails and am way above average when it comes to reading, writing, and studying the revolutionary war. However, I suck at math and science, writing AND speaking Spanish and just being a good person in general.
So, overall, I'm nothing special.
But I have a secret. What I want. What I need. What I crave. And I can see in his eyes that he wants the same.
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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