No one truly knows Bella. A girl who struggles with trying to be normal but being afraid of being caught by the one she's been running from for years.
When Bella moves to a new town, she doesn't expect for her life to get better, in fact, she expects it to keep getting progressively worse. But life has other plans for her.
Distressed, Bella creates a blog to write her feelings down. She keeps it private because if her information was released, she would be found. But when Bella is trapped under the stairs with the schools hottest and quietest boy, Griffin Parker, her whole world flips, for the better.
It'll be hard, but Bella promises herself to not fall in love with a guy who could get hurt because of her and stay away from the people who have already made her life increasingly better.
While Bella is scared of hurting her newfound friends, she is also tired of being scared. With new friends, parties, a past that she needs to keep secret, Bella's senior year is bound to be life-changing.
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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