I stared at my glowing phone screen, holding my breath.
"Come on!"
Ash_KItty_Queen - Followers: 39.9K
One more and I'm the highest follower count in Silver City High. I'm tied with Kai Hunters, the Quarterback.
39.8K
"Dammit! Who the hell unfollowed!? And right now?!"
I post a picture of my cat, Ahana, and It immidietly gets likes.
39.9K
"So close.... please! Come on!" I mutter.
I hear a passing fire truck and I turn to look out my window.
And then, the second I look back at my Instagram profile,
It hits me.
40K Followers.
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Meet Ash Lilith Grace, the popular smart girl that everyone wants to be.
She gets all A's and B's, she's in the Honors classes, and the teachers love her.
She's the Queen Bee, She's got tons of followers, She's a great singer.....
Every student in Silver City High either wants to kill her, kiss her, of be her.
She looks perfect, she seems perfect, so everyone thinks her life is perfect.
In reality, It's far from it.
With a record deal dancing just out of her reach, fake friends, Social media drama, school drama, boy drama, and did I mention Social Media drama?
Welcome to her World.
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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