“I know I haven’t known you for long, but, can you just do me one small favour Adrianna?” I said as I stared at her. She blinked momentarily and a tear escaped her eye, as she replied in a small whisper.
“It depends what the favour is”
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Adrianna Lillington is not the perfect girl; she's flawed, she's got her own problems, and she's the furthest thing from perfect and she knows it. The total number of friends that she has can be counted on one hand; three. She has her secrets, secrets that nobody knows about.
Rewind three years and a half and her life was at it's highest point. She had two loving parents, a circle of friends she trusted and treasured, and a community of family friends that loved and cherished her. She had love and affection, in every direction. But alas, nothing lasts forever. June 15th was when everything came crumbling down for Adrianna.
Now, she is but a shadow of the happy-go-lucky girl she used to be. The only constant in her family is her mother. It was June 15th that everything changed. She doesn't ask for attention, she never looks for trouble and never is she the cause or object of gossip. She's established herself as the wallflower, the quiet girl at the sides of the room, quietly observing and analysing.
But what happens when unexpected newcomers disturb the peace? What happens when the wallflower is thrust into the spolight with the arrival of a significant person in her past? Can the wallflower bloom, or will she continue to fade into the background?
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[WARNING]
This book will contain coarse language and sexual references. However, it won't be based on sex and stuff like that. Anyways, there may also be drug and alcohol references, and basically it will have mature content in it.
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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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