A story about a girl who has 6 other twin siblings. Life can get a little crazy when being apart of septuplets!
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My name is Hazel Marin. I come from a large family of 12 children. That's right, 12 CHILDREN! Some say it was irresponsible of my parents, but I wouldn't have it any other way. My mom has always been obsessed with nature...and weird names. That's why all my siblings have names related to nature.
What makes my family even crazier is that there is a set of twins, triplets, and septuplets in my family. Somehow my family does not have one child that doesn't not have a twin! My siblings include the twins, Clementine and Willow, who are 22, both girls, and fresh out of college. Then the septuplets, Abilene, Kai, Cedar Jay, Me, Phoenix, Raven, and Oliver. After us, my parents didn't plan for more children, but one day the pregnancy test read positive and soon the triplets, Denver, Farley, and Cephas came popping right out, 2 years after us.
My family calls us septuplets the sevens. This year was our senior year of high school and our last year together before we pretty much split up for the first time in our lives. We all attended St. Agnes High School. Our plan was to make this the best year of our lives. Had we known how crazy things would have gotten, we would have calmed down a little bit.
Join the crazy ride of senior year as my siblings and I experience friendship, hard times, scary moments, parties, life revelations, love, and heartbreak. But worst of all...change.
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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