"Hey Elijah, come on! Hurry! There's only little time left, I gotta take another look at her."
That is Bryan. Being the brainless kid he is, the only thing he does during break on a school day is to look at his girl crush, in another class, from afar. I mean, can't that kid do something else for once? Maybe go ball or something?
I'm not complaining that I have to accompany him day after day to visit this girl. He's my best friend after all. Besides, there's really nothing fun to do during break. But what was so special about her? Not that I know her or anything, I'm just judging by her looks - plain, ordinary, just a normal teenager at a school everyone at our age despises. I don't understand why Bryan is just so obsessed with her. I mean, I definitely won't have my eyes on her.
Man, I was so wrong. You'll see how.
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II Kings 2:4
'Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here, Elisha; the LORD has sent me to Jericho." And he replied, "As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Jericho.'
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Based on a true story.
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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