"Imagine if you had the option to be absolutely 100% perfect. All in one simple surgery. Or what if you were even lucky enough to be born this way? Thanks to modern day technology it is possible, and even very common. You're guaranteed to be super model ready, athletic, genius, healthy, and anything else imaginable. Sounds like a pretty good deal right? Wouldn't you want that?"
Faultless looks at me, smiling her pasted on smile, her bright purple eyes lifeless.
I lean back in the chair unmoved by this common speech.
"So tell me, what's the price?" I sneer, already knowing the answer. I am unafraid of these people. I know very well that this is all my decision. It says so on the 30th amendment.
She flicks her wrist, blowing off the question.
"Oh, you know, just a few things here and there." She replies.
I scoff.
I know the price. And honestly....
I'd rather keep my soul.
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.
*****
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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