"Yo Dani, do me a favor?" Kylie asks.
"What" I respond taking my viola out the case.
"Go get mine, please. I don't wanna get up for nothing."
"fine"
I walk out of the music room to the locker room. I felt a quick buzz in my pocket and took out my phone to check it. Still looking at my phone I open the door hitting a tall figure.
"Can you watch out? Look up from the phone for once. Damn." rumbles out a deep voice.
He nudges me to the side and exits the door.
I know some white girl would be curling on the floor from that but me, I was outraged that some nobody comes up to me speaking like that.
I stormed out to find where the cocky asshole went and I see him still walking in the hallway.
I use my track speed and run to him, luckily none of the deans were out.
"Hello sir, remember me? No? Well, let me fill you in on who I am, I'm that big-haired girl that will mess you the fuck up. So the next meeting we have, show a little more respect."
"Okay little rata, I don't have to show you anything. Plus, 'mess me the fuck up'? You make me chuckle. I can tell you all squeak no bite." asshole turns around to say.
When he turns around, I see his face for the first time.
Damn he fine.
He seems to notice me lost in him and uses the moment to prove his point.
He grabs both my forearms and turns us around so he can push me on the wall. He puts both arms in his right hand and his left-hand was set on my waist.
I'm left to stand like a nerd getting pulled
over by the cops.
He looks in my eyes for a little longer then pulls away.
"See, all squeak, no bite rata."
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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