“You Fucking Bitch!” I scream at the top of my lungs. “You did this on purpose! I’m going to ruin the crappy life you have. Just wait.”
“Yeah, right. You couldn’t do it if you tried.”
I lean in, trying to make my threats as spine-chilling as possible. “Watch me.”
I know my threat has worked, when she starts backing up and runs to cry in the girl’s bathroom.
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I’m Carrie White, I'm a Junior in High school. I swear, when they made the movie Carrie, they were thinking of me. We were both abused by our fathers and think of ourselves as worthless.
My mom does have some psychological issues, but she seems to have just discovered them now and is getting help.
Although that leaves me staying at my cousin, Cody’s house until the people at rehab decides she’s alright to come home.
Although I don’t have supernatural powers like a certain twin of mine, I do have a favorite teacher in school who’s on my side, but this time around I’m the one doing the bullying.
Pierce Anthony, the one person I actually don’t consider a stupid piece of shit. After I make his girlfriend, Jen cry he won’t leave me alone.
After he tries to change my ways and actually help me, I decide to make him my one and only friend. Soon enough, I discover I’ve made the worst decision possible.
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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