"Heads or Tails?" She posed the question appearing with her arm outstretched, hand flat and a coin sitting on her palm.
"What do they represent?" his voice shook as he asked the question.
"Heads, we stay, you remain the favourite child and our parents can keep you a prisoner in their house" she paused and looked at him,
"And tails?" he dared himself to ask,
"Tails, we leave, we hit the road and take the road trip you've always wanted. It's time to live your life while you still can" he hesitated, weighing up the pros and cons of the idea in his head and as he gave Remi the ok, a big part of him hoped for tails.
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Lincoln's cancer has returned with no hopes of stopping it, his parents only wish is for more time and with that desperate thought, Lincoln has become a prisoner in his own home.
Six months, the doctors gave him six months.
Remi watched as day by day her brother's quality of life withered away not being able to go outside except for doctors appointments.
So she decided to get him the hell out and have him live the rest of his life the way he wants to, with the flip of a coin it was decided and with a flip of the same coin every else will be decided.
With unexpected tag alongs, unplanned complications and emotions running high, they discover more about life and themselves and how to accept the fact they're not in control.
That their direction in life as always been decided by the flip of a coin.
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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