For 16 years now, I've been living with my twin. She's fun loving, crazy, and totally funny. She cracks me up daily. I'm artistic, musical, and serious, the cliche, total opposite of my twin. The best part is, we are identical. You may think it would be awesome to be identical to someone else, but it's not. At least, not all the time. Sometimes it's a blast when we try and prank people, or when we need a partner in crime. But getting called by one another's names gets confusing. One day, Abby meets this cute guy at the music store where she works, and is immediately falling for him. Then, I run into him at the local theater when we both go to see the same play. I didn't recognize him but he seemed to recognize me, so I went along with it. I just assumed we had met sometime before and I had forgotten. But what will happen when I realize he's the guy Abby met? Read more to find out!
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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