The blood dripped from my knuckles, it was there, I knew it.
"The wolf was there, it was right there," I shuttered but no one believed me, their faces said it all.
"Believe me" I shouted.
"Aurora," I looked at the girl with ebony black hair and pretty hazel eyes, the girl whom I loved my whole life.
"Please you have to believe me, please," I begged but the crowd scattered. It was like no one wanted to believe me, those looks they gave me, the way they looked at me, it was making me question my sanity.
"You are unbelievable," the person standing next to Aurora, our village baker commented.
Maybe it was me.
Maybe it's all my mistake.
my eyes welled and I could feel the tears rising, so I ran, I ran as fast as I could, never to look back.
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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