Everyone makes mistakes. This was Mia Rivera's motto. She was rebellious; she would vandalize, drink, smoke, shoplift, and even worse, has gotten arrested at least two times. This is all in Freshman year of high school.After one steamy night with her "caring" boyfriend, she gets the most shocking news of her life. When explaining everything to him, he flees, leaving her alone and depressed.Now Mia is in her senior year of high school. After spending the rest of freshman, sophomore and junior years being home schooled, she's back with a brand new attitude on herself and just life in general; that is until she bumps into the last person she expects to see.Now looking back at her past, she still trying to accept it and tries to move on. But how when a certain boy has her eye on her, not remembering their past at all? She never thinks that she can forgive him, but she has to learn how because there's No Turning 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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