Throughout her senior year in high school, Isabella Collins tries to manage the conflict inside of her: peace against chaos, reason versus impulse.
Up until now, Isabella had kept a lot of things to herself, but all of her secrets start to unfold when she meets someone new.
Unfortunately, everyone has secrets, and some of them may cost a heart to break.
A story about friendship, betrayal, crime...and, maybe, love.
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Content and/or Trigger Warning: There are mentions of drug use (1 or 2 times), verbal, physical, and (almost) sexual abuse. Mild swearing. Some chapters will include some conversations about depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Violent scenes will no be detailed.
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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