Okay, so you are about to get a bird's eye view of my life, and feelings, at the end of my 2nd year at Amealia McLearhen High School.
The school named after my ancestor, Amealia where she taught and met her husband at. Ironicly, she was a teacher, he was a 12th grade male student. Being near the same age, 18 and 23, they fell maddly in love. She became a war herione, he wrote books about her adventures. They were the perfect couple. Not to mention, the best of friends.
So the legend lived through my entire family, and all the girls in the family, follow the same footsteps. Falling for their best friend. My aunt fell for her best friend. She and Beth are madly in love. My mom and my dad were, but there are not always good endings. He left my mom after finding out that she was pregnant. But that's the past.
My best friend, is a guy named Josh. But he's not the only guy.
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Hi, my name is Josh, and My best friend is Emily(really, it's Amealia). She is one of the craziest, silliest, most stubborn girls I have met in my life.
She drives me up the wall, and we have the most awesome times together. She is definetly one of the dudes around us and she makes that a good thing. Pranks, and plots and schemes are what we do best together. And frankly, I'd have it no other way.
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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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