|The story of a girl who hides her secrets and scars and a boy willing to see them|
"He took a step forward, and I took one back. The pain on his face was clear, but he had broken me. This was his fault,"
Moving to a new town, Adriana Wood is the new girl. She has a traumatic past, and it keeps coming back to haunt her. The voices of her little siblings keep reminding her that she could have saved them.
Meanwhile, Logan Atlas is living a peaceful life. He lives with his caring mom, loving father, and amazing twin (though he would never inflate her ego by saying so).
When Logan sees Adriana pass out in the lunchroom, he wonders what haunts her.
And when he finds out, he's even more determined to help.
As the two learn more about each other, they realize that not everything is as it seems.
In this sad and humorous story of love, you will cry, laugh, and wish everything was different.
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.
*****
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.
[[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]