SOMETIMES YOUR LIFE MAY CHANGE ... IN A FLASH
You meet them. You're swept off your feet. You think your mutual story is about to begin, but then they're gone. Why did you even meet that person in the first place? Who is that? Where did he go? The questions are endless, and the only thing you can do is ... Wait.
What you've just read may sound like a highly twisted story, but not for Lisa. Lisa Levinsky, or as everybody calls her, Lis, is a seventeen-year-old high school student, who lost her parents in a car accident, at the age of eight. For years, she's been living in an orphanage, Saint Barbra's, located on the east coast of the United States, and leads a quiet life of a diligent student until one, summer night. It's the night of her best friend's birthday party that awakes in her new, deeply buried feelings and makes her feel something completely new-love. As it's stated by Lisa herself, that night is the best and the worst moment of her life, as for a moment she fears for her best friend's life and meets a mysterious, outwordly handsome young man, who disappears from Lis' world as quickly as he enters it. There's also Beth, Lisa's mentioned best friend, who may not be the person Lis thought she was ...
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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