It was wrong to be near her. He shouldn't even try. Kiefer Aziel Martinez - a man who is an ideal and embodies a perfect and unfaltering masculinity. The head of the Student Council, everybody calls him perfect, well, because no one knows his family's background and no one even seems to care.
He loves to paint but his family forbids him to pursue this art. They think he needs to be practical and pursue a different career in which he can clearly help his family's needs.
He was all focused on his studies and career when all of the sudden, this certain girl keeps on messing around him.
Dione Audrey Liu, the so-called queen of the school. He knows her but he doesn't like her, who likes a girl who doesn't follow simple school rules? For him, she was a headache.
Makakaya ba ni Kiefer na iwasan ang trip na pagpapansin sakaniya ni Dione? O mahuhulog ba siya sa patibong nito? What if he falls?
What if she suddenly leaves?
Will he be okay?
Will it be okay?
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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