"Once someone knows you that well, they can never disappear from your solar system, your world, completely.
They are somewhere out there in orbit, wishing blissfully too, that they would be gravitated home again, closer than ever before."
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He grasped my wrist, heaving me up.
"So, did you think about it?"
Gazing into the warm, chocolate orbs, I gave him a small smile.
"Think about what?"
He turns me suddenly, my face inches apart from his own, our recycled breaths visible in the cool night air.
"Being mine," his eyes our hopeful, as he gazes down at me.
"You never lost me."
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Hockey sports romance.
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.
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