A girl moves halfway across the world with her family from Africa.
She is enrolled into a new school; Hillcrest Academy.
What happens when she meets her meek opposite; handsome, intelligent, athletic, rich, spoiled, bastard asshole of a human being with a vexatious attitude and is clearly oblivious to the fact that the world does not revolve around him.
All she wants is to get through high school with straight A* for her O' Levels and A' Levels.
But what happens when the plan goes all wrong and forbidden romance enters the group chat.
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"Africa?" he says with his voice void on any emotion.
'Yes,' I respond clearly irked, 'Is there a problem?' "No, its just how you do not know whom or what you just talked back at," the handsome stranger bit back.
'Look... Boy,' I mocked, 'Last time I checked I didn't sign up to get cast in some chickflick whereas you are the hotshot jock whom every girl swoons over and every guy wishes to be.' 'So I'm sorry YOUR MAJESTY,' I said, my words dripping of toxic sarcasm, 'That your pride is ruined, but I came here, I'm pretty sure to learn, graduate then leave!'
My voice had risen and pitch or two but I continued.
'If I may, I shall take my french leave because unlike some of you getting detention for being tardy is unacceptable.'
'Dzungu,' I muttered to myself in my native language. I briskly walked away from the scene to my next class; English Literature.
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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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