Starting Over

Reads 28
Votes 5
Parts 4
Time 16m

Reads 28
Votes 5
Parts 4
Time 16m

ballet divorce hip hop horses moving parents vaulting

15 old Aliyah, is convinced ballet is her life. 
Spring recital coming up, Aliyah's life is beautiful.. until everything goes wrong. The studio can't pay the fees anymore and shuts down, along with Aliyah's happiness. She gives up. 

And when Aliyah thinks nothing more can go wrong, she figures out her parents have been fighting, and filed for a divorce. Aliyah's mother takes her to her childhood home, Tunbrook, the tiniest town she's ever been to. Her mother signs her up for riding lessons.. 

Can the tiny barn mend her wounds?All Rights Reserved

ballet divorce hip hop horses moving parents vaulting

Table of contents

4 parts

#2vaulting

Content Guidelines

You may also like

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]]

A Perfect Circle

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]]

More details