Left orphaned in her young adult years, Zorana Hardy is left defenseless against the harsh realities of being an adult. That is until she meets Hanabae Miyamura. Hannabae owns a salon and has dreams of becoming famous for her cosmetic transformations. Hannabae, who prefers to be called Hana, is optimistic, fearless, and driven, all qualities Zorana finds challenging to obtain. With nowhere to go, Zorana moves in with her boyfriend, Austin, who's kickstarting his career as a rap artist.
When things go south with Zorana and Austin's relationship, Hana is the one to pull her out and rescue her. Hana opens her hand out to Zorana, and they eventually become roommates forming an inseparable bond.
Zorana begins to meet the people in Hana's life one by one and creates relationships with them. Calvin Hamilton, Hana's boyfriend. Seol Yong, Hana's friend since middle school. Seol Sara, Yong's older sister. And Veronica Hamilton, Calvin's twin, and Hana's ex-best friend. The closer that she gets to those around Hana, the more Veronica begins revealing deep-rooted secrets among the group. As their friendship deepens, the two attempt to support each other through thick and thin, their deeply intertwined lives becoming one. Hanabae's bright and optimistic personality gets shadowed by lies and manipulation.
Drama and romance in a coming-of-age story about two girls learning what it's like growing up. They learn how to maintain relationships but also to keep a cautious eye on those around them.
After an incident three months ago and her parent's divorce, Reina Caverly finds a way to cope: cutting herself. Her mother's a workaholic, her sister is an out of control teenage girl, and her dad disappeared from the face of the planet. She can't even tell her two best friends, Joshua and Megan, about her problems.
Then she meets young and mysterious Calvin Young about to commit suicide by jumping from her school's rooftop which surprised Reina. He's rich; he's handsome for his age, and does well at school, so why? Why would someone who has everything want to kill himself? Everyone has a dark secret, even Calvin who seems to have the world.
Can Reina and Calvin learn to speak up about their issues?
Can they find their reasons to live?
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"One day you'll leave me. You don't want a girl with a rape story," I said as I desperately tried to stop my sobs and hiccups. "You deserve someone who is prettier and more stable then me."
"Mon ange ," he whispered to me lightly as he held my tear-stained face. I looked at him and my breath shortened as I met his intense look.
"I don't want anyone else," he said, "because I just want you."
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WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.