When Claire hears that she's moving to Connecticut with her family. She's sure that her years of bullying are over. After all, they can't follow her to Connecticut.
She takes the step of change and transforms herself into a better person after meeting Noah and people she could call friends.
Then, when her dad announces that he has been transferred back to L.A., Claire realizes that she can't run away from her past. She decides to go back there, to be her new self and to change her past.
Will she revenge or just maintain peace with her old mates? Or could things turn out completely different? Maybe, she might find something else.
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"You again," He arched his eyebrows in a smug look. I wished I could wipe them off.
"Are you stalking me?" I feigned pretense.
"I should be asking you that," He narrowed his eyes at me.
"My phone," I demanded. "Nope," He smiled.
"You told me you'd give me today," I gritted my teeth, as he played with his pen to exasperate me.
"Did I?" He pointed out, feigning innocence. I took out the note from my backpack and gave it to him.
"Oh, so you couldn't stop thinking about me, that you had to keep the note in your backpack," He mocked me still keeping that smug look on his face.
"It just happened to be there," I replied defensively, without an idea of what to say next. He glanced through the paper and smiled.
"Hey, the two of you stop with your chitchat or else I'll send you out of my class," The chemistry teacher spat in angrily, her tone laced with warning.
"I really pity those at the front,they must be drenched by her saliva by now," Cole adamantly whispered.
"COLE ADAMS, GET OUT OF MY CLASS THIS MINUTE!"
Oops!
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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