As an all-star baseball player, Everett O'Dell is cruising his way through high school and already at the top of the food chain. To him, it doesn't matter whether he's being fantasied about or picked on. He's just along for the ride.
The hot-shot bad boy, Francis Lowwe, is notorious for his party-crashing and myths about how he goes through girls like tissues, and then some. No one really knows this about him, but in his spare time he draws the girls, not use them.
Egotistical student Markus Redd is all talk and only three-fourths the walk. Having good grades, a nice smile and the heir to his father's wealthy bloodline recompense, he's breezing his way through his life without a second glance back. Although, under that mask, there's a boy who is struggling to become a man and uphold the responsibilities of one.
Sybil Anderson, the crazy girl that no one associates themselves with, holds her head high and chin level. Diagnosed with DID(also known as Multiple Personality Disorder), she can't grasp the full meaning of life and appreciate it.
Now, bring in a lost cause and these four are unintentionally going to be thrown together on a mission to fix what's been broken: a little girl's life and a dog who deserved a much better breakfast.
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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