⚠️WARNING: Mentions abuse, graphic violence, and mentions of trauma. Also quite a lot of swearing. If these are sensitive topics, do not read.⚠️
✨is not a fanfic✨
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"This is not a test.
This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the Annual Purge sanctioned by the U.S. Government. Weapons of class 4 and lower have been authorized for use during the Purge. All other weapons are restricted. Government officials of ranking 10 have been granted immunity from the Purge and shall not be harmed. Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 30 days. Police, fire, and emergency medical services will be unavailable until the 1st of April when The Purge concludes. Blessed be our New Founding Fathers and America, a nation reborn.
May God be with you all."
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17 year old Alissa Hamilton is everything guys want and girls want to be. She's smart, rich, popular and drop-dead gorgeous. As the captain of the cheerleading team and her boyfriend being the star quarterback, she's considered High-school Royalty. But Alissa is far from perfect. Suffering from anxiety, an abusive family and a toxic boyfriend, she struggles against life.
But when the government announces that there's going to be a 30-day purge, Alissa teams up with an unlikely group of friends, and does what she needs to do to survive.
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This does not follow the events of the movies/tv shows as I have not seen them. This is just my adaptation of the Purge.
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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