Hi. I'm Leia Walters (pronounced Lay-ah) and the only thing you need to know about me is that I hate Matt Brooks. I have the wonderful gift of having him as my neighbor and besides the fact that he is annoying, obnoxious, and conceited, he is dating my younger sister, Amber who is a freshman. Of course I have a problem with it, so does my other younger sister, Shelli who is a sophomore, and my older brother, Alex who is a senior. Matt and I are both juniors and have known each other all of our lives, but we have never gotten along. I get along perfectly fine with his older brother, Sam who is a senior, and his younger sister, Rachel who in 3rd grade, but he has always give me a hard time. I wonder what I ever did to him to make him hate me...
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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