Twins, Natasha and Serenity Benson, are, were, as long as they can remember, and as long as they can care, misfits.
They avoid everyone because everyone claims that they are one soul, one mind, and one person.
When anyone tries to get to know them they first play a game called
'Which one is Natasha?'
They build barriers and build them as strongly as they can so no one can barge through.
So far no one has gotten in.
Until one loser, one idiot, one out of seven billion people, one person, breaks through.
And that loser, that idiot, that one in a seven billion chance, that ONE person's name is
Spencer Lutgen.
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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