"Who would of ever thought you could do that." I said.
He turns to look at me, "Do what?"
"Like someone who's ugly, fat, despicable. How do you do it?" I question.
He stares at me, but I can't look at him. I wasn't good enough to look at him. The sweetest guy ever, a basketball star, a grade A student, standing here with a bookworm, a nobody, a person who you wouldn't even look twice at.
"I don't."
"Huh?"
"I don't like someone who's ugly, fat, despicable." He starts to explain, "I like someone who's beautiful, just right, and amazing in every way. And" He takes my chin in his hand and makes me look at him. "she shouldn't be insecure about anything because she's perfect."
Look into the story of a young girl, Rain Evan, trying to believe in herself and the path in which hardships and romance come in when two boys, Hale Smith and David Winchester come to help her while trying to find themselves.
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.
*****
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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