Five best friends: Ivan, Katarina, Dushan Jovana and Tijana believe they were born to be perfect. Ivan is an eloquent writer, Katarina a silent angel, Jovana a future basketball star, Dušan a secret artistic soul, and Tijana a bold mama's princess. However, none of them want such a life. Each of them harbors deeply hidden secrets that could destroy them entirely. Yet, the most disliked girl in school, Nevena, manages to uncover the secrets of each one of them.
Together, they manage to come up with a perfect plan to silence Nevena. Or so they thought. But nothing goes as planned, and Nevena ends up missing. However, none of them committed the crime. They manage to forget about it after three months until they receive threatening messages from someone who knows everything about that night and about them.
That's when they realize they weren't born to be perfect but to stay alive.
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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