Daniella thinks she has it all figured out. At age 15, she looks gorgeous, has the best grades, an amazing best friend and more money than some people twice her age.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴜɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ❞
Jayden has one goal-stay inconspicuous. How hard can that be? After all, he's in his final year of high school. No one needs to know his past.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ❞
Vira has a traumatic past. One that follows her around like a shadow at noon, influences her decisions, and keeps her awake at night.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅғᴜʟ❞
Dimeji doesn't seem to care about anything or anyone. He's cold. He's the definition of a loner. But he wasn't always like this. He was once the friendliest person you'd ever meet. And he's not cold. He's heartbroken.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴇ❞
Underneath her mean exterior, lies a girl begging to be loved, begging to be seen, begging to be heard. Patricia will protect her heart at all costs, even though if it means destroying others.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴘᴀɪɴғᴜʟ❞
"I cannot come and kill myself" is Olamide's motto. Love is a game to him, an easy, unimportant game. Everyone's just out to win the game. And he's the best player around. No one has ever meant anything much to him.
❝ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ᴏᴠᴇʀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ❞
At Kingdom International Senior High, they will all find out the rules of love...which do not exist.
They will all feel the loss of love.
They will all realize what love is...indescribable, and unstoppable.
Highest rankings:
#2 in 9ja
#3 in nigerianhighschool
#3 in selfdevelopment
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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