Liliana Westwood was never a pretty girl, well at least not pretty enough to be asked out on a date or hit on by a guy, or at least for some young little boy to tell her she was beautiful, so even though she once had confidence in herself, she ended up thinking she was ugly, or sometimes believing what they said about guys being to afraid to ask out a girl because she was strongly gorgeous. Which being completly honest she believed for like five minutes or less, then she'd think again she's ugly. But of course she would never admit to anyone that she felt like that because, what if that was the truth, and there would be no one telling her otherwise; No one except Thomas, a boy whom she never thought much of, without knowing he thought a lot about her. He thought, why would she hide her smile, that beautiful smile that made her nose wrinkle and her one dimple show, why would she put her hands in front of her mouth to cover her teeth whenever she laughed. He thought, how come such a pretty girl not be surrounded by men anywhere she goes.
Liliana and Thomas are the most unexpectedly perfect couple to exist, they just have to figure it out.
HE FELL FIRST AND THEY BOTH FELL HARDER
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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