"I believe that people are made up of experiences.
Think of yourself a year ago -last week- yesterday- was that the person you are now?
Happenings change people.
My name is Abigail. But you can call me Abbi, a name that I was called years ago by chance, but somehow stuck.
My whole life has been a coincidence; from the start, as an accident, to today.
But these coincidences will never stop happening, they will never stop twisting and changing who I am.
Some may seem regretful.
Some may happen without me noticing.
And some may seem fortunate..."
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What if you found out tomorrow, that your once satisfying life is not what it had seemed?
What if you're told that something happen long ago, without you realising it?
Would it change who you are?
You'd still be the same person you were yesterday...would't you?
Abigail Wonder. A famous name which circles around the depths of social networks, under-aged parties and the local high school. She is one half of the most admired teens in the world of youth, the life of the crowd. The other half? Her twin brother, Jonathan.
Her life seems a perfect dream, filled with never ending friends and celebrations...
Until one day, she finds out a horrifying truth of what had been hidden from her life for 16 years.
A happening which changes her, from one day to the next.
Before she knows it, Abigail's life is twisted to another perspective, changing everything from a simple black and white into a confusing but mysterious grey...
And before long, her one and only brother suddenly starts to drift away...
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"Happenings always catch up on you. And they most certainly change who you are."
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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