⚠️Warning: Death, Gay Dudes, Mostly Angst, BAD GRAMMAR⚠️
I'll put a warning at the beginning each chapter if that's something that I think will tigger people.
Go read my other story The Church Fire if you like the paranormal!
There were two boys who have been best friends since childhood, they have always been by each other's side, their names were Mason Gray and Sebastian Morgan Lee. Mason has a garden at the back of his house that he loves, not only because it's the garden he and his grandparents enjoy planting at, its also the one where he and Sebastian planted their favorite fruit, strawberries. As they grew up they started to fall apart, not hanging out as much as they used to. Sebastian has been going out with some of his more popular friends and even had a girlfriend that was his whole world, meanwhile Mason stayed in the shadows watching from a distance, heartbroken by seeing his crush and childhood best friend have a great life, popular friends, and a beautiful girlfriend. Will Mason eventually confess his feelings or just keep it to himself? Even if he did tell Sebastian, would he feel the same? Read this book and find out.
Cover made by ME!
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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