You left me shattered with a broken heart but then you came back with false hopes. You were a mistake, and I knew that but I opened up, giving in, every single bit of myself, to you. You picked me like I was nothing, you played with it, my heart, soon you dashed it across the metal ground, hard. Little pieces were splinted, causing wounds of desolation. That was the end of me.
"No it isn't. Let me heal you."
Regret. No, I had none. Pain? Was all I felt. Beneath my broken heart was your name scarred on. Nothing could wash it away, nothing. You gave me emptiness, sorrow, vexation, doldrums, but I still felt complete. And that's what I needed.
"Stop! Listen to me! I can change you, let me help!”
Goodbye now.
“Come back! Listen…”
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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