The neighbors are giving strange looks... but they won't last long.
Julie, her 4 brothers, Oliver, Aaron, Dylan, and Damian, sister, Ella and parents just moved from a small town to 4 hours away in some other small town she's never heard of. Her best friend, Lizzie, and her brother, Ethan, were everything to her and now she has to start over with meeting new people, that she may or may not get along with, and getting used to a new school.
She meets Cameron, Jordan, Jackson, Jenny, and some other friendly neighbors. They could become her new best friends or her worst enemies.
Chapters 1-3 are edited
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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