joshua breaker, a 16 year old guy that's been going to susannah's beach house every summer, since he could walk.
isabella ' belly ' conklin, a 16 year old girl thats also been going to susannah's beach house ever since she was a baby.
two enemies, loathed to be hated by one another, but this summer, the summer of '22 , everything changed.
he loved the smell when you would first enter cousins, the smell of pure, nostalgic, memories, but after this summer had changed his perspective, with his mother's death, susannah having cancer , and a whole lot of teen drama, he decided it all had to be changed.
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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