Summer. It was all Brooke could think about. But more importantly, summer CAMP.
Camp was the first two weeks of summer, and being shipped off to camp lakeside, where she'd spent many previous summers bunking with her friends, chilling by the lake, and just making great, All-American childhood memories, was sounding pretty great right about now. Just a few more days and she had camp, and the whole summer to just live a little. Being almost 15 and a half, she could soon get her learners permit, and just having the thought of freedom made her feel mostly grown up. But there was one department she had yet to experiment in. BOYS.
She had never had a boyfriend, or even kissed a boy. She only had one or two crushes she could really remember, so boys were on her mind, but not a priority. But because of luck, or fate, or whatever you want to call it, she gets onto the bus to camp without her friends, forcing her to sit next to a boy, Parker Lewis. I think you can guess what'll happen next. Destiny strikes again
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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