Ava, Miles, Benjamin, Finn and Dominic have one thing in common; they go to the same high school.
After an eventful day of detention, they discover that they also have a common talent for music and start to become friends.
But then they come crashing back to their realities and realize that their friendship isn't possible in the narrow-minded Royce Academy.
Why would the popular girl, a nerd, a jock and a juvenile be friends anyway?
But something, call it fate, keeps bringing them back to one another.
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"Who's that?" My friend, Julie, asked me.
I looked at Benji and shrugged.
"Just some nerd." I said, hating the words coming out of my mouth.
Benjamin looked at me. He looked really upset and hurt. He nodded before speaking,
"You know what, Ava? F**k you. F**k you and this entire school. You're so scarred about everybody else's opinion on you, that you forget to have your own opinion. And I hate you." He said looking at me with disappointment in his eyes.
"Hey! Who are you to talk about my girlfriend that way?" My boyfriend, Caleb, yelled at Benjamin.
"Just some nerd who happened to sleep with your girlfriend before you did." Benji said before storming off.
"You did what?!" Caleb yelled at me, "You slut!"
I took off crying, but not before seeing Finn, Dominic and Miles disappointed faces
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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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