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Starting Off on a High Note

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Reads 28
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Parts 11
Time 11m

In a quiet high school music room, Ava counts ceiling tiles to calm her panic attacks. To her classmates, she's invisible-just another anxious girl hiding behind a hoodie. But when she sings, something raw and beautiful escapes. It's not for fame. It's not even for hope. It's for survival.

One accidental performance, one viral video, and everything changes.

Suddenly, Ava is faced with a world that wants to hear her voice-but also wants to define her. From the buzz of online fame to cruel comment sections, label meetings, and late-night recording sessions, Ava learns that vulnerability is not weakness-it's a lifeline. Through the chaos, friendships form, breakdowns come and go, and music becomes more than an escape. It becomes a message.

Told in lyrical prose and quiet emotional punches, Starting Off on a High Note is a story of mental health, music, and the courage it takes to keep singing, even after the silence. For anyone who's ever felt too broken to be heard-and still dared to speak anyway.All Rights Reserved

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