
Gwen Rivera has spent over a year locked away in her room, terrified of the world and ruled by the "monster" in her mind whispering that everyone will hurt her. After a devastating fallout with her best friend Aria and brutal online bullying, Gwen stops living altogether, losing herself in poetry, nightmares, and guilt. When her therapist accidentally breaks a ballerina Aria made her, Gwen snaps and hits her. Hours later, Gwen's mom collapses and is taken to the hospital. Her abusive father appears, threatens her, and is finally arrested after police intervene - leaving Gwen shaken, alone, and forced to face reality again. Sent to live with her aunt, Gwen creates a new identity to escape her past. She bleaches her hair, changes her clothes, her voice, her confidence - everything - and introduces herself at school as Stella, the opposite of the broken girl she used to be. For the first time, she's noticed, included, even admired. Aria and Crystal accept "Stella" instantly, unaware they're befriending the very girl they helped destroy. But everyone keeps talking about Gwen as if she's a mystery, a ghost, or someone who vanished. Stella tries to bury the truth, but the monster in her head keeps reminding her: you can't outrun yourself. Just when Stella begins to believe she can fully replace the girl she used to be, her aunt delivers the news she's been dreading - Gwen's mom has died. Now Stella's carefully built world starts cracking, and she must face the question she's been avoiding: Has she truly become someone new... or is Gwen still living underneath the mask?All Rights Reserved
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