I, Nicole Beckum, am everything but normal. If there was a definition for it, it would not be me.
I'm a nobody. little friends, small job, made fun of, but you can never forget my huge ego that I have. although, I try to stay on my schools good side. every year everyone knows me because all you'll ever hear at honors day is: Beckum because my brother is a sports-a-freak or they'll hear about a fight I was in but wasn't blamed for or got in trouble at all. As for my other brothers, Ethan and Ciel, well lets just say they don't even show up for honors. probably drag some poor girl to the back of the school to make out with for a while.
This is the story of how one night, one stupid night, turned my whole social and love life upside down. within one night I would be now known as: Nicole Beckum, crazy party animal, insane drunk, forever remembered daredevil and ass-kicking bitch. it all happened because of one selfish and sarcastic asshole, James Cordell, the bad boy.
I wish I didn't go to that party.
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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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