They were picture as a perfect family, a Rich and well known family, but little did everyone know is that this family was far from perfect.
Liz was fed up of everything, her parents would always fight because her mom cheated on her dad, liz made a choice.
And she chose to stay with her father.
But its not the end, cause one day when she was at school, her phone rang and she answered it.
And it was the reason she strode off to the hallway crying, begging for air, and reaching for someone, someone to tell her that everything was a lie
So she reached for someone, it doesn't matter to her if that someone was a he or she, she just needs someone to cry on, someone to comfort her.
But she hugged the wrong guy, she hugged the most popular guy in the school, but not until later when she was done crying her heart out only she did realized that the guy she hugged was not only the most popular guy, but the most popular "bad guy" in her school.
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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