What's on your mind when you read a story line with a moving to a new place idea? It's the easiest way to make a beginning of a story. But in my own life, it's the craziest starter ever. When I was moving, in my first thought was 'new school, new friends, new rules, new enemies, but the worst is always new boys'. Brad, Taylor, Jordan, Gregory, Blake, ..... I could run on the list. In their points of view, I was the new cheek that should be ready if some wolfs chase after it. And the very 'great' thing was at least they still had an excuse to did it. Actually a thousand different excuses. For the simplest example, they need me on a bet. Put two hundreds bucks for winning me.
But when a short words emerged from a mouth, it could make the two hundreds bucks got beaten by me and brought me to the top of the food chain where everyone begs to seat in my table in a break time. Also made me love to be chased and glad for having enemies on my side.
And then all those matter started make me thought moving wasn't just about 'new school, new friends, new rules' and some else. But moving was now added with new pretty boyfriend.
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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