Dear Marnie,
Today I accidentally bumped into this girl in the hallways, I didn't know her name but I think I was supposed to. She had someone help her up and then looking down at me she walked off with a disgusted look on her face, stepping on my hand. It hurts a lot, I still want to write to you though, I mean, you're the only one that listens.
From your dear Friend.
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Dear Marnie,
Why does the world have this stupid cycle of love, I never end up getting the guy, so why fall in love in the first place? They ruin me, they tear at the remaining wires that are holding my heart up. It is ever so slowly sinking and I'm afraid that someday it will become too submerged to be saved from these depths I call my emotions.
From your dear Friend.
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Dear Marnie's Friend,
I'm sorry but I have something to confess, I have been reading the letters you go through so much trouble to hide. I guess I just let my curiosity get the better of me but now I'm even more curious then I was before. So if you will let me I would like to ask a few questions, starting off with one that has been on my mind for a while; who is Marnie?
From Just Another Boy.
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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