His chest was against mine, his hot breath mixed with mine. I didn't know what to say, his eyes stared down at mine, and I watched as he broke through my walls, and shattered the world around me. He knew things, things I didn't want to know. Things about my family, about my past. I couldn't stop him from finding out, I tried, I really did. But a part of me, a part of me, wants to know the secrets I know I shouldn't know.
There was no going back, it was within reach. Us, together, we were unstoppable. And thinking back to that day, I kindof wish someone had stopped us. Because their is no going back now. There is no changing, there is no bringing back the ones I love. Its just me, and him. Unstoppable.
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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