Whenever someone, out there, creates a story that involves a hero, they'll always be someone in the form of a sidekick. Male, female, young, old, alien, paranormal, dog, whatever. Anything. But there's something that no one is aware of. You see, in every story, even if it's entirely fictional, there is a spirit which takes on the form of the sidekick. Yes, even if there is another story somewhere out there completely opposite to the one you're reading, there will always be that spirit. But there's a catch. The spirit that creates an entity has no memory of their past or other present lives in different plots. It only knows that it becomes aware of their surroundings of their current life once they are to find the hero and become its sidekick. This is the story of the entity of this novel. John Kingsley.
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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