Catherine Grace Kennedy can't wait to leave out of her mediocre life in her mediocre town and after graduation shes planning on doing just that. She's packing her bags, getting into her piece-of-shit Honda and getting far, far away. She not doing this alone, of course. She's bringing along her bestfriends since before the womb and she gonna have fun, she's sure of it. Until some complications along the road lead to an even smaller town then her own (is that even possible???) in the middle of rural Virgina. So she's stuck. In Virginia. No car, no money. Nothing on them but the clothes on their backs.
Catherine is sure that this is possibly the worst summer in the history of horrible summers, until she bumps into Luke. Luke, the star quarterback of her highschool football team who shes had a crush on since junoir high and thought that he was still back home, Luke. But no he's not at home playing football like she had thought and imagined, he was here. In Virginia. With her. Well, this summer just got alittle more intersting then she had originally thought.
Follow Catherine, Finn, Sara, Molly, and Luke as they go on a unexpected adventure in search of there Finally.
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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