Lauren's POV:
"Go save her. She needs you more." Those words made a dreadful entrance to hell. It's not that I don't need him. I needed him more than anything, but he's like Superman. Help the suppressed, help the needy and ignore the lucky. And in this case, Justine is the needy, and I'm the "lucky one".
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Lauren Grey, a typical 18 year old teenager who has a huge crush on her school's Nathan Moore and unfortunately Nathan doesn't even know her. Lauren gets high grades, but she's not popular. She's just a student. She's just a dot.
Nathan Moore, a typical 19 year old teenager who is absolutely perfect, makes a great confusion. Okay, so he's not typical anymore. He's hot, he's charming, he's caring, he's kind, he gets high grades, he has a great family. What more?
Nathan meets Lauren. Lauren likes Nathan. Nathan likes Justine and they're together. Nathan is Justine's superman.
But as time goes by, Nathan feels like he's Lauren's superman too.
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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