All are unexplainable feelings felt by everyone. Ryan is the star quarterback at Ryder High and life is good on the outside but inside he is more complicated than a rubix cube. He is a rich, popular boy that the whole school loves but at home there is no one there for him. For Claire, she just moved to a new town with her alcoholic mother and a father no where to be seen. As their worlds intertwine there will be love, hate and feelings in between. As best friend Ava and Brett come in, things get even more complicated. Senior year will be a year they never forget.
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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