"Goddammit Lex! When are you going to stop and realize all this is not real!" he screamed at me as he moved closer.
"You know it's---it's late a-and you don't know what you're saying. I'm just going to get going" I whispered as I wiped the salted tears pouring down my now rosy cheeks.
"Goddammit when are you going to realize the truth" he stopped, licked his lips and brought his voice to a whisper "I-I think I love you Lexi"
"I---"I began
He then took his thumb and brushed the cold tears from off my face. Now even closer, he brought his lips to my ear and whispered "I know I love you."
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Meet Jake Fields: Popular, arrogant, uncommitted, heartless, selfish and not to mention player.
Meet Lexi Read: Unpopular, timid, loyal, trustworthy and let’s not forget a nobody in her high school.
So as you can see it is obvious they are polar opposites.But for the sake of Lexi’s friend, will she ever manage to get the attention of ‘the high school bad boy’?
How far can one friendship go?
For the sake of a friendship, can Lexi play the player?
And if everything goes as plan, by Lexi playing the player, her best friend Kayla getting her article done for her application everything is going to be fine.
Right?
Wrong
You wish...The Love Article is much, much more...
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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